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By PsW

October 16, 2007 9:13 AM | Link to this

Go Rockies!

By Rcky_Mtn_Falcon

October 16, 2007 9:17 AM | Link to this

I’m a native Atlantan living in Denver, as soon as the Braves were knocked out of the playoff race I started pulling for the Rockies.

They’re a true underdog story and remind me alot of the 91 Braves. They’ve gone worst to first, and have alot of young players surrounded by some solid veterans.

I for one hope they can sweep whatever team the AL offers up this year. I hate the AL, and their better than thou attitude toward the NL.

By joebrave

October 16, 2007 9:37 AM | Link to this

Go Rockies,Nice job,What a beat of fresh air to see,anyone but the Mutts,Stankees,Philthies,and Cardinals,in the Big Show…

By Hound Dog

October 16, 2007 9:37 AM | Link to this

I like it. I could almost hear “Rocky Top” playing in the background. Todd Helton was a great Tennessee player and now a great Rockie player.

By andy

October 16, 2007 9:39 AM | Link to this

Go Rox!! I really wouldn’t mind if they or Cleveland won the WS. Got to keep that parity going!!!

By stew

October 16, 2007 9:39 AM | Link to this

I root for the Braves. I couldn’t care less who wins the World Series. If the Braves aren’t in it, it doesn’t matter to me. I live in New York. Unfortunately, most people here root for the Mets or the Yankees and are willing to when and if one of those 2 teams are eliminated from the playoffs or race. If you root for more than one team, you’re really not a fan. You’re a frontrunner.

By dork

October 16, 2007 9:45 AM | Link to this

all i have to say is if it’s a rockies-indians WS, i’m going to watch re-runs of seinfeld on TBS…

By PT

October 16, 2007 9:46 AM | Link to this

Seeing Kenny Lofton play for the Indians reminds me of the good old days. Since we beat them in ‘95 I’d like them to get their championship now.

By williams

October 16, 2007 10:03 AM | Link to this

I am a Atlanta man living in Colorado Springs and I will tell you that there is really no buzz around here about the Rockies. The only time you here about it is on the news. Maybe its because there in shock and maybe its because the Rockies do not have a big following in the U.S or the area. I know I have not watched a playoff game yet and like most people around here we would rather watch football this year.

By Kathy M

October 16, 2007 10:13 AM | Link to this

GO INDIANS! Reminds me of the good old days when I used to go to games at the old stadium on the lake. Take it all the way Cleveland!!!

By Hoosier Aaron

October 16, 2007 10:13 AM | Link to this

The Tribe and Rox payrolls rank in the mid 20’s. While a nightmare for tv networks - you gotta love seeing these guys in the World Series.

Just bring your snow shovel.

By Gary McGahee

October 16, 2007 10:27 AM | Link to this

I always pull for the NL, especially since the media gives them no chance against the so-called powerful AL teams. I much prefer real baseball without that XXXX DH, instead of arena baseball that is played in the AL. When the AL manager gets to Denver, he will actually have to use some of his managerial skills.

By Spike

October 16, 2007 10:28 AM | Link to this

Clint Hurdle at one time was a Brave and was the commissioner of the Braves Fantasy Camp for years. With those connections to the Braves, Go Rockies!!

By baseball is boring

October 16, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this

Thanks FOX, for prempting shows actually worth watching to broadcast some lame game of pansy baseball.

By 22oz

October 16, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

A Cleveland vs Colorado World Series would be just great, i wouldn’t care who won. i guess b/c Cleveland hasn’t won since 1948 i might lean toward them, but i really don’t care in the end. As long as the Red Sox don’t win; they have become the Yankees by throwing money at all their problems and all their bandwagon fans.

By Jessica

October 16, 2007 10:51 AM | Link to this

Okay…last week this blog was saying that Arizona would win. What did I say…THE ROCKIES WOULD GO ALL THE WAY. Yeah that’s right.

