What: The 2007 October Classic
Where: Boston MA; Denver CO
Who: Boston Red Sox vs. Colorado Rockies
How: The Rockies have won 21 of their last 22 games dating back to the regular season and are 7-0 in the playoffs. The Red Sox beat the Angels and came back from a 3 games to one deficit against Cleveland to make it to their second World Series in four years.
Who wins: Boston Red Sox in 6 games.
Why: The Colorado Rockies have not played in over a week, and while they say that this will not affect them, there is a good chance it will derail their championship hopes. They have relied on their momentum throughout the playoffs but tonight in Game 1 it comes to a stop because of Josh Beckett. If Beckett can pitch yet another postseason gem, he will put his team on the path to another crown, while taking all the air out of the Rockies' sails. A Boston Game 1 win would bring Colorado back down to Earth. If Boston sweeps both games at Fenway, the Rockies must come up huge back home. If the Rockies steal one in Boston, they have a good chance of making it a good series. What is most important as of now is Game 1. It is a must win for Colorado to prove to themselves that they are still the real deal.
My take: Beckett shines in Game 1, Boston then makes it a 2-0 series as they head to Colorado. The Rockies find their tune back home and win two of three, then the Red Sox take Game 6 back home for an remarkable end to an outstanding season.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Checkpoint
Of the many things students learn in college, most, and all for some, are learned outside the classroom. For some it is how to socialize. Others advance their skills in the workforce. Today, I was the one who learned a little bit more about public transportation. More specifically, Tiger Transit.
Tiger Transit is usually monotonous in nature, same routine every day for the most part. Students sit as far away from one another as possible. Of course, we must do this without making the mistake of sitting too far away from someone, only to end up that much closer to that smelly kid who lives in D building.
There are deviations to the unwritten rules. Some actually sit together! Most of these specimen are fraternity members, sport teammates, or the cute girl you talked to once. For these folks, the Tiger Transit is a further branch of their social world.
There are also the people you don't sit next to. These are the ex-roommates and the I-think-I-saw-you-folding-your-underwear-in-the-laundromat types of people. They make Tiger Transit so much fun.
Aside from the usual banter on Tiger Transit, funny and awkward situations usually arise. One such instance happened to me today on my way back from Lit class. I grabbed a seat near the back door, took a sip of water, and waited for the bus to depart. Nothing unusual. Some guy sits next to me. Nothing out of the ordinary. A few seconds later one other guy sits on the other side of me and the two begin conversing. As the bus leaves the Haley Center, I'm stuck in the middle of a dull conversation between two people I don't know.
Keep in mind, this is one of those big-boy buses; everything is moving sideways when I look out the window. It's very disorienting.
It wouldn't have perturbed me so much if the discussion were about fun, hip subjects, but the two guys were talking about a food drive. Don't get me wrong, I love community service and try to do it as often as possible, but in an awkward situation such as this, I was hoping for something more spicy.
Finally they get off the bus. Another guy gets on, sits a couple seats over to the left of me, and slings his backpack which is uncomfortably nestled between my elbow and thigh. Said guy does not notice and I am left to scooch over a bit. Luckily, the driver slams on the brakes at the next stop, causing the backpack to speed towards the front of the bus and away from my delicate shaken body.
I could only sit and laugh, not because it was some completely horrifying experience, but because it was really, really awkward. I was pretty lucky; it did end up livening my day. Maybe I should go buy a lottery ticket.
I suppose this just further proves that several things are just learned better outside the classroom.
I think this is really why I believe in Auburn. And love it.
Tiger Transit is usually monotonous in nature, same routine every day for the most part. Students sit as far away from one another as possible. Of course, we must do this without making the mistake of sitting too far away from someone, only to end up that much closer to that smelly kid who lives in D building.
There are deviations to the unwritten rules. Some actually sit together! Most of these specimen are fraternity members, sport teammates, or the cute girl you talked to once. For these folks, the Tiger Transit is a further branch of their social world.
There are also the people you don't sit next to. These are the ex-roommates and the I-think-I-saw-you-folding-your-underwear-in-the-laundromat types of people. They make Tiger Transit so much fun.
Aside from the usual banter on Tiger Transit, funny and awkward situations usually arise. One such instance happened to me today on my way back from Lit class. I grabbed a seat near the back door, took a sip of water, and waited for the bus to depart. Nothing unusual. Some guy sits next to me. Nothing out of the ordinary. A few seconds later one other guy sits on the other side of me and the two begin conversing. As the bus leaves the Haley Center, I'm stuck in the middle of a dull conversation between two people I don't know.
Keep in mind, this is one of those big-boy buses; everything is moving sideways when I look out the window. It's very disorienting.
It wouldn't have perturbed me so much if the discussion were about fun, hip subjects, but the two guys were talking about a food drive. Don't get me wrong, I love community service and try to do it as often as possible, but in an awkward situation such as this, I was hoping for something more spicy.
Finally they get off the bus. Another guy gets on, sits a couple seats over to the left of me, and slings his backpack which is uncomfortably nestled between my elbow and thigh. Said guy does not notice and I am left to scooch over a bit. Luckily, the driver slams on the brakes at the next stop, causing the backpack to speed towards the front of the bus and away from my delicate shaken body.
I could only sit and laugh, not because it was some completely horrifying experience, but because it was really, really awkward. I was pretty lucky; it did end up livening my day. Maybe I should go buy a lottery ticket.
I suppose this just further proves that several things are just learned better outside the classroom.
I think this is really why I believe in Auburn. And love it.
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