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October 23, 2007
BY STEVEN KRASNER
Journal Sports Writer
BOSTON -- Javier Lopez will be in the Red Sox' bullpen in the World Series, but he has a soft spot in heart for the Colorado Rockies.
''It's kind of special (to be playing the Rockies) because that was the team I broke in with,'' said Lopez, who was acquired by Colorado from the Red Sox on March 18, 2003, after Boston had claimed the submarining left-hander via the Rule 5 draft the previous December.
''It's going to be fun. Those guys have had some tough years I knew they had the talent with a lot of young players,'' said Lopez, who spent parts of three seasons with Colorado, going 5-3 in 142 games for the Rockies.
Lopez realizes that once the series shifts to the mile-high atmosphere in Coors Field, the Red Sox' are in for a bit of a change.
''The challenge won't be with the ballpark, but on the body,'' said Lopez. ''The altitude makes you feel more sluggish because your body has to get acclimated (to the atmosphere). You have to be ready to be a little more sore. Your body just has to get used to it.''
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