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Ubaldo holds all aces

GameSetMatch — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:13:56 +0000

Maybe a couple of years ago, Ubaldo Jimenez’s emotions would have gotten the best of him. But not now. Not after his evolution into the most dominant pitcher in baseball.

“I went to bed at 10 last night and slept great,” Jimenez said. “I was anticipating this game, but I was like, ‘Don’t get too high. Just go out there and try to execute your pitches. Throw your fastball for strikes.’ And that’s what I did.”

It sounds so simple, and for Jimenez, it is. His start Monday versus the San Francisco Giants may have been more hyped than his previous 10, but his MO, his demeanor and the results were largely the same as the others.

Click here to read the full article – By Jim Armstrong of The Denver Post

Rockies replace slumping Hawpe with Spilborghs

GameSetMatch — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:42:56 +0000

Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy juggled his lineup Sunday with Phillies left-hander J.A. Happ on the mound instead of Pedro Martinez.

Tracy benched All-Star right fielder Brad Hawpe, who has slumped over the second half of the season, and replaced him with Ryan Spilborghs for Game 3, which was bumped back a night because of a snowstorm.

Tracy also moved catcher Yorvit Torrealba up two spots to fifth in the order, hoping to put his hottest bat behind Todd Helton and Troy Tulowitzki, who have yet to get into an offensive groove in this best-of-five series.

Torrealba, a career .255 hitter, said he had never batted fifth in the order.

Click here to read the full article – By ARNIE STAPLETON of phillyburbs.com

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Helton is heart of the Rockies

GameSetMatch — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:59:13 +0000

Todd Helton is the Rockies. For more than a decade, he has achieved a level of consistency and durability no other Colorado player has ever equaled.

As the Rockies open their National League division series today against the Phillies, Helton will be at first base and in the third spot in the lineup.

If shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is the franchise, Helton is the fixture.

“We all look to Todd,” outfielder Brad Hawpe said.

In aging, Helton has evolved, as a player and as a leader. At 36, he’s not the breathless slugger who can change a game with one swing. Helton’s value has changed with him. Where he benefits the Rockies most is not in statistics but rather in the dugout and in the clubhouse.

Click here to read the full article – By Troy E. Renck of The Denver Post

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Rockies fall to Dodgers in finale, turn attention to familiar playoff foe

GameSetMatch — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:50:27 +0000

The Rockies lost so many games the first two months that they lost their manager. They won so many games over the final four months that they nearly won the National League West. All that matters now is what’s up next. The playoff picture is in focus.

The Phillies are the defending World Series champions, a distinction that came a year too late for their tastes. The Rockies broomed Philadelphia in the 2007 playoffs, an embarrassment that Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins conceded provided motivation last season.

This time around, the Phillies are favored again, largely because of their starting rotation, led by lefties Cliff Lee and World Series MVP Cole Hamels. One, probably Lee, will start Wednesday, followed by the other.

The Rockies are a pedestrian 27-26 when facing a left-handed starter this season and 8-16 on the road. Lee and J.A. Happ, a potential Saturday starter, defeated the Rockies at Citizens Bank Park in August.

Click here to read the full article – By Troy E. Renck of The Denver Post

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Rockies starting pitcher Marquis finds some of his old stuff

GameSetMatch — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:46:13 +0000

Perhaps forgotten in the madness of the Rockies’ latest chapter of LoDo magic was the performance of starter Jason Marquis.

Going into Tuesday night’s game against the Brewers, he was lost. But he just might have found himself with six resourceful innings of pitching.

“I would be lying if I said I didn’t have any doubts,” Marquis said about his state of mind entering Tuesday’s game. “Any human being who goes through struggles will have doubts. Hopefully you don’t bring them out to the mound.”

But Marquis appeared to have been doing just that of late. In each of his three previous starts, he went out hunting for his career-high 16th victory. But each time he got blown out, going 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA.

Click here to read the full article – By Patrick Saunders of denverpost.com

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Tulowitzki named NL Player of the Week

GameSetMatch — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:24:07 +0000

Troy Tulowitzki is on pace to have one of the best seasons ever by a shortstop.

That brilliant campaign notched another highlight last week, and it led to yet another one on Monday, when — thanks in large part to a home run streak that put him in rarefied air — the Rockies’ infielder was named National League Player of the Week, presented by Bank of America.

Tulowitzki homered in four consecutive games from Tuesday-Saturday, becoming the first shortstop to accomplish that feat since Miguel Tejada did it in 2005. Also, the 24-year-old hit .391 (9-for-23) last week, and his four homers and eight runs scored tied for the Major League lead.

Click here to read the full article – By Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com

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Rockies hope rest revives Hawpe’s bat

GameSetMatch — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:51:59 +0000

Tuesday was Rockies right fielder Brad Hawpe’s night to reflect and recharge.

He did not play in the Rockies’ 10-2 loss to the Giants. The presence of Barry Zito on the mound and Hawpe’s own hitting slump — he is hitting .242 since appearing in the All-Star Game and has managed one RBI in September — made giving Hawpe the night off a feasible move for manager Jim Tracy.

As he relaxed in a hallway near the Rockies’ dugout before Tuesday’s game, Hawpe said he would think positive thoughts. The Rockies need for Hawpe to have his mind and his swing in the right place. He’ll likely return to the lineup Wednesday as the Rockies try to avoid being swept for the second time in three weeks by the Giants, their closest competition in the National League Wild Card race. The Rockies lead the Giants by 2 1/2 games.

Click here to read the full article – By Thomas Harding of MLB.com

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Cook, Contreras on road to recovery

GameSetMatch — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:42:18 +0000

Injured starters Jose Contreras and Aaron Cook threw bullpen sessions on Sunday prior to the series finale with the Padres, and both pitchers appear ready to face live hitters in the very near future.

Cook, out with a right shoulder injury since Aug. 22, threw off the mound on Friday as well, and the next step in his recovery process will be to test the shoulder in a simulated game on Tuesday.

Manager Jim Tracy only caught a glimpse of Cook’s throwing session from afar, but liked what he saw nonetheless. Moreso, Tracy interpreted the presence of both Cook and Contreras as an indication that both are progressing well.

Click here to read the full article – By Tim Powers of MLB.com

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Rockies happy to have ace back in action

GameSetMatch — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:44:33 +0000

Rockies right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez smiled as he left AT&T Park on Monday night. His teammates were processing a 9-1 loss to Tim Lincecum and the Giants. Jimenez didn’t participate, so he could begin looking to Tuesday night.

“I can’t wait,” Jimenez said.

The Giants enter Tuesday night’s second game of a three-game showdown trailing the National League Wild Card-leading Rockies by 3 1/2 games. As Jimenez has turned hot this season, the Rockies have had no qualms about saying he’s an ace-type pitcher.

Click here to read the full article – By Thomas Harding of MLB.com

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Rockies content with new additions

GameSetMatch — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:09:54 +0000

Rockies manager Jim Tracy didn’t spend recent days following the moves of the competition in the National League West, even though it would have made for intriguing reading.

The first-place Dodgers picked up slugger Jim Thome and starting pitcher Jon Garland just before Monday’s deadline for acquiring players so they can be eligible for postseason rosters. They also nabbed veteran infielder Ronnie Belliard previously.

The Giants signed Brad Penny, who has a history of beating the Rockies during his days with the Dodgers. Interestingly, however, the Rockies did not attempt to sign Penny even though Tracy managed him with the Dodgers a few years back.

Click here to read the full article – By Thomas Harding of MLB.com

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