Right now BP has them at 85% likely hood to win the series.    

I voted Sox, mostly because they are the superior pitching staff. Also, living out here, I've grown to like the Sox.  Not necessarily the obessive behavior that some of the fans have when it comes to the Yankees.

I wish we had approval rating dials, like they give to focus groups when they watch tv shows.  I bet a significant number of votes would have switched to Sox, after the first inning of Game 1.  It was obvious from that point that the Rockies were off.  

They could still pull it out, mind you.  

And for those posters who have done a bit of Chicken Little ("OMG they're gonna pick a clone of Jocketty to make La Russa happy") caterwauling that would knock over a moose, please consider this.

DeWitt is a billionaire or close enough for my 58 cents worth. He didn't get there because he's stupid or can't sense the need to change or adapt. Just let the man do his thing. He seems to be more forward thinking than most of us on the board. It appears he's going to try to compete in a winnable division in 2008 AND build a farm system for the future that may or may not be ready to bear fruit next season.

Where is it written that the Cards must do one or the other and that they can't do both? To me, DeWitt's apparent resolution sounds eminently reasonable, a balanced approach that jumps off neither side of the bridge. I for one hope he succeeds.

Second, this WS seems to have several parallels to the '06 Series. The more patient team with more post-season experience (walking, fouling off pitches, forcing the opponents' pitcher into throwing a pitch he doesn't want to throw) is winning. The less patient, younger, albeit talented group isn't quite there yet. And the pitching is better for the Beantowners.

I'm NOT a Red Sox fan, and I really dislike Manny Ramirez knocking his helmet off every time he rounds the bases to show us his do-rag (to the credit of him and his team, he's been going around the bases a lot the last five games). But  they're damn good and balanced, plus-plus on offense, plus on the mound, and at least average as baserunners and defensively.

The Rockies have potential to become a contender for years to come with some tweaking, and maybe their next WS is the one they win--but I don't see this series leaving Coors Field.