2007 World Series: Boston Red Sox Vs. Colorado Rockies

The Boston American League Professional Baseball Franchise - the Boston Red Sox - began life as a charter member of the newly formed American League in 1901. The National League Colorado Rockies began as a Major League Baseball expansion franchise in 1993.

The Red Sox enter the 2007 World Series with a regular season record of 96-66 - including 2 losses to the Rockies during interleague play in June. They won the American League East division by 2 games and the American League Championship series against the Cleveland Indians in 7 games, out scoring the Indians in the final three games 30-5 as they came back from a 3-1 deficit after winning the first game of the 7 game series.

The Colorado Rockies enter the 2007 World Series on something of an historic run - winning 21 of their last 22 games, including a 1 game playoff with the San Diego Padres for the National League Wild Card - a game which ended on a controversial call at home in the 13^th inning - and on the strength of two series sweeps against the Philadelphia Phillies and the Arizona Diamondbacks. They ended the regular season with the second best record in the National League at 90-73 - note that one game playoff was technically a regular season game and as such, the and the Padres each played 163 games in 2007.

Fenway Park opened April 20, 1912 and has grown in capacity from 35,000 on that first opening day to over 38,800 in 2007. It was built for the amazing sum of $650,000. The "Sox" beat the New York Highlanders, later the New York Yankees, that opening day 7-6 in 11 innings.

Coors Field began life on August 16, 1990 when voters approved a sales tax increase to fund a baseball stadium. It opened on April 26, 1995 with a capacity of just over 50,000 for a total cost of $215 Million of which 78% was publicly financed. The "Rox" beat the Mets that opening day 11-9 in 14 innings.

Fenway's seats are predominantly green save for one red seat - Section 42, Row 37, Seat 21. It marks Ted Williams' June 9, 1946 home run, the farthest ever hit in Fenway. Coors Field features a ring of purple seats to mark a spot that it is exactly 1 mile above sea level.