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Say what you will about the state of the Rockies at this All-Star Break, but you have to give props to the representatives of the Rockies at this year's game.

Holliday breaks the 0-0 tie with a rocket launch into the outfield bleachers.

Cook recovers from two errors in the 10th to save the game.

WOW.

Good job, fellas.  Way to represent.  GO ROCKIES!

The Trench Warriors...The True Super Bowl MVP's

By GJFlash

During World War One, the battles that decided the outcome of the war were fought from, to, and in, trenches cut into the earth.

It was a very nasty business, trench warfare.

The linesmen of the NFL adopted the term "trench warfare" to describe the battles that are fought at the line of scrimmage on every snap of the ball.  It's not mustard gas and barbed wire, but "life on the line" can be a very nasty business nonetheless.  Twisted fingers, indian burns, and biting are customary. 

Mark "Stinky" Schlereth used to befoul himself on a regular basis in order to make the battles in the trenches tougher on his opponents.  I never had to line up against Stink, but my imagination tells me that he made the battles in the trenches less pleasant than was usual.

Many a football aficionado has made the proclamation that games are won (or lost) in the trenches.

Super Bowl XLII was won (and lost) in the trenches.

I don't have the exact stats of the number of times Tom Brady was sacked, hurried, and hit, but if you saw the same game I did, you must have noticed that  Brady spent a lot more time under pressure than Manning did.

When the game was on the line, Brady was under fire.  Manning managed to score two touchdowns in the fourth quarter when a "perfect season" and the Vince Lombardi Trophy were at stake.

I remember reading on these pages that it would be kind of cool to see the Manning boys win back-to-back MVP awards, and cool it was.  Dad must be proud.

But credit the linesmen of the New York (football) Giants for winning this game.

These unsung heroes of America's Sport usually get heaps of praise and credit only from the "skill players" like the quarterback and running back.  It is customary for the franchise QB to treat his linesmen to dinner, gold watches, and the occasional luxury SUV.  Believe me, they deserve it.  Ask Hall-of-Famer Gary Zimmerman (actually, he'll probably be his customary humble self...so ask Alex Gibbs).

It was indeed cool to see Manning win the MVP award, but true football fans give credit where credit is due.  In this game, credit the linesmen of the New York (football) Giants.  I'm guessing that they will get a lot of love from Manning in the weeks to come.

Football games are won and lost in the trenches, and football games are won and lost by the men who fight the battles there. 

"May the best man win", to coin a phrase.  Tonight, the best men won.

The Giant men in the trenches.

I know not allowing comments is your First Amendment right and all, just understand that it doesn't make you any less of a coward.  Cowboy up and allow responses, would you?

cflynno:  Sincerely, I am sorry that you had a less-than-pleasant experience at the game last night.  In case the obvious had escaped you (and it appears that the obvious escapes you quite a bit), you were in Denver, not Fenway.  What, exactly, did you expect?

Here's what I saw:  In games 1 and 2, the Sux fans booed at the very top of their sissy-little liberal lungs when the Rockies were announced.  In game 3, when the Sux were announced, polite applause could be heard at Coors Field, and not just from the Sux fans.  When they announced the Sux players you could see the fans sitting over the Sux dugout, in their Rockies gear, clapping politely.

My son and I went to the game last night.  During the third, when he needed to go to the men's room, I asked if he wanted me to go with him.  No, he said.  While in the restroom a cowardly, red, punk-edit piece of edit smacked him across the face with a broom.  This Boston edit ran away like a coward (a trait that appears typical of the Sux fan base).

My point is this:  Different people do different things, and you can't judge an entire group by the actions of a few.  I am not going to assume that all Bostonians are cowardly worms just because of the actions of people like the punk last night (and cflynno, of course).

Enjoy the Championship that your "team" of mercenaries purchased.

Ok, so maybe I didn't tell you so. 

I am among the very, very, very, very, very, many Rockies fans who never saw a 7 game winning streak in this team's future.

I am among those who have called for the compete restructuring of the team.

On that note, please allow me to say;

Is it too early to load up the bandwagon?   Not in Colorado, it's never too early.

Every team will win 60 games and every team will lose 60 games.

What matters is what you do in the other 42.

So, who gets the credit for the streak?  Bullpen?  Starters?  Timely hitting?

Clint Hurdle?  The Monforts?      

GO ROCKIES!