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October 25, 2007
BY STEVEN KRASNER
Journal Sports Writer
BOSTON -- Yes, Todd Helton was well aware that the Rockies were clobbered, 13-1, in Game One of the World Series Wednesday night at Fenway Park.
But the veteran first baseman said Colorado won't be feeling any effects from a first-game blowout as they got ready for Game Two. He said Thursday afternoon that Rockies are focused on the fact that this wasn't a one-game series, but a best-of-seven.
''It's not hard (to put the blowout in the rear-view mirror),'' said Helton. ''I think once we stepped off the field and got to the locker room that that game was over with. We realize it's a best-of-seven. It's fastest to four (wins) basically. But there is a sense of urgency.
''We know what it's like to win Game One and how important that is,'' said Helton, whose Rockies swept Philadelphia and then Arizona in the first two rounds of the postseason. ''But we've had our backs against the wall all year and we know how to respond. We've used the word resilient a lot of times this year and I think that definitely applies to this ballclub. We have a very short memory.''
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