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Showing posts with label Jonathan Sanchez. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jonathan Sanchez. Show all posts
Monday, August 6, 2012
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Rock Solid Recrap: Giants 16, Rockies 4. It May Only Get Worse.
Giants 16, Rockies 4 (boxscore)
What Went Wrong: Click the boxscore or keep reading, but just know if I listed everything we'd be here until September.
Jonathan Sanchez's Line: 3 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 3 BB, 1 K, 67 pitches (33 strikes)
That ball-strike ratio would get you cut from your high school baseball team. But you just watch, Sanchez will get at least one more start with the Rockies or become a piggyback reliever. I'd almost bet your money on it.
Bullpen's Line: 6 IP, 13 R (12 ER), 13 H, 4 BB, 4 K, 2 HR
The most overworked of the Rockies relievers, Adam Ottavino, actually pitched well (3 IP, 1 ER). Mike Ekstrom (1 IP, 4 ER), Matt Reynolds (1 IP, 5 ER) and Carlos Torres (1 IP, 3 ER), not so much. It's only a matter of time before any number of these guys end up on the DL with the countless other Rockies currently out of service.
That's So Rockies: An MRI revealed that Christian Friedrich's lower back problem is actually a stress fracture that will end his season. It never ends.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Rock Solid Recrap: Jonathan Sanchez Remains Worse Than Everybody
Reds 7, Rockies 2 (boxscore)
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Jonathan Sanchez's Line: 4 1/3 IP, 6 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 84 pitches (48 strikes)
For a split second you had to be amazed Dan O'Dowd found a taker for Jeremy Guthrie that was willing to give up a living being in return (not to mention one that had thrown a no-hitter in MLB). And then we came to the realization that the return was Jonathan Sanchez (the only pitcher in baseball having a worse year than Guthrie).
Surprise! The change of scenery hasn't helped Sanchez one bit so far, and all we can do is sarcastically joke that we miss Guthrie.
Fun times.
Highlight of the Afternoon: The Rockies two runs came on one 1st inning swing. They then curled up and were overpowered for the remaining eight frames, but here's your highlight.
Bonus Highlight: Watch CarGo's diving grab
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Rock Solid Recrap: Sanchez Fills The Guthrie Role To Perfection
Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 3 (boxscore)
What Went Wrong: Well, you see, about six months ago Dan O'Dowd made a little trade that I think many people understood (and some even liked) when he moved Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom to Baltimore for Jeremy Guthrie. But, as you know, that trade done blowed up in O'Dowd's face, leaving him begging anybody to take Guthrie before May was even through.
About 500 miles east, another general manager by the name of Dayton Moore made an even worse trade, sending Melky Cabrera (yes, the All-Star Game MVP) to the San Francisco Giants for Jonathan Sanchez. Yadda yadda yadda, Sanchez is awful, so Moore finds himself in the same boat as O'Dowd.
That was, until last Friday, when O'Dowd and Moore finally found each other and ended up swapping their offseason miscalculations hoping a change of scenery, a change of clubhouse atmosphere, or maybe just praying a for miracle to turn their fortunes around.
Guess how that turned out for the Rockies on Monday night?
Jonathan Sanchez's Line: 4 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 82 pitches (47 strikes)
Earlier Monday at Heaven & Helton:
With a 75 (or thereabouts) pitch limit going in, I wouldn't expect Sanchez to go beyond four innings tonight. He's just not a very efficient pitcher, and seems like an extremely poor fit in this type of system.
Expect that paragraph to be repeated repeatedly for as long as Sanchez lasts in the Rockies rotation.
Spoiler: He won't be any worse than Jeremy Guthrie.
Aside from the strikeouts, that did look an awful lot like Jeremy Guthrie, but certainly not worse. I believe it's called a lateral move, although with slightly more upside.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Lineup Card: Rockies @ D-Backs 7-23-12
Weekend Recaps
Saturday: Kinda fun
Sunday: Not so much fun
Lineups
Colorado Rockies (36-58)
- Dexter Fowler (CF)
- Marco Scutaro (2B)
- Carlos Gonzalez (LF)
- Michael Cuddyer (1B)
- Tyler Colvin (RF)
- Ramon Hernandez (C)
- Josh Rutledge (SS)
- D.J. LeMahieu (3B)
- Jonathan Sanchez (P)
The most interesting angle going into this game is obviously Jonathan Sanchez's Rockies debut.
