Padres 2, Rockies 0: Ubaldo Back, But Bad Bats and Defense Betray
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jun 7, 2011 10:48 PM MDT
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Ubaldo Jimenez is officially back. For his second consecutive start, The Chief allowed no free passes, this time striking out a season high eight batters. He dominated the Padres for seven innings throwing all of his pitches for strikes, punctuated with a strikeout of Brad Hawpe in the sixth inning on a ridiculous 99mph splitter at the knees.
Of all potential storylines in June, perhaps the most important was the potential resurgence of Ubaldo the Great. While his two great starts have come against two of the weakest offenses in the league, on the road, his control and velocity remain favorable predictors of future success.
| Ubaldo Start | IP | ER | H | K | BB |
| 6/7 | 7.0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 6/1 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 5/27 | 6.0 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 5/22 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 5/17 | 7.0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Charlie Blackmon made his MLB debut and showed decently enough, flying out to center twice and grounding out to first. Seth Smith singled and doubles, and Carlos Gonzalez showed flashes of breaking out of his funk with an opposite field double and walk.
When the offense isn't scoring runs, fundamentals are at a premium, and that killed the Rockies in the fifth inning. With two outs, Kyle Phillips pulled out a three wood and punched an 0-2 change-up out of the rough for a ground ball single. After a wild pitch, Alberto Gonzalez hit a ground ball up the middle, which bounced off Chris Nelson's glove and leg and into center field. Snafu 1.
Knowing how dominant Ubaldo was, the Padres sent Phillips home, which was a mistake. Troy Tulowitzki picked up the ball behind second base and had Phillips out at home by twelve steps, but he rushed the throw home and bounced it in front of the plate. Snafu 2. Jose Morales could have calmly caught the bounce and tagged Phillips, but he bobbled the bounced throw, and the Padres drew first blood. Snafu 3. Jimenez then grooved a fastball to pitcher Tim Stauffer, who singled, giving San Diego that all important two run lead at PetCo Park. Snafu 4.
That's the long story of the game. The short story - Ubaldo was fantastic again, the defense fell apart on one play, and the offense was as terrible as always. They can still win their first three game series since April 17 tomorrow, when Aaron Cook returns to the hill, opposed by Dustin Moseley.
WPA Heroes
WPA Zeroes
Chris Nelson (-.132): 0-for-4, K.
Troy Tulowitzki (-.124): 0-for-4.
Ty Wigginton (-.111): 0-for-4.
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Congrats to Uball, glad to see him back
But I am going into a self-imposed exile of PR until the end of the bar exam in July.
I hope I’m bad luck.
I realllllllllllllllllllllllllly hope. Have fun with this hot mess everyone.
bye
I can’t imagine how flabbergasted people who have been on a nap since April are that we are this way. Bet they wish they never woke up.
What makes a die-hard fan? Dying. Hard. That's "deadication".
by prettyinpurple on Jun 7, 2011 10:52 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Good luck man
Can we lay off of Cargo and Tulo until their BABIP numbers get with 50 points of their career averages?
NO, we are NOT going to fire Jim Tracy midseason!!!!!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jun 7, 2011 10:58 PM MDT up reply actions
I miss last year.
What makes a die-hard fan? Dying. Hard. That's "deadication".
by prettyinpurple on Jun 7, 2011 10:50 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
I miss having a full head of hair.
by Charlie77 on Jun 8, 2011 1:13 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I miss college
Hey Baseball Gods. FINE!!! IT HURTS!!! I HAVE SACRAFICED ALL MY TACOS TO YOU!!! WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT!!!!
We really should have started Tyler Anderson this game
he wouldn’t have surrendered 2 runs for sure.
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Things I would rather watch on a nightly basis than the Colorado Rockies:
-Requiem For a Dream. Every night.
-Anything involving a Kardashian
-5-6 year old youth soccer
-Colonoscopies at Great Plains Regional Health Center
-The Washington Nationals
-The Washington Generals
-Anything involving a Hilton
-The computer playing itself on MLB: The Show
-This video on a continuous three hour loop. Which would be a pretty accurate music video for the highlights of tonight’s game, actually.
