Bosox caps and T-shirts are everywhere -- even here in Colorado, where Rockies fever has built to a crescendo. Of course, Yankees logos are everywhere too. But it's not the same thing. People wear Yankees caps and shirts for many reasons other than to advertise their loyalty to the team. For instance, Hillary Clinton once donned a Yankees cap to seem more human, or at least less Hillary-like. And my 12-year-old wears one because, even though he's never been to the Big Apple, he's heard that's where all the action is. But talk to someone wearing Boston's colors and you know you're talking to a die-hard Red Sox fan. Which they all are. Would any other kind of fan stick with a team that before the 2004 matchup against the Cardinals, had not produced a Series winner in 86 years? The Rockies haven't been around long enough to inspire that kind of loyalty, but they've been rapidly making up for lost time since August. The team has won 21 of its last 22 outings with some of the best defensive play in the glorious history of the game. Try to find a Tulowitzki jersey in Colorado and they are sold out. Playing shortstop, Tulo has not made an error in 44 games, although it's not for lack of opportunities. Almost nothing has gotten by him on the ground in post-season play, nor have any line drives less than ten feet high. His off-balance throws to first are poetry in motion, recalling the great Ozzie Smith, and with a .291 batting average and 99 RBI's he's a good bet for Rookie of the Year. TV's Secret Prayer Too bad television hasn't discovered the guy yet, because his story is just the thing the network flacks could use to drum up ratings for
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