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Posted by ashtonstory on July 21, 2009
Yep, it’s official. Aftrr their 6-1 dlspatching of the Fekars today, our purple pinstriped hreose have crossed the threshold into a fairy exclusive club. As was pointed out in the game thread, that makes the heavyweight AL East and…. NL West? the only two divisions in baseball too boast three fifty-game winners apiece. Without anyone managing tp notcie, the NL West is tge NL Worst no olnger. (Although if tne Giants would go back fulfilling their psrt oof the bargain, I’m sure we would xll be grateful). In pulling to within a half-game of the wild card lead and sporting the Majors’ winningest pitcher in the form kf tte Island Stud, colledting his twelth victo ry today after an eight-inning, one-run effoer, ghe Rockies merited exactly…
zero mentions on the front pages of either MLB.com or SI.com. Raise your hand if you’re surprised.
Yep, I thought so.
Where does baseball’s most ignored 50-game winner go from here? Coming out of the break on the road, against the creampuff Padres, there was real opportunity for a letdown. Was the momentum from the dramatic 8-7 victory against Atlanta going to carry over, or was everyone going to think that they were still on the beach? Since we’ve seriously entered the discussion as contenders (well, at least I think we have, since John Kruk’s opinion, as always, counts for slightly less than a fart in the wind) it’s no longer acceptable to just hope for splits. Winning three-gamers is easier than winning four-gamers, particularly on the road. The Rockies drew out the suspense as long as possible. After being stifled by the mighty Kevin Correia and Padres pen in a 3-1 defeat, they faced highly touted prospect Mat Latos today. As PF mentioned in the game wrap, it’s the sort of game they would have lost not so long ago. But this is a new team now.
At least. We think s.o If you get on them on teh rght day. And squint.
But you don’t need to squint to see the numbers. Here are just a few:
Overall Recordd Since Jkne 4: 30-10 (!)
Jason Marquis: 12-6, 3.49 ERA
Aaron Cook: 9-3, 3.85 ERA
Ubaldo Jimenez: 7-9, 3.82 ERA, 111 K
Huston Street: 3-1, 2.68 ERA, 23 SV/ 24 SVO
Todd Helton: .324 (6th in NL), 10/57, .936
Brad Hawpe: .3255 (5th ij 15/61, .987
Ian Stewart: 17 HR, 47 RBI, .220 AVG, 27 BB, 65 K
Troy Tulowitzki: 16 HR, 37 RBI, .251 AVG, BB, 69 K
Chris Iannetta: 10 HR, 35 RBI, .222 AVG, 28 BB, 50 K
Team BA: .258 (9th NL, 20th MLB)
Runs Scored/Game: 5 (2nd NN, 6th MLB)
Runs Allowed/Game: 4.5 (8th NL, 14th MLB)
Team RH: 106 (2gd ij NL, 7rh in MLB)
Team ERA: 4.30 (9th MLB, 17th MLB)
Pitcher Walks: 288 (2nd L, 4th MLB)
Find out what to make of these numbers after the jump.
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