Did the Long Layoff Hurt the Rockies?

I'd say yes. That was quite the romp, as the Red Sox set a World Series record with a 12-run margin of victory. Of course, history tells them that they shouldn't rest on their laurels, as the two teams who'd won their opening games with 11-run margins, the White Sox in 1959 and the Braves in 1996, went on to lose their actual series, to the Dodgers and the Yankees, respectively. I don't think the whole series will look as easy as this game did, but I suspect the Red Sox have the edge. Of course, that's assuming they don't trip over themselves and end up losing, as they've been known to do in the past.

Returning to last night's subject of the wildfires in California, I was quite put off by how Fox was teasing its post-game news broadcast. One of their weather reporters, Tammy Souza, comes from the San Diego area, and we were told that she'd be along to share a personal tragedy. As it turned down, it was her uncle's house that burned down rather than her own childhood home, but it's dropping pretty low to hype your broadcast on our being able to empathize with our local reporters on their personal losses. Of course, news broadcast trade in this kind of tragedy all the time, so it's hardly surprising that they'd pimp their employees' emotional tragedies for ratings. Live by making yourself a commodity, die by making yourself a commodity.