Rockies need better pitching and a Nike ad

Here’s the classic Nike commercial from the last time the Boston Red Sox were in the World Series, in 2004, when they were the team of destiny. Now they’re back in the Series, and they look like they might just crush this year’s Cinderella story, the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies might want to lobby for a Nike commercial of their own, though expansion teams don’t really lend themselves to sweeping historical dramas.

—Posted by Tim Nudd