Congrats to the Sox

I guess it has to be said...congratulations to the Sox. They finished the sweep with another nail biter, but they did it. I really didn't think there was any way they would out duel the Rocks on a night when the pitching match-up was Lester versus Cook, but you've got to hand it to them.

Fortunately for the Rockies, this is just the first big game of many for these young players. Two of their starting five down the stretch(Jimenez and Morales) wouldn't have even sniffed the majors this year if Hirsh, Cook and Lopez hadn't gotten hurt. Getting to the World Series without three of your starting five is a great accomplishment, and pitching for two months at the end of the season and through the playoffs is only going to help their development. Jimenez has Beckett type stuff, and if he develops into the kind of pitcher which he could be, you'll see those two go head to head in the future.

Beyond that, 16 of their 25 players are from their farm system, and all but Todd Helton are under 28. I think there's big things coming for this team as long as they find the money to resign Holliday and keep him out of the Boston or New York outfields. They're deep in starting pitching, and they've got more good position players than they can put out at one time.

Enjoy it Paul. We'll be coming back for another shot at it next season.

As for Boston, see you again in the NBA finals for a Nuggets-Celtics series.