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by DCScrap, Our Book of Scrap

Round three! Can the Rockies drag themselves up off the canvas? Will Dice-K be able to repeat his Game 7 NLCS performance? Or will Josh Fogg move to 3-0 in the 2007 post-season? These questions and more will be answered tonight in Denver, Colorado.

"We've been comfortable at home. We've been resilient at home," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. "Our crowd will be a big part of it. We want to put a good product on the field, get this thing headed back in our direction, get some people making some noise for us, get our offense kick-started and see if we can win a ballgame. Game 3 is what this whole thing is about for us right now." (AP)

No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win the World Series, so the Rockies are going to need the crowd and more to keep their chances of becoming the World Series Champions in 2007 alive.

Be back here at 7:45 ET for the live-blog of Game 3.

PRE-FIGHT

The two changes that have been reported so far to the teams' respective lineups are the Rockies leadoff man Willy Taveras being benched, while the Red Sox will be starting Big Papi at first over The Beard. I cannot imagine The Beard is too happy. Tito better watch his back tonight or The Beard may smite him down.

First "Rocky Mountain High" reference: 8:01 - Jeannie.

First "Rockto...

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