Jason Plautz

“Well, time to watch the Browns”

Well, it was quite a series. You can at least say that much.

Joe Buck and the media (listen to me sound like a conspiracy theorist) would have you believe that the game came down to one moment – The Hold, as I’m predicting it will be called in Cleveland misery lore. But I have to argue against this- I see why Kenny Lofton was held at third base. If he’s thrown out at the plate, you’ve got a guy on first with 2 outs, instead of runners on the corners and one out. The only thing that could mess that up would be a double play, which Casey Blake was more than happy to provide. Then he follows it up with an error. And then another error. If anything lost this series for the Indians, it was the third baseman. Meanwhile, Jake Westbrook looked good while the bullpen collapsed and the lineup failed to capitalize on its opportunities. All in all, tonight was like a bizarro game for the Indians (except for the Casey Blake part…that was normal).

Careful readers will notice I haven’t mentioned the 2007 AL Champs (and probably World Series champs). That’s because if you turn on ESPN tonight, that’s all you’ll hear about and the Indians will get nary a mention. Unless Joe Torre does something. Even ESPN’s own have turned on them and their East Coast Bias. So this will be my little haven, where the only story is the Cleveland Indians and the way their dream season had to end.

Aaron Morse

“Josh Beckett – Indestructible?”

Two teams who seem unbeatable at the moment square-off in the World Series. The Rockies have yet to lose a play-off game this year while the Red Sox clobbered the Indians in the final three games of the ALCS. Do the Rockies have the talent to handle the Sox? No. In fact, there probably hasn’t been a bigger mismatch on paper since the 1960 World Series. Anyone who knows anything about baseball knows what happened in that series. The Yankees outscored the Pirates by a wide margin, but a Bill Mazeroski homerun in game 7 delivered the title to Pittsburgh. So yes, huge underdogs can win. Josh Beckett will start game one of the series and likely put an end to the Rockies’ winning streak. If the NL Wild Card winners can defeat Beckett, then I won’t know what to think about life anymore…

However, the most Beckett can pitch is three games. So I’m thinking the Rockies will take the other four and stun the Sox. Rockies in seven.

Patrick St. Michel

“Still stunned about Dumbeldore”

Poor Cleveland. They’ve had quite the rough year, between the Indians meltdown, the Cavs being swept out of the NBA Finals and Drew Carey ruining the Price is Right. Though this won’t end up as the worst Cleveland choke of all-time, the sting from this isn’t going to go away anytime soon.

Looking forward a little, FOX must be throwing a party right now, since the Sox have single-handedly guaranteed this won’t be the least watched World Series of all-time. It should be a nice series, and one of the best David vs. Goliath match-ups in Fall Classic history. Here’s hoping for a great series.