Holliday's blast pumps Rockies to World Series after sweeping D-backs

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Purple Reign
Published 10/16/2007 by Sooze at Babes Love Baseball
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And Now They Wait
Published 10/16/2007 by Shyster at ShysterBall
Congratulations Colorado Rockies. ...

The Champions of Channel 39
Published 10/16/2007 by Greg at Faith and Fear in Flushing
... Yes, I know the game was taking place in another time zone. May as well have been taking place on another continent. I'm sure Rockies fans in and around Denver didn't mind staying up late to see their first-ever ticket for the World Series get punched. We're all used to baseball games that go on and on (though this one was over in a relatively tidy 3:17). But this wasn't the Western Conference final. This wasn't a regional affair. This was the NATIONAL League title on the line. The whole nation deserved a look at the Rockies and their historic polishing off of the Diamondbacks. Every baseball fan should have had easier and earlier access to this amazing story of an upstart that rose from mediocrity to 21 wins in 22 games. ...

THE ROCKIES ARE IN THE WORLD SERIES
Published 10/16/2007 at With Leather - The official sports gossip blog for attractive people
... Not that it's surprising at this point, but the Rockies won yet again last night to sweep the Diamondbacks and earn their first-ever ticket to the World Series.  As you surely know, the Rox have now won 21 of their last 22, and sometime over the next week before the World Series begins, you can expect God to change that one loss to a win just because it's easier to say they've won 22 straight. ...

"Mile High Desire" - In Theaters, April 2008
Published 10/16/2007 at JoeSportsFan.com
The 2007 National League Championship series has come and gone. Four and out for the Arizona Diamondbacks - the latest victim of the Colorado Rockies, who are headlining some sort of fate-induced run to the World Series. 21 of 22 games. Sweet fancy Moses. ...

Rox, Sox and Endlesss Organizational Talks
Published 10/18/2007 by Jay at The Futility Infielder
... up at BP today, loosely focused on the Rockies, who finished up their sweep of the Diamondbacks on Monday night . As improbable as their 21-1 run has been, the Rockies' claim on National League superiority is legitimate. They finished the regular season with the best run differential (+102) and ...