After Poor Performance, No Excuses From Pitchers

Always have been, and we're going to be. We just got outplayed tonight. ... One of the strengths of this ballclub throughout the season is our confidence hasn't been shaken by the results of a game. The Rockies came into the World Series with historic momentum. That made the crash the more dramatic. They were overmatched and - something no one expected - overwhelmed. 'Nobody on our staff pitches away from the bat,' manager Clint Hurdle said before the Red Sox's 13-1 victory in Game 1 Wednesday night. 'I think that's the thing that's going to play out in this series.' Rockies pitchers had two problems: Sometimes they pitched away from the bat, and sometimes they didn't. 'Sometimes [the Red Sox] are patient, sometimes they're aggressive,' catcher Yorvit Torrealba said. 'If you want to pitch well against them, you have to be around the plate. And you have to be down. That's what I see.' Read more