The fellow who runs the Red Sox Monster Web site, Dan Lamothe, sends us items from time to time, and he passed along this one that, as far as I can tell, first appeared on boston.com under Eric Wilbur's byline. In the Internet environment, it can be darn near impossible to track down the origins of something.

Having said that, here's a whimsical look at the Colorado Rockies (as Super Mario) marching through the playoffs -- I'm sure you'll recognize the little characters who represent the Pardres, Phillies and Diamondbacks -- until they get to the big, ol' scary Red Sox. It goes fast so you may have to play it a few times to get the full effect. Cute stuff.