Rockie thoughts

1. Willy Taveras, CF
2. Kazuo Matsui, 2B
3. Matt Holliday, LF
4. Todd Helton, 1B
5. Garrett Atkins, 3B
6. Brad Hawpe, RF
7. Troy Tulowitzki, SS
8. Yorvit Torreabla, C
9. Ryan Spillborghs, DH

Holliday, Helton, and Hawpe are awful good against righties. Tulowitzki loses a lot of his magic against them. The key to Game One, from Beckett's perspective, is keeping Taveras and Matsui off the bases so that Holliday and Helton don't have as many RBI chances.

The bottom third of that batting order isn't scaring anyone. Then again, neither does ... checking the Sox' lineup .... wait! JD Drew is batting 7th? Against a lefty? Isn't this why we got that redhead? Whathisname? And Tek is batting 6th?

I'll say this: Whenever JD, Jacobi and Julio Lugo get on, should be running on the second pitch.

Prediction: Red Sox 6, Colorado 1. Seven innings from Beckett, one from Okajima, one from Papelbon. Right-handed bats at the top of the order do most of the damage; Ortiz walks 3 times; Manny homers. Beckett=Beckett.