Can God Save The Rockies Now?

I read this with amusement and disbelief - Colorado Rockies chairman and CEO Charlie Monfort said last season that the ballclub was the strongest character-wise in the whole league, because they were predominantly Christians.

While I wouldn't doubt that Christianity in itself teaches character and tolerance even, unfortunately many of its practitioners do not do so. And self-righteousness seems a common trait among this particular band of Christians who talk about love but spread a holier than thou image. I did not know of this news bit last year, but finding it out right now has certainly lowered my opinion of the ballclub as a whole.

Kudos to their achievement this season, but to put it down and as a broadside to other clubs that they are inferior spiritually-wise is a direction that should not be condoned in sports. That is something I agree with the writer of the piece, Dave Zirin. In fact, it would be an insult to the team's players who are not of the Christian faith. Are their achievements now partly because of their Christian team mates, and inferior without them?

If they truly had character, it would have helped to provide a more entertaining World Series Game 1 last night. All I saw was an utter collapse by the away team.