NLCS Begins in Phoenix
October 11, 2007 by Geoff Young
Filed under Games Worth Watching, Playoffs
The NLCS begins on Thursday. Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks — TV network executive’s worst nightmare. Reassurances that both places are, in fact, part of the United States. (Quick check of Wikipedia reveals that Colorado entered the union in 1876 as the 38th state, while Arizona checked in 36 years later as #48.)
Game 1 of the series takes place at Chase Field (or as I like to call it, ex-BOB). First pitch is at 5:30 p.m. PT. Jeff Francis and Brandon Webb take the mound. As I note in my series preview at Hardball Times, Arizona needs to win Webb’s starts to have a shot at returning to the World Series.
I’ve said before that I have a slight preference for the Rockies in this series, but really I’m good with either team. As long as the Indians win the ALCS, I’ll be happy.
