Rox vs. Sox

So this is it this is how I feel. I have been doing a lot of soul searching about whom to root for and who I want to win the series. I loved the Rockies when they made their debut in Denver in 1993. I watched diligently as Eric Young hit a lead off home run in their first ever game at the old Mile High Stadium. I followed them in their 1995 season when they went to their first playoff series against Atlanta. I even have a brick outside the stadium across 20th Street that reads "Christopher J Brown, a Devoted Fan." But after I went to college I really stopped following all of baseball. Of course it didn't help that the Rockies were cutting their payroll and finishing with winning percentages below .500 for 6 consecutive seasons (2001 - 2006).

Then along came the Red Sox, while living in Rochester I started rooting for the Sox just to irritate my neighbor who was a die hard Yankees fan. During the summer months I couldn't walk past him without hearing "how bout those Yankees?" Then of course the miracle comeback of 2004 when the Sox were down 3 games to none in the ALCS. They of course made the comeback and won the World Series. In 2005 Bridget, Sydney, Sean, Katy and I went to a game at Fenway Park in Boston. That cemented it for me, I was hooked. I had never seen fans so devoted to baseball every seat was full, the fans chanted in unison, they watched every play and even knew the opposing players names as they chanted "you suck". It was great, then on the way out I stood in line and tried on a replica World Series ring from the previous year, it was awesome. Since then I have been hooked!

So I thought about it this way for the series, my favorite team in all of sports are the Broncos. I'll cheer for them if they are 0-13 or 13-0, doesn't matter to me who they play I always want them to win. They are my team. I have to say that my baseball team is now the Sox, so I really want them to win. Although I want them to have a good 6 or 7 game series, that way they win at Fenway and the Rockies will have won at least 2 games in the series. If the series were between the Rockies and the Indians I'd be pulling for the Rockies 100%, but when you pit them against the Sox I just can't bring myself to root against my team. GO SOX!