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Article: In Game 3, Rookies Give Red Sox Quite a 1-2 Punch; Ellsbury, Pedroia Put Boston on Verge of Another World Series Title
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- The Washington Post
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- October 29, 2007
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Red Sox 10, Rockies 5
Reprinted from yesterday's online editions
The fans at Coors Field, bless their hearts, still stood and
screamed and waved their little white towels, as if there was still
hope. The Colorado Rockies still dug in and strained and gave every
appearance of a team still fighting for something tangible and
attainable. And there were fleeting moments, the amount of time it
takes a well-struck ball to sail from the barrel of the bat to a
spot beyond the center field wall, 437 feet away, when it seemed so
possible.
But the first World Series home game in the 15-year history of
the Rockies franchise was simply not going to tilt in their
direction, and nor, for that matter, was ...