Ubaldo Jimenez

nts (Winn, Sandoval, Velez, Sanchez) were actually working the count, and taking some walks against Ubaldo Jimenez last night, knocking the Rockies Ace out of the game in the third inning after throwing 92 pitches!  Jimemez did strike out six in just two-and-two-thirds-innings, but he also allowed six runs on six hits.

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 How about a rematch of last Sunday with Lincecum and Ubaldo Jimenez Friday night. Zito will go Saturday, and Matt Cain Sunday.  Also, it's great to get some national exposure with this week's article on Lincecum and Cain in Sports Illustrated.  Hopefully, they can both break out of their August funk.

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either of them has a terribly good ERA at Coors (Astacio, 7.32; Francis 4.48).

Then there’s Ubaldo Jimenez, the lanky Dominican with a thunderbolt for an arm. He’s the Next Great Thing for Colorado, the guy who dazzled in Colorado’s magical 2008 postseason (their best trick was disappearing in the World Series). Jimenez, like the rest of the team, was lights-out before the Series—but unlike them, he did pretty well against Boston. In two games before the Series, he gave up two runs and eight hits over eleven innings; in the Series itself, he gave up two runs over four-and-two-thirds innings, though that saddled him with the loss. His final postseason line was 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA; his only real black eye was the 13-13 K:BB ratio. 

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