-The 1899 Cleveland Spiders
-The 2011 Cleveland Cavaliers
-Any episode of ‘According to Jim’
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
by Franchise26 on Jun 7, 2011 10:54 PM MDT reply actions 3 recs
You just made me watch the Wiggles
My three year old doesn’t even make me watch the Wiggles
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jun 7, 2011 11:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Wahahahaha...
…The only thing worse than a Rickroll…
…as for me, as soon as the title came up, I X’d out…
Bill Simmons tweeted it tonight. He meant it as a jab at LeBron, but I think it works just as well to describe the Rox tonight.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
While I understand the 4 dudes from Star Trek singing
I’m confused by the chef holding what appear to be donuts being chased by a Pirate.
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
It's a metaphor...
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Whatever the manager does is wrong, unless it works. Then he's a button pusher.
In line for seats at the Grand Junction Rockies 2012 home opener
"I made baseball as much fun as doing your taxes" - Bill James (Simpsons version)
"Everyone study two out situations, count management, and I'll be back with some gluten free crackers"
by Junction Rox on Jun 7, 2011 11:17 PM MDT up reply actions
At first I thought it was social commentary
condemning the recent trend to strip unions of the right to collectively bargain.
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
I hadn't considered that angle
I took it as more of a spiritual statement on man’s neverending pursuit of enlightment, coupled with a meditation on Simpson’s philosophy of “mmmmm…. donuts”
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Whatever the manager does is wrong, unless it works. Then he's a button pusher.
In line for seats at the Grand Junction Rockies 2012 home opener
"I made baseball as much fun as doing your taxes" - Bill James (Simpsons version)
"Everyone study two out situations, count management, and I'll be back with some gluten free crackers"
by Junction Rox on Jun 7, 2011 11:28 PM MDT up reply actions
we're both right!
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
I think we're actually watching 'According to Jim' every night......
Jim Tracy that is.
Can we lay off of Cargo and Tulo until their BABIP numbers get with 50 points of their career averages?
NO, we are NOT going to fire Jim Tracy midseason!!!!!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jun 8, 2011 6:59 AM MDT up reply actions
The offense will be right back
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Burgundy Wave - SBnation's Colorado Rapids site
Crystal Palace FC - Eternally a point from relegation (._. )
I might as well start betting money against the Rockies
If I’m going to be subjected to this garbage every night I should at least get paid for it.
Can we lay off of Cargo and Tulo until their BABIP numbers get with 50 points of their career averages?
NO, we are NOT going to fire Jim Tracy midseason!!!!!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jun 7, 2011 10:56 PM MDT reply actions
...i don't understand the question
the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox
fire jim tracy: if you can closer-by-committee, you can manager-by-committee
What is this "ning" you add to the word "win"
I’ve never seen it before
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jun 7, 2011 11:09 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'd pay a great deal of money in order to make them start winning again.
What makes a die-hard fan? Dying. Hard. That's "deadication".
by prettyinpurple on Jun 7, 2011 11:10 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I will gladly say goodbye to that money
I’d rather lose hundreds of $ a week watching the Rockies win than get paid to watch them lose.
Can we lay off of Cargo and Tulo until their BABIP numbers get with 50 points of their career averages?
NO, we are NOT going to fire Jim Tracy midseason!!!!!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jun 7, 2011 11:10 PM MDT up reply actions
take the money and buy us a new hitting coach dammit
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
How many hundred?
For enough of them, a certain Mr. Pujols may be available after the season…
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Whatever the manager does is wrong, unless it works. Then he's a button pusher.
In line for seats at the Grand Junction Rockies 2012 home opener
"I made baseball as much fun as doing your taxes" - Bill James (Simpsons version)
"Everyone study two out situations, count management, and I'll be back with some gluten free crackers"
by Junction Rox on Jun 7, 2011 11:16 PM MDT up reply actions
If had that many hundreds
I wouldn’t be on PR during game threads, I’d be flying around the courty attending every game.