By Matt

October 16, 2007 11:09 AM | Link to this

I’d be happy with any of the teams winning, though the Sox and their Bronx like spending have started bother me. The only reason I’d like not to see the Indians win is so that that teamwrecker Kenny Lofton doesn’t get a ring.

By bobolink

October 16, 2007 11:09 AM | Link to this

Denver is a crime riddled filthy city, their beer sucks, the weather is awful, and the airport is in another county! However, their baseball team has won their last 20 out of 21. I’m still rooting for the AL!! I don’t care which one wins the ALCS.

By STEVE LLOYD

October 16, 2007 11:11 AM | Link to this

TO BASEBALL IS BORING, GET OVER YOURSELF! WITH ALL THE CHANNELS WITH ALL OF THE CHANNELS AVAILABLE, YOU COULD FING SOMETHING TO WATCH IF YOU DO NOT LIKE BASEBALL. AS FAR AS THE ROCKIES ARE CONCERNED, HELL YES I AM PULLING FOR THEM. REMINDS ME SO MUCH OF 1991, WHEN WE WENT FROM WORST TO THE WORLD SERIES. AND TO SEE ALL OF THEIR FANS EXPERIENCING WHAT OUR FANS DID, I AM HAPPY FOR THEM. BUT NEXT YEAR, I HOPE IT IS MY BELOVED BRAVES WHO ARE DOING THE CELEBRATING

By JohninJax

October 16, 2007 11:18 AM | Link to this

I am a huge Braves fan. I will be pulling for the Rockies. They remind me of our 1991 and 1992 teams.

By Wilson

October 16, 2007 11:28 AM | Link to this

you gotta go rockies

By AC in boulder

October 16, 2007 11:54 AM | Link to this

I am a transplanted Georgian in boulder,CO. No matter who your team is, you can’t help but be affected by the energy this rockies run has brought to the area. People are going nuts and walking around smiling and upbeat. Pretty cool. The sorry broncos and their awful fans have taken a backseat and it’s great to see. Go Rockies and Go DAWGS!

By Will

October 16, 2007 11:55 AM | Link to this

I feel bitter towards the Rockies because the Braves are never the team that gets hot and makes a postseason run.

By dunwoody in denver

October 16, 2007 12:38 PM | Link to this

See, I told you there were a lot of us Atlantans out here in CO!

Hey bobolink, I don’t know what the heck your problem is, but you obviously know nothing about Denver…

Filthy? Crime-ridden? This is one of the safest, cleanest big cities in the country; maybe you have us confused with Philly.

Sure, Coors sucks, but Denver has the 2nd most microbreweries in the country after Portland, so most of the beer here is actually very good.

I see you’re falling prey to that old stereotype about the weather in Denver as well. Yes, I know Sunday was miserable; however, what about the 300 days of sunshine we get a year? The World Series is just as likely to be played in 60 degree weather as it is to be played in a snowstorm. Believe me, people, when I tell you that it really doesn’t snow here that much; it’s actually sunny and in the 40’s and 50’s almost all winter.

By JB

October 16, 2007 12:39 PM | Link to this

What? Baseball isn’t over yet?

By Colorado Bulldog

October 16, 2007 1:06 PM | Link to this

Dunwoody in Denver is right. Obvoiuslly Bobolink has never left the South. I’m a diehard Braves fan from long before the 90’s… but you gotta root for the Rockies because they are doing it with a small payroll, rookies, good defense, timely hitting and pitching.

By liz

October 16, 2007 1:20 PM | Link to this

Rockies all the way!

It has nothing to do with NL loyalty, it has to do with rooting for a new team to win in the post season. It has to do with the Rockies very classy decision to vote a full playoff share to the widow of their minor league coach (hit by line-drive). It has to do with their low-profile, low payroll approach, team oriented. It has to do with their winning streak, outta nowhere to take it, like sliding into home, in the bottom of the ninth. What baseball fan doesn’t want a team like that to win it all?

By Denver reeks ???

