EXTRA!, October 31

Published October 31, 2007 at midnight

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ROCKIES RALLY

Denver is inviting fans to join the Rockies Rally at 11:45 a.m. today at Skyline Park downtown to celebrate the National League champions.

Mayor John Hickenlooper and Gov. Bill Ritter will join the rally with Rockies Manager Clint Hurdle and players, including Matt Holliday, Jeff Francis and Garrett Atkins. Rock band Opie Gone Bad will be on hand. The mayor's office and Downtown Denver Part- nership organized the event.

ONLY CRUNCHY

Taco Bell handed out free crunchy beef tacos Tuesday. The nationwide promotion was in conjunction with the World Series if a player stole a base - which Red Sox player Jacoby Ellsbury did.

200 to 500 was the average giveaway locally when Extra! surveyed various outlets. At the Taco Bell on East Smoky Hill Road, manager Pam Pappel said about "500 tacos were given away, but that number could go higher." At a Colorado Boulevard Taco Bell, manager Stasha Kurtz said "200 to 500" might be a final number.

EXCUSES, EXCUSES!

Here's the Top 10 Colorado Rockies excuses from David Letterman.

10 "Even we've never heard of most of our players."

9 Didn't want Game 5 to pre-empt 'House'. "

8 "Relax, there's still a lot of baseball to be played."

7 "The curse of the Bambino?"

6 "At that altitude, the beer really knocks you on your a--."

5 "No number 5 - writer preparing to go on strike."

4 "Turns out our 'flaxseed oil' really was flaxseed oil."

3 "O.J. stole the equipment!"

2 "Manager distracted by Joe Torre walking around with his resume."

1 "Forget us - someone want to explain the Jets?"