I guess they do some kind of blog roundup, and somehow I got on it.  Isn’t that special!

The Injuns are up 3-1 on the Sox.  There are three major reasons I’d rather face the Indians:

1. Red Sox fans, or at least the type that would drive up prices of our World Series tickets here in Denver, are generally assholes.
2. We match up better against them – position by position, except maybe at catcher, we have more talent.  The pitching is about even, with a slight advantage towards Cleveland.
3. I heart seeing large, money-laden teams with high free-agent bills crumbling when it matters.

I think that’s part of the draw of the Rockies, and also the Indians.  It’s a bunch of young kids, mostly, that have been born and bred through the farm system.  So with payrolls in the mid 23rd-25th highest range for the Indians and Rockies – it shows that evil empires like the Red Sox and Yankees (#2 highest and #1 highest) aren’t necessarily going to win out because they’ve got full-bellied talent.  Hungry kids will always have a chance!