I've been to Boston. I've been to Denver.
I've been to Fenway Park. I've been to Coors Field.
So far, it's a draw.
For the Colorado Rockies: how can you not get completely behind a team that has gone 21-1 since mid-September? In the first fifteen games of the streak, they went 14-1. If they had gone 13-2 they wouldn't have even made the playoffs. We'd be getting ready for a Boston-San Diego World Series, and given the current conditions in Southern California, there could have been the first-ever neutral site game in a WS. How can you not root for a guy like Todd Helton? The guy went three-for-four and the day he was born. He's been a Rockie his entire career, mostly filled with losses, and he could have demanded a trade to a contender anytime since 2000. Instead, he stuck around and never complained.
Against the Rockies: they been in existence only since 1993. Give me an 'effin break. One hundred divided by fifteen is almost seven. Jealousy is so unbecoming, so I'll just call it envy.
For Boston: It's Boston. Love the city, love the ballpark. Plus the Red Sox play the game right. They are the anti-Yankees. Sure, they won in 2004, after not winning since 1918, but they've suffered enough to get it twice in four years.
Against Boston: They won in 2004. For a franchise that suffered as much as the Red Sox did, they ought to not get greedy; let everyone share the wealth. You wait 86 years and then get two in four? I don't think so. Plus, Boston sports fans are on the verge of being absolutely insufferable right now: the Red Sox in the Series; the Patriots are 7-0, beating teams with one hand tied behind their back, and look like they might be the best team ever in NFL history; and the Celtics went out and grabbed Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen and are one of the favorites to win the NBA title. No town deserves such a run.
God, sometimes I absolutely hate being a Chicago sports fan.
I'm calling it: Colorado in four; they complete the greatest run in history, waking up in mid-September as an also-ran, then going 25-1 on their way to a championship. If that indeed does happen, we will never see the likes of that again.
(Sound of me ripping my heart out and eating it for the eightieth time since the Cubs were swept by Arizona)
Haven't done a Random 11 for a while:
1. "The World Spins"-Julee Cruise. This album ("Floating Into the Night") was the de facto soundtrack to "Twin Peaks." In hindsight, the music was better than the show. It's lasted longer, anyway.
2. "Fade Into You"-Mazzy Star. A one-hit wonder from '95 or so. This song reminds me of a huge apartment that I used to live in above an educational store in Oak Park. I could look out the thee front windows at so much going on, all hours of the day. Oak Park is a completely under rated suburb.
3. "Rain in the Summertime"-The Alarm. This song brings out a pet peeve of mine-singers that ruin a good musical intro by making some odd noises. I love The Cranberries but Deloros O'Riordan wrote the book on this. See also "Elevation" by U2 and "Born of Frustration" by James. Go yodel in the Alps, boys.
4. "Fire Woman"-The Cult. OK, if there's no one around, I usually dance around the house to this song. I wish we had a balcony.
5. "Raspberry Beret"-Warren Zevon. Yes, Warren Zevon. His version is much better than anything Prince could do. Who would you rather have sing "I think I, I think I love her!"?
6. "Caring is Creepy"-The Shins. I wonder if Zack Braff gets any of the firstborn from the folks in this group (this is the song that plays when he rides the cycle with the sidecar in Garden State)?
7. "Trip Through Your Wires"-U2. It's been a while since I sat in the dark and listened to The Joshua Tree from beginning to end. Did it quite a bit in college. I had a rough first year. SNIFF
8. "What's the Frequency Kenneth?"-REM. A good example of a song that I did not like for a while after it came out, and then one time I listened to it and really dug it. Not too long after that I saw Dan Rather sing it at a soundcheck at MSG. If you don't know why that's hysterical, I can't help you.
9. "Warakurna"-Midnight Oil. I've found this band to be incredibly divisive; people either really like them (like me, obviously, since it's on the 'pod) or really, really, really hate them (Hello, Shecky. Haven't heard from you since the demise of the Cubs. Hope you didn't do something stupid). Still have to get to Australia.
10. "Sweetwater, Texas"-Fastball. A rare accomplishment-a ballad that a band seems to insist including on a rockin' CD that is actually good. Not long ago I was driving in downtown Springfield when I heard this song, and now when I hear it I think of Abe Lincoln.
11. "Wild Honey"-U2. Another song I wasn't nuts about when it first came out. Now, I need to find a place that has it on Karaoke. And a decent singing partner.
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