Congrats Rockies

[KCGHOST]

Congratulations to the Rockies and their fans on their first ever World Series appearance.

[JordanDL3891]

Where did this team come from? I mean I always kind of liked the rockies, fav in the NL west, but it's like their team chemistry came out of no where! This is quite the team, I think and hope they will win it all this year. :applaud:

[Ytown Tribe fan]

I could name two guys on this team in mid-September: Helton and Holliday.

That was a long time ago, wasn't it?

Congrats guys -- a remarkable run that isn't done yet! One for the history books, and for the ages.

[DODGER DEB]

KUDOS to the Rockies! What an incredible streak! :applaud:

They are such an exciting group of players to watch play, which is so great for baseball.

Now, on to the WS....and who knows!

Congratulations!

c.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Congratulations Rockies fans. A bit late, but I didn't have the chance to get to this site earlier (at least at home).

I'll keep my fingers crossed that your momentum will last until WS victory. :thumbsup:

[Waitinfor27]

I'm very pleased the Rockies have made the World Series. I called them as the Wild Card in mid-September and no one believed me, and now they go to the World Series. I was hoping for a Yankees-Rockies World Series this year. Well, I got half of it, the less preferred half, but still half.

Congrats Rockies.

[steveironcity]

Go Rockies :thumbsup:

[ChrisLDuncan]

I just have a question, where is Ian Stewart going to play?

[hsnterprize]

Congratulations, Rockies!!!!! Is Denver totally excited about this team, or what!!!!! Keep the momentum going into the World Series. I'm rooting for a Rocky Mountain World Series High this year, and this team is more than capable of beating either Cleveland or Boston in the fall classic.

Wouldn't it be nice if the Rocks were to win it all at Coors Field with a light snowfall after the final out? Talk about a perfect Denver-style ending to a great season.

[Old Sweater]

I just have a question, where is Ian Stewart going to play?

That is a good question for next year.

[ToolsOfIgnorance]

Congrats from this Pirates fan. It's good to see a throwback like Todd Helton get his chance in the Fall Classic. The kid is flat out good and the Rockies are one of those teams that baseball really needs right now.

I hope the Sox can pull it out against the Tribe and then we'd have one heck of a World Series.

[Old Sweater]

I just have a question, where is Ian Stewart going to play?

Here you go Chris. I stumbled across this in the Denver Post trying to find out some info about Cook and if he will be on the Rockies WS roster.

With Todd Helton unlikely to be traded and Kaz Matsui's future a mystery, should the Rockies consider moving Ian Stewart to second base - like Chase Utley, for example?
-- Dan, Aurora

Dan - The Rockies are planning to try just that, with Stewart taking groundballs at second base before going to the instructional league for a crash course.

Stewart is a heck of an athlete, but I think moving him to second is a bit of a longshot. For starters, he would have to drop some weight, leaning down from 215 to around 205. It would require complete and utter devotion to a training program this winter. Sometimes he looks like he could do it, but other times I see him and just believe he's too big.

Some close to Stewart aren't crazy about the idea, but he's agreeable. The other option is using him as a pinch-hitter to begin next season or keeping him at third base in Triple-A. "It's sad that guys get stereotyped. He might be able play second," the Dodgers' Jeff Kent told me. Stewart, if the experiment worked, would pass Kent as the biggest second baseman in the major leagues.

There's also the sneaking suspicion that floating the idea of Stewart switching gives the Rockies more leverage in trade discussions with Garrett Atkins. It's telling teams they have no urgency to deal their third baseman, possibly sweetening the pot. Again, as I have said before, I would be very reluctant to take Atkins' bat out of this lineup.