October 16, 2007 1:21 PM | Link to this

Hey Dunwoody in Denver… lets let boblink spew all he wants about how bad Denver is… all the better to keep people like him from moving here. Denver has horrible weather, and the people are all fat… and you can’t get a job… so go someplace else, like Atlanta.. and leave us alone.

By Wisconsin Braves Fan

October 16, 2007 1:27 PM | Link to this

Go Rockies! Can’t stand the American league and the Rockies remind me of the 91 Braves.

By King Nick Saban

October 16, 2007 1:31 PM | Link to this

bobolink, another stupid atlantan spouting off about something he obviously knows nothing about. Denver is a beautiful, clean, safe city… the absolute opposite of ‘dark’ atlanta. go rockies…

By TommyB

October 16, 2007 1:42 PM | Link to this

Watching the Rockies this post-season has been a LOT of FUN. Me, I’m a longtime diehard Braves fan for sure. I’m also a BASEBALL fan and usually have 3-5 teams I follow closely every year. The main criteria for being on that list is that it’s a team that’s been down and out but is showing signs of turning… or TRYING to turn… things around. Each year I look at the Rockies as candidates. I remember looking back in mid-September to see if they had a chance, and they were about 4 games behind the Braves (Wild Card). I kept looking as they kept winning, on a day by day basis.

Now, I’m almost having as much fun as I did with the Braves in ‘91.

ROCK ON, Rockies!

By Jim

October 16, 2007 1:57 PM | Link to this

To me the baseball season ends as soon as the Braves quit playing……so I don’t really give a rat’s a$$ who wins it.

By waiting on 2008

October 16, 2007 2:08 PM | Link to this

Braves got knocked out I went to my home state and LETS GO INDIANS.

By jack

October 16, 2007 2:13 PM | Link to this

I was pulling for the Red Sox because they stopped the Yanks from going after the Braves record 14 in a row Division Titles; stopped them at 9 in a row. But now, I am hoping the Rocks have enough firepower and pitching to go the distance.

By Jason

October 16, 2007 2:24 PM | Link to this

Spike - Hate to break it to you, but Clint Hurldle was never a Brave. He played for the Mets, Cards, Royals and Reds. That said, I’ll still be rooting for the Rockies, they’re a lot of fun to watch.

By BamaBrave

October 16, 2007 2:42 PM | Link to this

It’s a good year for me as long as the Yankees don’t win the World Series…

By DK

October 16, 2007 2:59 PM | Link to this

I, too, am originally from Atlanta and moved to Denver for law school and stayed. And it is like the 91’ Braves story. It is magical here!

By A-ville Ranger

October 16, 2007 3:09 PM | Link to this

I formerly resided on the Grand Mesa on the Western slope of(you guessed it) the Rockies in Colorado.I now reside outside of Asheville NC where the Tourist a Rockies minor league team resides.Add in this being a great story plus they’re NL’rs, it’s an easy call…..GO ROCKIES.

By rlinaug

October 16, 2007 3:21 PM | Link to this

I’m pulling for the Rockies for the reason below:

The Colorado Rockies are giving baseball fans another reason to cheer for them this postseason. The widow of Rockies minor league coach Mike Coolbaugh, who died after getting hit by a line drive this season, will be granted a full share of the team’s playoff winnings after a team vote.

Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said the gesture spoke volumes about the quality of the character in their locker room.

By rlinaug

October 16, 2007 3:29 PM | Link to this

BamaBrave, I agree. I get as much pleasure in seeing the Yankees lose as I do in seeing the Braves win. When I was a child, the Braves never won, but I always had my hatred of the Yanks.

By Gary

October 16, 2007 3:38 PM | Link to this

Sure, I can pull for the Rockies. They seem to be the feel good story of the playoffs. But don’t count on me to watch every (or even any) of the games. I’m still bummed we didn’t make the playoffs when things looked so promising in April. Hampton’s injury was the biggest dissappointment. If he stays healthy and pitches like a $16 million a year pitcher, we’re there. We didn’t need Glavine. Loosen up the purse Liberty so JS and Frank can get us some reliable starters and Bobby will have us back next year. Go Braves!