Can we lay off of Cargo and Tulo until their BABIP numbers get with 50 points of their career averages?
NO, we are NOT going to fire Jim Tracy midseason!!!!!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jun 7, 2011 11:20 PM MDT up reply actions
I've bet against the Rockies this season and last and I'm about .500 in those games
I have a better record in the games where I bet on the Rockies. But it’s always based on some knowledge or the inefficiencies of the system (eg not knowing that DLR doesn’t lose very often :)).
The good news is
Ian Stewart has gone 3 games without striking out and his strikeout rate (in an admittedly small sample) since returning from the DL is a cool 21%. Hooray?
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
hopefully he'll make the PCL all-star team.
quite the feather in stewie’s cap.
who knows, he may even get a cup of coffee in the show again.
Serenity Now.
The game before that, he K'd 3 times though.
but it’s still good to see his recent success.
@CentralCaliRox
by CentralCaliRox on Jun 8, 2011 12:49 AM MDT up reply actions
Seeing an actual 99 mph splitter
Would be worth watching a game like this. As it was, nice to see Uball not suck anymore.
Love that Nelson is finally getting his shot, but you gotta be better than that, son. Loss was not his fault but the little things kill.
by Teekalong on Jun 7, 2011 10:57 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
This game wrap?
Did I do something wrong?
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jun 7, 2011 11:03 PM MDT up reply actions
you didnt write a game wrap featuring victory
the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox
fire jim tracy: if you can closer-by-committee, you can manager-by-committee
Yeah
You didn’t make the Rockies win :-)
Can we lay off of Cargo and Tulo until their BABIP numbers get with 50 points of their career averages?
NO, we are NOT going to fire Jim Tracy midseason!!!!!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jun 7, 2011 11:03 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't know
Thats all I could think of at the end of the game. Guess you are just unlucky to be covering the game.
Once upon a time I used to write a Seattle Seahawks blog. One game, they were so godawful bad that instead of a game wrap I just posted a picture of actual excrement. I think we might be nearing that territory with this team.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
by Franchise26 on Jun 7, 2011 11:04 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's getting awfully old to regurgitate crap
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jun 7, 2011 11:05 PM MDT up reply actions
Here you go!
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
AHAHAHAHA
Perfect.
What makes a die-hard fan? Dying. Hard. That's "deadication".
by prettyinpurple on Jun 7, 2011 11:08 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
ugh.
the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox
fire jim tracy: if you can closer-by-committee, you can manager-by-committee
The one good thing I will say about tonight is that a great start by Ubaldo that results in a loss
because the offense doesn’t show up bodes better for our future than a bad start by Ubaldo that turned into a win because he got run support.
Can we lay off of Cargo and Tulo until their BABIP numbers get with 50 points of their career averages?
NO, we are NOT going to fire Jim Tracy midseason!!!!!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jun 7, 2011 11:02 PM MDT reply actions
While true, I think I can speak for everyone by saying
um woo
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jun 7, 2011 11:04 PM MDT up reply actions
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the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox
fire jim tracy: if you can closer-by-committee, you can manager-by-committee
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the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox
fire jim tracy: if you can closer-by-committee, you can manager-by-committee
screw it.
the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox
fire jim tracy: if you can closer-by-committee, you can manager-by-committee
This?
We use normal html tags here.
Hey Baseball Gods. FINE!!! IT HURTS!!! I HAVE SACRAFICED ALL MY TACOS TO YOU!!! WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT!!!!
Wow. That graph uncannily looks exactly how this game felt.
"The game of baseball is made up of many little things. If we do all the little things right, then we'll never have a big thing to worry about" -- Cal Ripken, Sr.
