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[ypioca]

Starting 8:30 PM.

Colorado's only loss in the last 18 games was in this same matchup.

[dynomite]

Starting 8:30 PM.

Colorado's only loss in the last 18 games was in this same matchup.

But in 6 starts this year against the Rockies, Webb was 1-3 with a 5.77 ERA--his highest ERA against any team in the league this year. Of those 6 games, 3 were played in Arizona--he went 0-2, with an ERA of 6.00.

Should be a great game.

[mabrowndog]

Active Rockies hitters lifetime vs Webb: .271 / 349 / .421 / .771 in 358 PAs

Matsui - .423/.483/.577/1.060, 3 BB, 2 K, 29 PA
Tavares - .412/.444/.412/.856, 1 BB, 2 K, 18 PA
Hawpe - .342/.422/.763/1.185, 4 HR, 5 BB, 10 K, 43 PA
Iannetta - .333/.333/.333..667, 0 BB, 3 K, 12 PA
Carroll - .308/.357/.462/.819, 1 BB, 1 K, 14 PA
Helton - .300/.470/.540/1.010, 8 HR, 16 BB, 5 K, 66 PA
Sullivan - .273/.429/.364/.792, 3 BB, 5 K, 14 PA
Holliday - .244/.273/.341/614, 1 HR, 2 BB, 7 K, 43 PA
Tulowitzki - .200/.333/.267/.600, 3 BB, 2 K, 18 PA
Torrealba - .190/.227/.238/.465, 0 BB, 5 K, 21 PA
Atkins - .172/.200/.207/.407, 1 BB, 7 K, 30 PA
Spilborghs - .125/.125/.500/.625, 1 HR, 1 BB, 0 K, 9 PA


Active D-Backs hitters lifetime vs Francis: .240 / .316 / .430 / .746 in 134 PAs

Reynolds - .667/.667/.833/1.500, 6 PA
Hammock - .429/.429/1.000/1.429, 1 HR, 2 K, 7 PA
Drew - .333/.400/.333/.733, 1 BB, 1 K, 10 PA
Upton - .333/.333/.333/.667, 1 K, 3 PA
Jackson - .304/.385/.870/1.254, 4 HR, 3 BB, 3 K, 26 PA
Snyder - .238/.385/.381/.766, 5 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 26 PA
Byrnes - .190/.190/.286/.476, 0 BB, 5 K, 21 PA
Young - .125/.222/.125/.347, 1 K, 8 PA
Clark - .111/.200/.111/.311, 1 BB, 1 K, 10 PA


I'd expect to see Clark benched in favor of Jackson.

Edited by mabrowndog, 11 October 2007 - 06:46 PM.

[mabrowndog]

Starting Lineups:

Rockies				 AVG/ OBP/ SLG	EqA   VORP
CF-R Willy Taveras	 .320/.367/.382   .260   16.4
2B-S Kazuo Matsui	  .288/.342/.405   .258   16.9
LF-R Matt Holliday	 .340/.405/.607   .318   75.0
1B-L Todd Helton	   .320/.434/.494   .308   51.9
3B-R Garrett Atkins	.301/.367/.486   .278   34.8
RF-L Brad Hawpe		.291/.387/.539   .297   37.4
SS-R Troy Tulowitzki   .291/.359/.479   .269   37.8
C-R  Yorvit Torrealba  .255/.323/.376   .235	4.6
P-L  Jeff Francis

Diamondbacks			AVG/ OBP/ SLG	EqA   VORP
CF-R Chris Young	   .237/.295/.467   .259   15.5
SS-L Stephen Drew	  .238/.313/.370   .243	2.8
LF-R Eric Byrnes	   .286/.353/.460   .284   35.2
1B-R Conor Jackson	 .284/.368/.467   .284   20.5
3B-R Mark Reynolds	 .279/.349/.495   .282   19.2
C-R  Chris Snyder	  .252/.342/.433   .266   14.1
RF-R Justin Upton	  .221/.283/.364   .225   -5.3
2B-S Augie Ojeda	   .274/.354/.354   .256	2.1
P-R  Brandon Webb

Benches:

Rockies				 AVG/ OBP/ SLG	EqA   VORP
CF-R Ryan Spilborghs   .299/.363/.485   .283   16.5
CF-L Cory Sullivan	 .286/.336/.386   .246	2.9
C-R  Chris Iannetta	.218/.330/.350   .234	0.2
INF-R Jamey Carroll	.225/.317/.300   .218   -7.6 @2B
4C-R Jeff Baker		.222/.296/.347   .216   -5.1 @PH
OF-L Seth Smith*	   .270/.333/.445   .267	NA
* translated minor league stats


