28th September 2007
Go Rockies? Go Rockies!!!
I’m writing this as the Colorado Rockies baseball team trails the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2, and it’s the bottom of the 9th with one out already. The Rockies are batting and I really, really want them to win. See, if the Rockies win they have a chance to make the playoffs. If they lose they still have a chance, but the chance is statistically less. And I really want them to make the playoffs.
In some ways I can’t believe that I’m writing about the Colorado Rockies. And cheering for the Colorado Rockies. And spending time watching their games on TV. I’ve never done this before. I’ve always told people who aren’t from Colorado that we Coloradans are Broncos fans, Avalanche fans, and Nuggets fans… but the Rockies we only keep around so we can see other teams play in Denver (like the Yankees, the Red Sox, the Cubs, etc.). And I’ve also never really been that interested in watching baseball on TV.
But for some reason I’ve been riveted by the games lately. Maybe I love seeing the Rox working like a team and looking like they’re having fun. But maybe I just need something to cheer for. There’s an absence without a little brother around to watch play tennis or swim, or a college cross country team to follow around. I need to cheer for something and I’m glad the Rockies are going for it right now: Men on first and second, still one out.
Excuse me, but I’ve got to find my rally cap.
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