Some Thoughts on Game 2
–The feel of the game was just completely different without Becket on the mound—it felt like the Rockies had a chance. Watching Beckett in game one was like watching a game on tape where you know the outcome—only it was live. I was sitting there rooting for the Rockies but knowing they had no chance. It was like how I still root for Neil O’Donnell to throw a touchdown pass at the end of the 1994 AFC Championship game.
–This was a game the Rockies should have won. Curt Schilling deserves a lot of credit, but he made a lot of bad pitches that the Rockies just flat out missed. It was a dismal hitting performance, especially considering how many times the Rockies got their leadoff guy on.
–I can’t believe teams haven’t been sitting on Okajima’s changeup. It’s his best pitch and he throws it in nearly every key spot. He threw it on the first pitch to get Casey Blake to ground into a double play in Game 7, and he used again to get Garret Atkins. With two on and one out Atkins was ahead in the count 2-1. It was an obvious fastball count and therefore an obvious changeup situation. For some reason Atkins was looking fastball and he hit a weak nubber to first.
–Jonathan Papelbon is a fucking lunatic. But I kind of like him.
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