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Article: Maybe Coors Field Will Help the Rockies
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- October 26, 2007
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BOSTON - Maybe going home will help the Colorado Rockies. At this rate, it can't hurt.
The altitude, the humidor and the spacious outfield.
And maybe no David Ortiz in the lineup without the designated hitter.
The World Series shifts to Coors Field after the Rockies lost 2-1 to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night, putting them in an 0-2 hole heading into Saturday night's Game 3 in Denver.
Colorado has won 11 of its last 12 home games, including a thrilling NL wild-card tiebreaker over San Diego, a division clincher over Philadelphia and a thrilling comeback against Arizona for the franchise's first NL pennant.
During the season, the Rockies were 51-31 at home, tops in the National ...