The Rockies didn't have to win Game 2, but they couldn't afford to get blown out again. They needed to at least be in the game, a swing or two away from taking the lead, and Ubaldo Jimenez and the relievers who followed him gave Colorado that chance, at least (while running up huge pitch counts, again). Look, the feeling here remains that Boston is going to win a short series. But if you are the one of the Rockies' young players, you got on the team charter early Friday morning knowing that you ...

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