Rockies Go Feebly Into The Night, Lose 3-1
by Jeff Aberle on Aug 21, 2010 10:17 PM MDT
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PrintThe Colorado Rockies single season pitching wins record still stands at 17, as Ubaldo Jimenez (17-4) failed to get the win for his third straight start. Not that it was really his fault. Jimenez really only made one bad pitch, a hanging slider that Justin Upton ripped into the left field stands for a two run shot that put Arizona up 3-1 in the sixth. Upton was a one man wrecking crew for the Diamondbacks, as he also had a double and scored on a wild pitch in the fourth to provide Arizona's offense for the day.
Jimenez really did pitch well, only allowing three hits in his six innings of work, striking out three. The problem was that his offense wasn't up to the task of that mighty pitching juggernaut, Barry Enright (4-2) and the Arizona bullpen. Yikes. Colorado mustered only four hits on the day and got their run on a RBI groundout by Chris Iannetta that should have been a double play. I certainly expected a little more offensive output considering the opponent and the venue (one of the best hitting parks in baseball), but the Rockies just didn't have it.
What an awful offensive effort we saw tonight.
Colorado looks to avoid a sweep tomorrow with Jhoulys Chacin matching up against former White Sox prospect Daniel Hudson.
Graph: Not a pretty picture, boys and girls.
We Salute: The Rockies bullpen was good, Jimenez looked good against players not named Upton
We Are Disappointed In: Eric Young Jr. (-.128 WPA), Jason Giambi (-.094), all Rockies hitters
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Hey Jeff....did you know that AZsnakepit is invoking your prediction...?
Brad Hawpe - I'm going to miss you most of all. Please don't kill us wherever you play....
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Says the guy with the team
at the bottom of the division. I love their high horse.
And I so want to post this over there
But I promised Silver I wouldn’t.
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Yeah...that's kind of what I thought.
Brad Hawpe - I'm going to miss you most of all. Please don't kill us wherever you play....
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He's done it more than once.
I can take it. It was a guarantee that went spectacularly awry. Stuff happens.
Too bad his team is much worse.
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by Jeff Aberle on Aug 21, 2010 11:05 PM MDT up reply actions
Well, the season isn't over...Maybe the Pads will collapse
and we have a miracle, and you can just point and laugh at the end of the season. At least, I hope you’ll be able to.:)
Brad Hawpe - I'm going to miss you most of all. Please don't kill us wherever you play....
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noooooooooooooooooooo
I don’t want the rox to be the first team in mlb history to make the playoffs and not score any runs in a series…
/it’s entirely possible this has happened before but I’m not in a fact checking mood
Tornadough! Tornadough! Tornadough!
"I've swallowed the Little Book of Calm..."
by WalkInRight on Aug 21, 2010 11:32 PM MDT up reply actions
meh...as long as we make the playoffs lol
Brad Hawpe - I'm going to miss you most of all. Please don't kill us wherever you play....
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sigh
only thing to look forward to is Tulo (once he has enough at bats) and Cargo going after the batting title and Jimenez going after Cy Young which isn’t looking good at all right now but oh well
time to make another run to the postseason....get it going guys!!
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
I don’t give a damn about injuries, fangraphs, WAR projections, excuses, whatever. If this team falls below .500 after 162 games, Tracy needs to go.
Oh, now be honest, NL West rivals, warriors to warriors. You do prefer it this way, don't you, as it was meant to be? No peace in our time. "Once more unto the breach, dear friends."
by jasontheuncatchable on Aug 21, 2010 11:02 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
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I 2nd this. He stated Street is still his closer, enough right there to fire him. But the owners don’t care cause they are making their money.
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Oh please.
Even if they’re concerned behind the scenes, most managers would say that.
You’re clearly just another LOLCHEAPFARTZ type.
Well one could easily accuse you of simply being an over-optimistic fanboy type who can’t make the distinction between rooting for the team on the field and the millionaires in the owners box.
Oh, now be honest, NL West rivals, warriors to warriors. You do prefer it this way, don't you, as it was meant to be? No peace in our time. "Once more unto the breach, dear friends."
by jasontheuncatchable on Aug 22, 2010 1:10 PM MDT up reply actions
and drink a keg of beer
at third base.
Tornadough! Tornadough! Tornadough!
"I've swallowed the Little Book of Calm..."
by WalkInRight on Aug 21, 2010 11:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Quoting from my post in the gamethread, which as usual went in too late...
I blame this season on the schedulemaker…
…who gave the team so many home games in June and September that EVERY OTHER FREAKING MONTH OF THE SEASON, we were on the road more than at home…
But....Football Season Starts!!!!
Ubaldo "Iron Arm" Jimenez
Seth Smith’s beard looks on in anticipation.
His name is Dan Uggla!
by Colsportsfan on Aug 22, 2010 12:08 AM MDT up reply actions
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by prettyinpurple on Aug 22, 2010 5:54 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
In watching this team over the last week.
I have seen them lose 4 of 5 and it has been like watching groundhog day.
1. This team has no pitch recognition. They swing at anything and god forbid they get guys on base it gets even worse. Quite frankly they are swinging at some really horric crap and it makes you wonder the level of intelligence that exists on this team.
2. Quite frankly it is a shame because of the idiots swinging the bats it has probably cost Jimenez a season in the history books. He has like 4 losses and four no decisions and almost all are the cause of no offense whatsoever. I think this kid could of had a 24-27 win season and now he will be lucky to get 20 becuases his teammates are offensively illitertate.
3. I suggest Tracy make Sept an open audition for the closer role. This role has been a disaster for this team all season with nobody able to command anything. Morales, Corpas, Morales, Street have all shifted and failed to achieve. I venture to say this team has lost 15-20 games in the late pen. Far more walk off loses than I remember in recent memory. Those are tough mentally as well. Street is not a power guy and you have a larger margin for error in this role as a power guy. I think Rogers should also get a try.
4. I said this at the time and I will say it again. That Sunday PM game where they could have tied SD and Belisle pissed it away was the turning point in this season. That’s where possibilities became realities. A bitter lost that they simply never recovered from or mounted any serious threat since.
by PinchHitLancePainter on Aug 22, 2010 8:52 AM MDT reply actions
Agreed on July 11 loss to Padres
The watershed game of the season; also Belisle’s errant throw on the comebacker was the signature error of the season. All downhill ever since. Writing up a FanPost for later today on the 5 games that killed the Rockies season.
i said point #4
after that game as well but i got crap for it
time to make another run to the postseason....get it going guys!!
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
by TuLoRocks2008 on Aug 22, 2010 9:30 AM MDT up reply actions
I just think blaming an entire season
on one error is really really really really really really shortsighted.
If one error can destroy an entire season and cause a team to lose focus, forget how to hit and generally fall apart, then that team has FAR bigger problems.
Brad Hawpe - I'm going to miss you most of all. Please don't kill us wherever you play....
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i said this at the time
and again now obviously one error can’t blow a season but mentally we would of been tied for first having swept the Padres and were on fire instead 2 back momentum stopped and the team just hasn’t seemed the same since
time to make another run to the postseason....get it going guys!!
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
by TuLoRocks2008 on Aug 22, 2010 10:36 AM MDT up reply actions
So are you and TuloRocks2008 and PHLP
suggesting that because we didn’t tie that day, mentally we fell off? I don’t buy it. Sorry. I’ll think about it more though.
Brad Hawpe - I'm going to miss you most of all. Please don't kill us wherever you play....
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BTW the records since that faithful Jul 13 day
SD 22-12
Col -11-21
by PinchHitLancePainter on Aug 22, 2010 9:00 AM MDT reply actions
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