GreggFromJoisey
10-24-2007, 01:58 PM
Giuliani pulling for Red Sox over Rox
Posted: Tuesday October 23, 2007 6:16PM; Updated: Tuesday October 23, 2007 6:16PM
Postseason Coverage
Wednesday
Jack McCallum: Rockies are must-see TV
Jon Heyman: World Series storylines
Phil Taylor: Boston sports is on a roll
Richard Deitsch: Red Sox a ratings driver
Nate Silver: Rockies-Red Sox breakdown
SI experts' World Series picks
Tuesday
John Donovan: Rockies-Red Sox analysis
Tom Verducci's five cuts for Tuesday
John Donovan: Red Sox cursed no more
Rick Reilly: Denver has suffered enough
SI Flashback: Hurdle the Phenom
Larry Keith: Hurdle then and now
Greatest World Series moments
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Red Sox pull away late in Game 7
John Donovan on comeback kid Pedroia
Albert Chen looks at the dejected Indians
Beckett earns ALCS MVP honors
Missed opportunities hurt Indians
John Donovan on Dice-K and Game 7
Report: Indians' Byrd spent $25K on HGH
Schedule/Box Scores
Game 1: Rockies at Red Sox, Wed. 8 p.m.
Game 2: Rockies at Red Sox, Thurs. 8 p.m.
Game 3: Red Sox at Rockies, Sat. 8 p.m.
Game 4: Red Sox at Rockies, Sun. 8 p.m.
Game 5*: Red Sox at Rockies, 10/29 TBD
Game 6*: Rockies at Red Sox, 10/31 TBD
Game 7*: Rockies at Red Sox, 11/1 TBD
BOSTON (AP) -- Sounds like a baseball flip-flop.
Rudy Giuliani, a lifelong New York Yankees fan, said Tuesday he's pulling for their most hated rivals, the Boston Red Sox, to win the World Series over the Colorado Rockies.
"I'm rooting for the Red Sox," the Republican presidential contender said in response to a question, sparking applause at the Boston restaurant where he was picking up a local endorsement.
"I'm an American League fan, and I go with the American League team, maybe with the exception of the Mets," he said. "Maybe that would be the one time I wouldn't because I'm loyal to New York."
Giuliani's Yankees lost in the first round of the playoffs, then lost their manager when Giuliani's friend, Joe Torre, refused to accept a pay cut and walked away. Giuliani said the Yankees had "a great season."
The former New York mayor said his declaration of temporary Red Sox loyalty was "not just because I'm here in Massachusetts."
"In Colorado, in the next week or two, you will see, I will have the courage to tell the people of Colorado the same thing, that I am rooting for the Red Sox in the World Series," he said.
Indeed, if Giuliani was pandering, he miscalculated.
In the last presidential election, Colorado went with Republican President Bush, and recent history shows Massachusetts voters would sooner adopt Manhattan clam chowder as the state's official food than vote Republican in 2008.
Of course, just to the north is New Hampshire -- home to many Red Sox fans -- and the nation's first primary.
Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Posted: Tuesday October 23, 2007 6:16PM; Updated: Tuesday October 23, 2007 6:16PM
Postseason Coverage
Wednesday
Jack McCallum: Rockies are must-see TV
Jon Heyman: World Series storylines
Phil Taylor: Boston sports is on a roll
Richard Deitsch: Red Sox a ratings driver
Nate Silver: Rockies-Red Sox breakdown
SI experts' World Series picks
Tuesday
John Donovan: Rockies-Red Sox analysis
Tom Verducci's five cuts for Tuesday
John Donovan: Red Sox cursed no more
Rick Reilly: Denver has suffered enough
SI Flashback: Hurdle the Phenom
Larry Keith: Hurdle then and now
Greatest World Series moments
Sunday
Red Sox pull away late in Game 7
John Donovan on comeback kid Pedroia
Albert Chen looks at the dejected Indians
Beckett earns ALCS MVP honors
Missed opportunities hurt Indians
John Donovan on Dice-K and Game 7
Report: Indians' Byrd spent $25K on HGH
Schedule/Box Scores
Game 1: Rockies at Red Sox, Wed. 8 p.m.
Game 2: Rockies at Red Sox, Thurs. 8 p.m.
Game 3: Red Sox at Rockies, Sat. 8 p.m.
Game 4: Red Sox at Rockies, Sun. 8 p.m.
Game 5*: Red Sox at Rockies, 10/29 TBD
Game 6*: Rockies at Red Sox, 10/31 TBD
Game 7*: Rockies at Red Sox, 11/1 TBD
BOSTON (AP) -- Sounds like a baseball flip-flop.
Rudy Giuliani, a lifelong New York Yankees fan, said Tuesday he's pulling for their most hated rivals, the Boston Red Sox, to win the World Series over the Colorado Rockies.
"I'm rooting for the Red Sox," the Republican presidential contender said in response to a question, sparking applause at the Boston restaurant where he was picking up a local endorsement.
"I'm an American League fan, and I go with the American League team, maybe with the exception of the Mets," he said. "Maybe that would be the one time I wouldn't because I'm loyal to New York."
Giuliani's Yankees lost in the first round of the playoffs, then lost their manager when Giuliani's friend, Joe Torre, refused to accept a pay cut and walked away. Giuliani said the Yankees had "a great season."
The former New York mayor said his declaration of temporary Red Sox loyalty was "not just because I'm here in Massachusetts."
"In Colorado, in the next week or two, you will see, I will have the courage to tell the people of Colorado the same thing, that I am rooting for the Red Sox in the World Series," he said.
Indeed, if Giuliani was pandering, he miscalculated.
In the last presidential election, Colorado went with Republican President Bush, and recent history shows Massachusetts voters would sooner adopt Manhattan clam chowder as the state's official food than vote Republican in 2008.
Of course, just to the north is New Hampshire -- home to many Red Sox fans -- and the nation's first primary.
Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.