Diamondbacks			AVG/ OBP/ SLG	EqA   VORP
1B-S Tony Clark		.249/.310/.511   .271	7.3
OF-L Jeff Salazar	  .277/.340/.394   .258	1.2 @RF
C-L  Miguel Montero	.224/.292/.397   .240	0.5
3B-R Jeff Cirillo	  .200/.273/.300   .198   -2.4 @PH
INF-S Alberto Callaspo .215/.265/.271   .185  -10.8 @3B
C/UT-R Robby Hammock   .244/.306/.289   .210   -1.7 @PH

Bullpens:

Rockies				  IP	ERA	WXRL   QERA
RHP Manny Corpas		78.0  2.08   4.158   3.35
LHP Brian Fuentes	   61.1  3.08   0.392   3.98
RHP LaTroy Hawkins	  59.0  3.42   0.271   4.12
LHP Jeremy Affeldt	  55.1  3.51  -0.647   4.64
RHP Matt Herges		 48.2  2.96   1.927   4.37
RHP Ryan Speier		 18.0  4.00   0.252   4.62
RHP Taylor Buchholz	 93.2  4.23   0.828   3.99


Diamondbacks			 IP	ERA	WXRL   QERA
RHP Jose Valverde	   64.1  2.66   4.269   3.31
RHP Brandon Lyon		74.0  2.68   4.357   4.83
RHP Juan Cruz		   61.0  3.10   0.712   3.26
RHP Tony Pena		   85.1  3.27   4.103   4.37
LHP Doug Slaten		 36.1  2.72   0.097   4.46
RHP Edgar Gonzalez	 102.0  5.03   0.782   4.53
RHP Dustin Nippert	  45.1  5.56   0.652   ----

Edited by mabrowndog, 11 October 2007 - 06:51 PM.

[mabrowndog]

A little late with the Game Notes:

D-Backs (pdf)

Rockies (pdf)

[LESDL]

I'm pretty psyched for some baseball. This has been a long but good 3 days. I hope this is a hell of a series.

[NomarRS05]

Those D'backs fans are going to be real disappointed when they get to their seats only to find out that Curt Schilling isn't on the team anymore. But I've heard of this Brandon Webster guy. He's a good baseball pitcher, right?

Edited by NomarRS05, 11 October 2007 - 07:27 PM.

[Foulkey Reese]

Baseball again!

Thank god

Watching Webb pitch is always exciting

[Foulkey Reese]

A little late with the Game Notes:

D-Backs (pdf)

Rockies (pdf)

Those are very well done Dog

[rembrat]

Is that the black hole formerly known as Tony Gwynn?

[Pyro35f]

and jose valverde has the "most saves in the world" thank you tbs, thank you

edit--my god is tony gwynn huge

Edited by Pyro35f, 11 October 2007 - 07:36 PM.

[Fratboy]

Close. "Led the world in saves." God I hate Chip Caray. Tony Gwynn couldn't fit on a widescreen TV. Goodness gracious. He looks like he ate Terry Forster.

Edited by Fratboy, 11 October 2007 - 07:40 PM.

[Empyreal]

The graphic is cut off at the top for me; I can't see second base.

[E5 Yaz]

Gwynn's body got bigger, but his head stayed the same size. Unlike Barry

[Pyro35f]

webb looks good through 1

[twototango]

Webb is the best pitcher in this series and it isn't even close. He should start 3 games.

[E5 Yaz]

How much longer until the first "Damon, Mussina and cash to Arizona for Webb" post on nyyfans.com?

[templeUsox]

Kind of disappointing to see so many unoccupied seats in the BOB. Hopefully it's just because of the start time and the crowd files in by the 3rd inning.

[ypioca]

Got Truped big time.

[Foulkey Reese]

Stephen's swing looks just like JD's

[E5 Yaz]

Stephen's swing looks just like JD's

JD swings?

[InsideTheParker]

I continue to prefer the baby Drew to the elder.

[Foulkey Reese]

JD swings?

yar har har

[NYCSox]

The D-Backs were 28-17 against LHP as compared to 62-55 against RHP. Something to keep in mind with Francis and Morales in the Rockies rotation, especially after they took apart Lilly and Hill.

[ypioca]

Colorado looks like they have no chance here today. AZ could run away quickly here. Francis < Webb, obscenely.