With a 75 (or thereabouts) pitch limit going in, I wouldn't expect him to go beyond four innings tonight. He's just not a very efficient pitcher, and seems like an extremely poor fit in this type of system. But who knows, maybe he'll surprise and I'll have nothing but glowing things to say afterward.
With a 75 (or thereabouts) pitch limit going in, I wouldn't expect him to go beyond four innings tonight. He's just not a very efficient pitcher, and seems like an extremely poor fit in this type of system. But who knows, maybe he'll surprise and I'll have nothing but glowing things to say afterward.
Spoiler: He won't be any worse than Jeremy Guthrie.
Arizona Diamondbacks (47-48)
- Willie Bloomquist (SS)
- Aaron Hill (2B)
- Jason Kubel (LF)
- Paul Goldschmidt (1B)
- Justin Upton (RF)
- Miguel Montero (C)
- Chris Young (CF)
- Ryan Roberts (2B)
- Ian Kennedy (P)
Jason Kubel — the other Minnesota Twins corner outfielder to jump to the National League West this offseason — had what you'd call a productive weekend. On Saturday, he hit three home runs and drove in six in Arizona's 12-3 win over Houston. On Sunday, he homered again, tripled, and scored twice in their 8-2 win. Going back a little more, he's connected for six homers in seven games since the all-star break and he currently leads to the NL with 71 RBI.
He's going to be a problem this week, as are all of the other usual Rockies killers — Aaron Hill, Miguel Montero, Ryan Roberts, and so on.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
Reflection, Perspective, And A Quick Recap
The past 24 hours have served as a sobering reminder of just how precious life is, and how quickly lives, outlooks and perspectives can change.
Around 11 PM on Thursday night, I began working on an article for Big League Stew that centered around the Colorado Rockies spinning their attempts to silence fan discontent as a security issue. I felt passionate about this topic and believe me, I didn't hold back on my feelings in one of the lengthier posts I've written this season.
A couple hours later, I put the finishing touches on the article and submitted it to our editor.
Not 10 minutes after that I saw the first flashes of breaking news on Twitter. I immediately turned the television to CNN and found a couple local Denver news streams to get a better idea of what was happening. Once I understood the scale of the horrific event, I immediately felt retroactive guilt for writing the article I'd just completed on the Rockies. Hours later, I would be relieved when the obvious decision to shelf it was made, because that story just wasn't important anymore .
Their decision to ban fans from wearing paper bags on their heads, which had been my sole focus for the past several hours, was just that quickly reduced to it's actual level of importance in mine, yours and our world: Zilch.
The Rockies dismal season and road to 100 losses: No fun, but it won't truly change our lives one way or the other. It's baseball.
I was reminded again of what's really important.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Running Thoughts: Chacin vs. Sanchez
More Lineups Changes
That's to be expected on a Sunday, but these are fairly significant.
Dexter Fowler leads off. Clint Barmes hits second and plays second. Why, I don't know.
Carlos Gonzalez hits third, Tulowitzki fourth, Jason Giambi in for Helton is fifth.
Melvin Mora starts for Ian Stewart and hits 6th. So I guess Tracy has determined that Stewart can't hit lefties? That's nonsense and a little bit of overmanaging. Just let Stewart play. Or maybe Mora is turning into his new Olivo, since Olivo is now scuffling.
Ryan Spilborghs hits seventh. Paul Phillips gets his first start and hits eighth. Jhuolys Chacin on the mound. We all have our fingers crossed for the youngster.
Looking Ahead: How To Win In San Francisco
Trips to San Francisco are death to the Colorado Rockies.
It's been that way for years.
It'll likely continue that way as long as the Giants maintain their incredible starting pitching. That is, unless the Rockies learn to change their approach.
It's a different game AT&T Park. It almost has a playoff feel to it because run scoring chances are so scarse for the Rockies (and every team that plays there), that every wasted one is costly.
It also feels like every run scoring chance the Giants get, they cash in.
Why does it feel that way?
Well, that's because they realize every single run they scratch out means a lot to their pitching staff. They value each chance, not because they fear it's their last, but because they know cashing in means their chances of winning have significantly increased. Their pitching doesn't need much breathing room.
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