It didn’t happen without suspense, created by a 5 game slide, but the Dodgers clinched the NL West with a victory over the Rockies who will take the NL wild card spot.
OK, Time For the Post-Season Now, Dodgers Win the NL West
SB Nation’s TrueBlueLA celebrates their team’s second consecutive division crown. On to the post-season.
Read Article >Unbelievably, NL West Title For Rockies is Very Possible
A little context, if you need reminding: in early June, the Rockies trailed the Dodgers in the NL West by 30 games. Yes, thirty. Since then, the team has caught fire, and thanks to a five-game skid on the part of the Dodgers and a three-game series between the two teams to finish out the season, the Rockies could take the division.
Colorado already has the wild card sewn up, so if the Dodgers do give up the division title, they’ll claim the wild card as a safety net. Still, this would be a historic finish if the Rockies can pull it off. They won last night’s contest in Los Angeles, and if they win on Saturday and Sunday, the division is theirs.
Read Article >Braves’ Loss to Nats Just Adds Insult to Injury
Braves blog Talking Chop sums it up.
Read Article >If Rox Sweep L.A., Barack Obama Might Be Getting Intimate
Michael Roberts of the Denver Westword thinks that although the Rockies may be Wild Card champs, there’s no way — seriously, no way — the Rockies can sweep the Dodgers to win the West:
Perhaps a wager is in order? Somebody call Obama and Beck! Quick! Or, for the sake of America, don’t. Please don’t.
Read Article >2007 Was Nice, But Rox Want 2009 To Be Their Year
A World Series trip in 2007 was all fine and dandy for the Rockies, but this time they want to make it even better in 2009. Win a game? Two? Maybe four. It’s possible:
It’s a long shot, but you can’t put it past the Rox.
Read Article >Rocktober Day is the New Black
The Rocktober Day Parade will spart promptly at 11 a.m. tomorrow.
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