Johnny Herrera Fan Club Member -- "Mr. Fundamental"
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They ususally do
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jun 7, 2011 11:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Welp
Maybe ill go read about our draft picks to cheer me up.. prospects always make me happy.. except for Matzek anyways
"Don't give up, don't ever give up" - Jim Valvano
by nodakroxfan on Jun 7, 2011 11:23 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
Good night everyone
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: It''s playoffs or bust"- Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Night.
What makes a die-hard fan? Dying. Hard. That's "deadication".
by prettyinpurple on Jun 7, 2011 11:40 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
If he can catch Ubaldo ..
Then he should he able to catch Tulo.
by Charlie77 on Jun 8, 2011 1:17 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
It was a textbook between-hop throw..
You can knock them down, but you seldom grab them cleanly, whether from Tulo or Ubaldo.
Troy Renck says Tulo made a perfect throw
No word on whether he wrote that before or after he slipped into his #2 footie pajamas.
I think it’s a play Morales certainly could have made. But if Tulo realizes the runner is going to be out by 20 feet, he can just hit Morales as if it’s a throw to 1B, and make it a much easier play for him.
And if Chris Nelson makes that exact same throw to Chris Iannetta, Renck’s slant would be, “Nelson handcuffed Iannetta with an in-between hop, with the runner bearing down on him…”
by Northsider1964 on Jun 8, 2011 9:35 AM MDT up reply actions
A between hop is never perfect.
I think you’d have a hard time finding footage of catchers catching those things cleanly.
Positive stat of the night
If the Rockies win tomorrow, they will be 29-32. Every other time the Rockies have been 29-32 through 61 games they have made the playoffs.
Tomorrow’s game is the season guys :-)
Can we lay off of Cargo and Tulo until their BABIP numbers get with 50 points of their career averages?
NO, we are NOT going to fire Jim Tracy midseason!!!!!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jun 7, 2011 11:41 PM MDT reply actions
and hey! the Giants and DBacks lost too!
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Wow really?
Awesome.
What makes a die-hard fan? Dying. Hard. That's "deadication".
by prettyinpurple on Jun 7, 2011 11:47 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Sure is positive...
Just seems so hard to remember that after the beating the past 6 weeks has laid on us.
Other positive, we win tomorrow, we’ll win a series for the first time in… three weeks. Took a while to look that up unfortunately.
You know you want to check out Matt's Korea blog: http://koreamatt.wordpress.com
Ok
Where did you find this pic of me?! : )
Naw, actually my snuggie is plain purple.
What makes a die-hard fan? Dying. Hard. That's "deadication".
by prettyinpurple on Jun 8, 2011 12:06 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Can you tell I had a productive night of work?
Actually things went really well until about 3AM and then….dun…dun..dunnnnnnn.
These guys need to start hitting.
Yep, that’s all I have to say. Oh, and I should be asleep. I hate having to be up at 3.
Rockies Fever!
I'm still not a fan of Cargo leading off, my line up right now would be this:
1. EY Jr / Herrera (2B)
2. Nelson (3B)
3. Helton
4. Tulo
5. Cargo
6. Smith
7. Iannetta
8. Blackmon
9. Pitcher
I’d rather bat CDI 8th, but not a fan of 3 lefties in a row.
I would use Wiggy to spell Helton and Nelson, when Wiggy is in the line up I would bat Wiggy 6th, with Smith replacing Helton or Nelson. Then CDI bats 8th as well for L/R/L/R.
I still prefer Smith higher in the lineup..
I’d do this..
Herrera/EY, 2B
Smith, RF
Helton, 1B
Tulo, SS
Cargo, CF
Iannetta, C
Blackmon, LF
Nelson, 3B
Pitcher
I really have a good feeling about Nelson and Blackmon at the bottom of the order. No pressure necessarily, just go out there and swing. Oh wait, this is the Rockies, my bad.
Rockies Fever!
by EssentialCo on Jun 8, 2011 6:02 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
its a fun discussion to have but we all know the lineups aren't the issue
no matter what order you put the outs in you still won’t score. They just need people to play better
by AbsenteeRoxFAn on Jun 8, 2011 8:34 AM MDT up reply actions
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