[Foulkey Reese]

That was certainly a squander

[Pyro35f]

I <3 helton

[Foulkey Reese]

No a fast infield is "not always" a good thing for a sinkerball pitcher

[Pyro35f]

jesus rockies have a hell of a farm system huh? atkins, tulowitski, hawpe...

[templeUsox]

Colorado looks like they have no chance here today. AZ could run away quickly here. Francis < Webb, obscenely.

[Pyro35f]

troy tulowitzki is up bases chucked.

hes over .400 with the bases loaded so far ....webbs in trouble he cant buy a strike

[ypioca]

I guess they have a chance... lol.


But that K was nasty. I still think Arizona wins.

[Pyro35f]

i would rather pour gasoline in my own anus and light it than have to listen to dane cook, franktv and these idiot announcers. Thank god for Tim McCarver....

[mabrowndog]

He looks like he ate Terry Forster.

Letterman calling him a "Fat Tub of Goo", and Forster showing up on the program eating a cheesesteak was tremendous TV back in the day.

jesus rockies have a hell of a farm system huh? atkins, tulowitski, hawpe...

In case you haven't noticed, 6 of tonight's D-Backs starters, including Webb, were developed in-house. The only outsiders are Young, Ojeda and Byrnes. In fact, Reynolds, Drew and Upton are rookies as is Young, who they acquired from the White Sox as a minor leaguer.

Edited by mabrowndog, 11 October 2007 - 08:10 PM.

[Average Reds]

i would rather pour gasoline in my own anus and light it than have to listen to dane cook, franktv and these idiot announcers. Thank god for Tim McCarver....

Consider this statement for a bit. Then a bit more. Then tell us you don't mean it.

[Pyro35f]

Letterman calling him a "Fat Tub of Goo", and Forster showing up on the program eating a cheesesteak was tremendous TV back in the day.
In case you haven't noticed, 6 of tonight's D-Backs starters, including Webb, were developed in-house. The only outsiders are Young, Ojeda and Byrnes. In fact, Reynolds, Drew and Upton are rookies as is Young, who they acquired from the White Sox as a minor leaguer.

i wasnt marginalizing the D-backs at all...i didnt say anything about them. Just saying the Rockies have done a good job with this crop

[varitekdotcom]

I can't help but think that B.J. Upton is a little jealous of his younger brother. He's been in the league for a few years now, but Justin ended up playing playoff baseball before he does.

Edited by varitekdotcom, 11 October 2007 - 08:13 PM.

[Pyro35f]

Consider this statement for a bit. Then a bit more. Then tell us you don't mean it.

your right...temporary insanity.

THERE'S ONLY ONE OCTOBER!!!!

[Pyro35f]

"webb would have a much better chance of making contact swinging a guitar....."

[5belongstoGeorge]

Empty seats at the Bob... Phoenix is an easy flight from San Diego... if the Red Sox were to play the D-Backs... I could probably talk the wife into attending a WS game!

For the record:
T. Gwynn could probably still hit his weight if there was a designated runner.

Edited by 5belongstoGeorge, 11 October 2007 - 08:17 PM.

[Foulkey Reese]

I really dislike watching pitchers hit

[twototango]

Did Gwynn give birth to his grandkid?

[ScubaSteveAvery]

Anyone know of an online radio that would be carrying this game? Appearantly ESPN radio decided that the LA feed would rather listen to "The Pulse" than the game playing one state over...tremendous job ESPN

[P'tucket, rhymes with...]

Empty seats at the Bob... Phoenix is an easy flight from San Diego... if the Red Sox were to play the D-Backs... I could probably talk the wife into attending a WS game!

For the record:
T. Gwynn could probably still hit his weight if there was a designated runner.

Ted Williams at his peak couldn't hit Gwynn's weight.

[flymrfreakjar]

Webb's being Posada'd to death.

[mabrowndog]

i wasnt marginalizing the D-backs at all...i didnt say anything about them. Just saying the Rockies have done a good job with this crop

No need to get defensive -- just adding to the discussion. It just seemed odd that you'd make a statement about one farm system when their opponent has had at least as much success. FWIW, Colorado also has 3 other farm-raised starters in addition to the ones you noted: Helton, Francis & Holliday

Edited by mabrowndog, 11 October 2007 - 08:26 PM.

[NomarRS05]

Webb is really off his game right now. I don't know if the D'backs can afford this loss.

[FoulketoMinky]

Webb a little rattled this inning (no pun intended)

[NYCSox]

Looks like the layoff hasn't slowed the Colorado Rockies down one bit.

[PayrodsFirstClutchHit]

That should end the Webb ball washing posts.