Apology, part 2

The second game at Fenway 'twixt the Sox and mountain men,
Had fans asking each other if their team would win again.
The Rockies took an early lead. The Schill had hit a man,
Then Helton grounded into first. Taveras homeward ran.

The Olde Towne Team went one-two-three; The Rockies did the same.
The bottom of the second brought no changes to the game.
When Drew was hit, then hope sprang up; but luck had come too late;
The third good pitch our Varitek watched sail over the plate.

Three up, three down again they went at the top of the next.
The bottom passed, then top of fourth. The fans all said, perplexed,
"Where are those bats our favorites swung when they won yesterday?"
Then Varitek scored Lowell, which just might have saved the day,

For there was only one more run scored on that chilly night.
Big Papi came home in the fifth to set the score aright.
'Twas two to one through all the rest of World Series game two.
Okajima and Papelbon made sure that it was true.

So now the Red Sox go out west, to face the mountain men
on their home turf. We'll cheer for them to do their best again.
Around the Hub, our steps are light, our faces in a grin,
and there's cautious optimism, with but two games left to win.