Josh Beckett is good

In my world series prediction, I had figured in that Josh Beckett would win this game. But Christ on Christmas, that was an ugly game.

I think all of a sudden the Rockies are wishing that the Diamondbacks had actually outplayed them a couple games.

My World Series prediction: If the Rockies should encounter God, he will be cut

Colorado Rockies in 5. That's right, I'm picking the team that I thought wouldn't make it out of the Divisional Series. The Rockies have the formula that wild card teams that win the World Series possess... ridiculous momentum, great defense, and clutch hitting.

Meanwhile, I don't think that Boston is prepared for playing in Denver's high-altitude conditions... if the Red Sox take a game at Coors Field, I will be very surprised.

My World Series prediction: Brian Fuentes is going to lose some fingers

Photo by Ben Platt of MLB.com, with the caption: "A little Denver snow never hurt anyone." Apparently someone has never seen The Shining.

My World Series prediction: No one will crank dat Soulja Boy

One of the most entertaining things about this year in sports has been the random occurence of on-field crankin' of dat Soulja Boy, whether by mascots, Devin Hester, the University of Texas football team, or large purple child-molesting dinosaurs. Unfortunately, I sincerely doubt there will be any crankin' during this fall classic... not in between innings, not during someone's at-bat music, not even during the seventh-inning stretch, where crankin' dat would almost be therapeutic.

Unless of course, someone decides to teach Papelbon how to do it. I'm looking at you, Coco Crisp.

Meanwhile, just wait until the NBA season starts, and the entire New York Knicks team start dancing in unison during a 20-second timeout... including Coach Isiah.

(UPDATE: Just watched the latest Blog Show - where LOL Jocks makes an appearance, by the way - and they talk about the Soulja Boy phenomenon. And sure enough, there's video of the Golden State Warriors getting their crank on. Thanks, Free Darko.)

The mountains win again

Congratulations to the Colorado Rockies, winners of 21 of their last 22 games, for advancing to the World Series.

Now, about those sunflower seed shells in the dugout....

Matt Holliday takes it on the chin

I missed the end of the Rockies-Padres one-game playoff for the Wild Card... I decided to go to bed after Tom Brady and T.J. Houshmandzadeh destroyed my fantasy team's chances of staying undefeated (whoever invented play action pass at the goal line can suck a cock). However, I did see the highlights this morning, and while other people can argue about whether or not Matt Holliday touched home plate (which he didn't), I'd like to take a moment and admire Holliday's face plant slide, which left quite a raspberry.

Welcome to the playoffs, Matt Holliday's chin scab. Try not to get picked off.