Ubaldo Jimenez, Yorvit Torrealba lead Colorado Rockies to 11-1 victory over San Francisco Giants
by Russ Oates on May 6, 2009 9:35 PM MDT
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PrintThis game was pure dominance, offensively and defensively, in favor of the Rockies. Ubaldo Jimenez scattered five hits in 7+ innings, allowed a run, walked one, and struck out six. He wound up with a .348 WPA, being the most impactful player of the game. Jason Grilli relieved Jimenez after a single and double started the inning. Grilli allowed an inherited runner to score on a ground out, but allowed nothing more. Manny Corpas pitched in a no-pressure ninth inning.
And, strangely enough, Yorvit Torrealba added the most offensively with his .150 WPA. He went 2-for-2 with a homer, two RBI, and two walks. Even Ubaldo Jimenez got into the action by going 2-for-2 with an RBI, the first of his career. Todd Helton had an epic at-bat that went 13 or so pitches before he whacked a home run. Matt Murton also smacked a homer, his first. Garrett Atkins went 0-for-4 and wound up with a -.101 WPA.
I wanted to chalk the scoring up to post hoc ergo propter hoc because I left to watch Lost before the scoring started, but the Rockies continued to score after I came back. Besides, that's a logical fallacy anyway.
The Rockies are now 11-15.
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Great game all-around-offense, defense, and pitching. Tomorrow should be another quality outing with Marquis.
That was nice
We sure don’t mess around when we beat teams, do we?
Staying on the sunny side of Blake Street since 1993.
The Shawn Chacon Experience - Life as a Rockies fan, one day at a time: Because we're all still recovering from those nine blown saves.
Now, all you have to do
is lose the game tomorrow by 1 run, and you’ll go on with your crazy reverse-2007-Dbacks thing.
"Besides, this is freaking 2009.... WHERE THE HELL IS MY DAMNED FLYING CAR??"
Aww, c'mon.
You know you wanna….
Besides, Danny Haren is pitching tomorrow, and we need to make up some ground in the division.
"Besides, this is freaking 2009.... WHERE THE HELL IS MY DAMNED FLYING CAR??"
Marlins
This weekend’s opponents have the 2007 D-Backs thing going. 15-13, have been outscored by 10 runs, are 5-1 in one-run games, and are 4-5 in blowouts.
Yeah, that sounds pretty familiar.
Only make their W/L record a little better but their record in blowouts a little worse.
"Besides, this is freaking 2009.... WHERE THE HELL IS MY DAMNED FLYING CAR??"
It's pretty close in the overall and blowout depts.
2007 D-Backs:
90-72 overall
32-20 1-run
20-26 blowouts (.435; 4 of 9 = .444)
2009 Marlins (through 5/6)
Pro-rated to 162 games
87-75 overall
23-4 1-run
23-29 blowouts
I’m using bb-ref’s categories; they don’t use blowouts, but margins of victory of 5 runs or more. Maybe the D-Backs get worse as the margin goes up.
Anyway, I assume this means mean a series with a 1-run loss and a blowout win.
Hmmmm...
they’re on a great start!!
"Besides, this is freaking 2009.... WHERE THE HELL IS MY DAMNED FLYING CAR??"
WOOT!
Out of last place! (At least until the late game finishes.) Nice to see the guys swing the bat like that again. Almost had forgotten what that was like. Go Rockies!
The great thing about baseball is that there's a crisis every day. ~Gabe Paul
I've learned The Secret
Stay out of game threads. The Rox win a much greater % of the time when I don’t post during the game. Gosh, I hope that’s as much a logic fallacy as Russ’
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
Kind of mad I didn't make
it to the game tonight. I’ll be there Friday. Didn’t I call a Murton HR as my crazy prediction – crap that was last week.
"Better move your rental cars, I am about to take BP."
-Glendon Rusch
Just FYI, Rox Girl,
since I know you’re scared shitless of Justin Upton…..
The kid had his first multi-homer game tonight.
To deep left and dead center.
At PetCo. In a night game.
"Besides, this is freaking 2009.... WHERE THE HELL IS MY DAMNED FLYING CAR??"
Oh come on
he hit the first one off of Peavy – that guy is terrible.
"Better move your rental cars, I am about to take BP."
-Glendon Rusch
Yeah, totally.
He also gunned a guy out at the plate from deep RF…. but the guy was a catcher, so it totally doesn’t count.
"Besides, this is freaking 2009.... WHERE THE HELL IS MY DAMNED FLYING CAR??"
Clearly
in jest. Maybe he is figuring it out finally.
"Better move your rental cars, I am about to take BP."
-Glendon Rusch
I know you were joking.
I was JK too.
"Besides, this is freaking 2009.... WHERE THE HELL IS MY DAMNED FLYING CAR??"
LOLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
K l8rz!!!!
"Besides, this is freaking 2009.... WHERE THE HELL IS MY DAMNED FLYING CAR??"
Went to game
my first sight of a win this season. The previous four were all loses. Great night and once again my theory of a solid pitching performance and multiple HRs is their only recipe. Couple of thoughts.
1. Murton punished his shot.
2. Yorvit might play well enough that we could actually get something for him at the deadline.
3. Helton with a classic AB. Despite his drop off production wise the guy is a prof hitter. He remins me so much of Keith Hernandez in his prime. He can wear a pitcher out to the point of mental breakdown.
4. Nice to see Tulo go the other way. Hopefully he can build on this. He did hit three balls hard tonight.
5. Ubaldo was really dealing. See is he can build on this. He just needs to trust his stuff and he will be fine. If he can consistently locate his curve he will be dominant.
6. The crowd was announced at 22K but I would be suprised if 15K were actually there. Lots of Nuggets garb on fans tonite although none with the collective tattoos of the real Nuggets.
7. Gorgeous night where I did not even have to put my jacket on and a old school 2:20 game was sweet.
by PinchHitLancePainter on May 6, 2009 10:48 PM MDT reply actions
Why is it
that Randy Johnson only kicks ass when he’s pitching against us??
"Besides, this is freaking 2009.... WHERE THE HELL IS MY DAMNED FLYING CAR??"
u musta forgot
that he kicked our ass last wk
5 down....11 to go for a repeat Go Wings!!!
by TuLoRocks2008 on May 6, 2009 10:58 PM MDT up reply actions
Um.....
well…. errr…. hey, I post at Purple Row a lot, too?
"Besides, this is freaking 2009.... WHERE THE HELL IS MY DAMNED FLYING CAR??"
Was at Citi Field tonight man
what a rubbish game mets win on an error 1-0…but nice job rox tonight…now the question is can we win 2 friggin games in a row??
5 down....11 to go for a repeat Go Wings!!!
"post hoc ergo propter hoc"
And that’s how I know Russ is doing the game wrap.
"Admirably obsessive." - Uni Watch, March 24th, 2009
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Me neither!
It sounds like a fantastic game to watch. 1.40am start time is just too late though. Did Silverblood make it?
Silver Slugger for Ubaldo?
.625 obp so far! The man’s on fire!
Seriously though, what do you guys think, is it just a fluke or has he legitimately become less clueless up there?
His hitting has improved markedly
when he pitched at the Springs in 2007, I was actually afraid he might hurt himself hitting as he was the worst pitcher/hitter I had seen in some time.
by PinchHitLancePainter on May 7, 2009 9:18 AM MDT reply actions
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