Eagle-Tribune Blogs: Burt Talks Sports

I will be at the park around 5 p.m. and will try to capture some of the pregame noise and chatter on the field.
If you have any questions, I will answer during the game.

Here is the pregame schedule:
5:40-6:40 p.m.—Red Sox Batting Practice
6:40-7:30 p.m.—Rockies Batting Practice
8:12 p.m.—Player Introductions
8:18 p.m.—National Anthem: John Williams conducts the Boston Pops
8:24 p.m.—Ceremonial First Pitch—Carl Yastrzemski and 1967 Red Sox
8:35 p.m.—First Pitch, 2007 World Series

Talk to you later.

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This is not an easy series to pick.
You just don’t know how good the Colorado Rockies really are other than being the hottest playoff team in history.
I do know this. They are loaded with youth and they can hit. Josh Beckett, tonight’s starter, was right. They are like an American League lineup.
Here’s what I see happening.
The Red Sox win tonight, with Beckett winning a very close game, say 4-2.
Game 2 is the key game for … continued »

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