By Randall

October 16, 2007 3:40 PM | Link to this

By Adirondackdave

October 16, 2007 4:04 PM | Link to this

As an eternal Yankee-hater, the Red Sox are my preferred team to stick it to the New Yorkers. (Other than the Braves, but that goes without saying.)

But all this World Series stuff is secondary to hot-stove league rumors and hopefully action that concerns the Braves. I’m eager for DOB to get an interview with Frank Wren and also eventually with JS who may be a little more forth-coming with insightful thoughts about the budget present and future of the club. (If indeed, a budget exists at all.)

I’m a bigtime Andruw fan, my grandson has an AJ-signed game bat, ball,etc. Curiously, it only took me a week to get over his exit. With the prospect of Jordan Schafer (wow, another JS) in 2009, I would be content with signing Langerhans or some other strong defensive CF to a 1+1 option contract and batting them 8th. Most NL clubs have one weak bat (but only the Braves batted him cleanup most of last season.)

As for priorities, I’d go for (1) Glavine signed first to a 1+1 option, (2) trade for seriously good young starter like Haren if possible or a Snell/Gorzellany type. (3) I think it’s important to get get Tex signed up for the duration. This guy, not McCann is the future face of the Braves and worth market value for any length he asks for. I think Chipper could have 4-5 highly productive 125-game seasons left in that body and as switch-hitters, he and Tex are flat-out the scariest duo in the NL. And with Escobar and Edgar batting 1-2, and Mac, Frency, and Johnson 5-6-7 what more could you ask?

Fifth, I’d move Kelly back to LF and put Yuny at second full-time until Renteria’s contract is ended. As much as I like Diaz, his value will probably never be higher and could/would be a serious chip toward getting that good young starter. I know I’m putting some faith (perhaps blind fairth) in Aybar coming back to do his good back-up work. I have little or no faith in Hampton contributing in his last year but hope springs eternal.

Life is good, as my well-paid doctor likes to say.

2008 and beyond at the Ted looks good to me.

By BossLady

October 16, 2007 4:58 PM | Link to this

Matt Holliday is the MVP and delivers.

By me

October 16, 2007 5:06 PM | Link to this

Anyone but the Red Sox. I’m so sick of Red Sox radio on 790 the crapper.

By woogidy

October 16, 2007 5:19 PM | Link to this

Braves are Indians, so that does it for me.

By Cliff Claven

October 16, 2007 5:26 PM | Link to this

Boston, now there’s a REAL sports town. GO SOX!

By TNHeltonfan

October 16, 2007 5:47 PM | Link to this

I’m rooting for the Rockies because they have made it to where with ball players instead of a bunch of overpaid prima donnas and because Todd Helton deserves a ring. He got overlooked at Tennessee sandwiched between Shuler and Manning. He has remained loyal to the Rockies when he could have pulled a Glavin or Andruw Jones. Go Rockies!

By drmark

October 16, 2007 7:59 PM | Link to this

I’d really like to see someone win who hasn’t won in a while, so Rockies over Sox OR Tribe over Rockies…

By Young

October 16, 2007 10:36 PM | Link to this

I take the Rockies if they win and I will kick them if they lose. I always support the winning teams, Superbowl champs, World Series Champs, NBA Champs, NHL Champs even the teams are out of Atlanta. Atlanta can learn a lot from watching other team win. Go New England

By Young

October 16, 2007 10:42 PM | Link to this

If I got paid 20M for 8 years I would remain a loser, sit on a warm bench with 20M, I would not pull a Glavine or Jones either, show me the money.

