The road to a repeat gets under way Wednesday when the Phillies take on the Rockies in the NLDS. Do the Phillies have what it takes to knock out the red-hot Rockies or will this series be just like 2007 when Colorado swept the Phils right out of the playoffs? Here is my breakdown of the two teams, position-by-position:Starting Pitching:Phillies: Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, Joe Blanton, J.A. Happ (?)Rockies: Ubaldo Jimenez, Aaron Cook, Jason Hammel (?)The Game One and Game Two starters appear to be set, with Cole Hamels facing Ubaldo Jimenez and Cliff Lee facing Aaron Cook. From there, things are a little iffy, although Blanton is a lock in Game Three for the Phils. The Rockies best pitcher, Jorge De La Rosa, is the wild card here. De La Rosa hurt his left groin in his last start and it's unknown as to whether he will be available to pitch. If he can go, he will pitch Game Three and will give the Rockies a big advantage in that game. If not, the Rockies do have a deep rotation...
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