Let's Talk Baseball

A problematic World Series for the big-city folks and a story of a manager and a fan that will tug at your heart.  If you don't feel a tear welling in your eyes, I feel more than just a bit sorry for you.  I think I'm going to have to cheer for the Rockies...

Fox Broadcasting's nightmare

...As if this most magical postseason for the Colorado Rockies, golden-hued as it is with the "Win one for the Gipper" factor of potential World Series cash going to the pregnant widow of one of their minor league coaches who was killed by a line drive this season, didn't have enough movie-ready poignancy, there's also this: "At the top of the Rockies' lineup card, manager Clint Hurdle discreetly scrawls a tiny "64," circles the magic number and carries it near his heart night after miraculous night, as his team plays winning baseball that defies history and logic.How to explain why the mysterious 64 means everything to a team doing what Babe Ruth or Sandy Koufax never dreamed?It's a tale of wonder that must begin with a brave, dead boy [...]

Tags: World Series, Rockies, Clint Hurdle

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