If the Rockies win the series, it will of course be because they are the team of destiny, and their incredible hotness carried them past a clearly superior team. If they lose, it will of course be because their long lay-off sapped them of their momentum.
What I can guarantee you will not see is claims of the form "the Rockies maintained their momentum and great play, but unfortunately ran into a better team whose superior execution outweighed the Rockies momentum" or "The Rockies lost their momentum and played quite poorly, but luckily for them the meltdowns of Daisuke Matsuzaka and Jon Lester, and the subpar performance of Curt Schilling allowed them to sneak by and claim the crown." That is because, of course, there is no way judging karmic forces except by results; if they were real, than the last two scenarios would certainly be possible, and not even that implausible. Karma is a massive bullshit dump for sportswriters to anoint heroes and villains and for athletes to make people think they are better people than the rest of us.
Personally, I am just looking forward to the best teams of their respective leagues meeting tonight. No magic necessary.
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