By Young

October 16, 2007 11:11 PM | Link to this

I take the Rockies if they win and I will kick them if they lose. I always support the winning teams, Superbowl champs, World Series Champs, NBA Champs, NHL Champs even the teams are out of Atlanta. Atlanta can learn a lot from watching other teams win. Go New England

By tim

October 17, 2007 6:22 AM | Link to this

GOOOOO Rockies, I AM A NL GUY I’VE ALWAYS BEEN AN NL GUY UNLESS ITS THE METS,DODGERS OR GIANTS. I ONLY HOPE THAT MLB GETS A CLUE AND STARTS GAMES AT A LOGICAL TIME NOT 10:30 ET PEOPLE HAVE TO WORK. BRING BACK DAY BASEBALL MAYBE KIDS WILL WATCH AND BRING BACK THE INTEREST AND GET AWAY FROM KICK BALL.

By MACMARINE

October 17, 2007 6:58 AM | Link to this

GO ROCKIESJUST HOPE THE RED SOX LOSE!!WITH A DIFFERENT MANAGER THE BRAVES WOULD HAVE BEEN IN MORE WS AND WON MORE THAN ONE!!!!! I YEARN FOR THE DAY I CAN WATCH A BRAVES GAME WITHOUT BOBBY COX, HE HAS JUST NEVER LEARNED HOW TO HANDLE PITCHERS!!!GO ROCKIES!!!

By Braves fan #686

October 17, 2007 9:20 AM | Link to this

Rockies all the way! I love seeing an underdog do the seemingly impossible. Also, if the Rocks win it all, we will be able to say we witnessed the greatest post-season run of our lives. Who are the ‘86 Mets?

By Kris

October 17, 2007 9:23 AM | Link to this

I too am a transplant from Atl to Denver, been here 3 yrs and this Rockies team reminds me of the magical Braves season of 91. I never thought a team would go through another playoff series like that again. But wow here we go!!! Maybe if the Rockies lose in the World Series there will be 750K people in the streets of Denver to celebrate like in ATL in 91. If they win who knows what it will be like in Denver. They may have to close down the city.

By Steak Shaprio

October 17, 2007 10:04 AM | Link to this

Me and baby Sophie are just beside ourselves because our beloved Red Sox are about to exit the playoffs. I feel so bad about it, I may just have to stay off the air. (Applause, applause from all 10 of the listeners at my station)

Love,

Steak

By Bill

October 17, 2007 12:26 PM | Link to this

Take note Braves! The Rockies are an example of how you build a good, winning baseball team, with great young pitching, a real strong bull pen, great defense, and good hitting! Watch them in the World Series and see how its done.

By jeffery

October 17, 2007 1:24 PM | Link to this

can you NOT pull for this team? And YES ; NL loyalty Does come into play….. This team is displaying the same characteristics as any great club [ even our beloved Braves] and they are such a team driven group of guys I got near-chills watching them handle their business against Arizona…… “hittin wins ballgames ; pitchin’ wins championships!” and they got pitchin gang!

By pat

October 17, 2007 2:46 PM | Link to this

Go Rockies! NL pride lands in your hands.

By John

October 17, 2007 3:17 PM | Link to this

Sure looks like 91 all over again without the Braves. Still love the Braves but Go ROCKIES.

By stew

October 17, 2007 5:01 PM | Link to this

The truth is that the Rockies really suck. I know it’s hard to win 21 out 22 without doing something right. They really have no pitching to speak of other than Francis.

By scott

October 17, 2007 5:11 PM | Link to this

yes i’m pulling for these rockies to win it all go roc’s lol

By humbug

October 17, 2007 5:46 PM | Link to this

WHO CARES????????? The Braves have held the record for most chokes for several years, except for that one year when we blew it. The Mets are trying, but they just ain’t in our class when it comes to choking. GO BRAVES…………….

By dunwoody in denver

October 18, 2007 1:01 AM | Link to this

Stew, yeah, sure the Rockies have no pitching; that’s why they lead the NL in team ERA after the all-star break. That’s why their bullpen had the lowest ERA in the NL for the entire season…

Most teams would kill to have two 21-23 year old starting pitchers who throw 100 mph like Ubaldo Jimenez and Franklin Morales, as well as a 25 year old closer who does the same in Manny Corpas…

By Victoria

October 18, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

Sox, all the way!