Last night’s win ended a two and a half month drought between home series wins, next accomplishment would be the elusive sweep. The team hasn’t swept an opponent since the four game sweep of the Astros at the end of may. You remember that series, the one that began with the double-header in which Dex went off, going 7-9 and a walk-off?
Ah, better days…
But that was then, a time in which we weren’t out of it (statistically that is), and this is now, a time in which a sweep would be nice but couldn’t help us break into the play-off picture unless the Dodgers, Giants, Diamondbacks and Padres announced they were boycotting the rest of the season.
The team DFA’d Mike Ekstrom to make room for Guillermo Moscoso to pitch today. Moscoso is 0-1 with an 8.23 ERA in two starts this season for the team. Ekstrom had a 6.32 ERA with the Rockies and a 2.64 ERA with CS this season.
Moscoso is needed to replace Pomeranz who has soreness in his left pectoral and biceps.
Game time is at 1:10 PM and isn’t being televised, thanks to the insane blackout rule that stops games from being shown on other networks even if Root isn’t showing them. It will be played on KOA 850.
ROCKIES LINEUP
Eric Young RF
Tyler Colvin 1B
Dexter Fowler CF
Carlos Gonzalez LF
Ramon Hernandez C
Jordan Pacheco 3B
Chris Nelson 2B
Jonathan Herrera SS
(Guillermo Moscoso P)
IN GAME CHAT
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Man i hate the stupid blackout rule…if Root isn’t showing it, give me the Brewers feed!!! I’m paying for the MLB Extra Innings from DirecTV and i can’t believe a game that is being shown is blacked out because Root is showing something else…so stupid!
Holy crap! the MelkMan suspended 50 games for PED’s!!!
At least he “manned up”and took the blame.Could be the beginning of the end for the Giants.
Wish they’d tested him last Thursday!
Yeah, no kidding! No wonder he was playing out of his mind this year! Now, at least the Royals trade of Sanchez for Melky doesn’t look so horrible with Melky going down and Guthrie pitching well.
If this was the NCAA, SF would have to forfeit all the games Melk played in. Wouldn”t that be something.
ANOTHER HOME RUN FOR THE POWER HITTER!!!! Eric Young Jr. is out of his mind right now!!
I am watching on ESPN Gamecast, it popped up a twitter quote from EYJ that said,
“@EYJr RT @ArmorOGod: Everything we run away from has power over us; everything we go through, we conquer.”
He is definately conquering right now!!
Has Melky been using Bonds’ old locker and is just getting some of the residue? Can he had his ASG MVP taken away?
All I can say about EY and his incredible turn around … I hope he isn’t eating at the same restaurants as Melky.
ok, well the 5th inning kinda sucked
Love it! EYj coming through again!!! Colvin Walk Off, sweep…man, something good at home for the home crowd for once…
Will Harris, the man nobody knew existed, with first MLB win.
classic by-product of the Rockies system…i really really feel sorry for our starters…they are having their numbers really jacked up for this system and if no pitcher wanted to come here in free agency before, they REALLY won’t want it now…
I wish I could vote a hundred thumbs up for your response
Even in the best case scenario for the starting pitching next year, people coming back healthy and/or more experienced, the Rocks will need to get a #1-#2 starter. Yes, even with DLR, Chacin, etc. As jaredean says, they won’t come voluntarily. Who can we trade to get one? With Colvin/Pacheco/Helton at 1st, and EY2/Blackmon in the outfield, Cuddyer seems a possibility. And Fowler, who’s probably the person that could be a strong enough talent to get someone respectable. We’ll also have both Nelson and LeMahieu, who both won’t likely be able to stick assuming Arenado comes up. Would Fowler+LeMahieu be enough to get someone good, as opposed to the usual castaway? Seems like enough to me. Here’s hoping the new pitching czar, whoever it will be, can evaluate talent and get us a stud in the offseason.
EY Jr. – WARNING: stat-heavy comment. So I’m trying to figure out this EY thing. Real, or illusion? Here’s a quick breakdown into the deeper component stats. That is, going beyond things like BA and OBP, and behind even the really good aggregate stats like OPS and Runs Created.
1. BABIP (batting average on balls in play). That’s real high for EY this year: .376. (All stats before today’s game.) That’s unsustainable, even for a really fast guy. The very best hitters can sustain about a .360 BABIP. EY before this year was at .321. I’m willing to accept that he’s hitting the ball with more authority (my eyes tell me that) so that the BABIP will go from prior years, but not that much. Let’s say he can maintain a .340 BABIP. So that would knock about 35 points off his BA and OBP. Still, he’d be a .290 BA/.350 OBP guy. Not bad. Not great, but not bad.
2. So he’s hitting the ball harder, right? We usually look to see an improved line drive percentage. But that’s not the case here. Career: 18.5% line drives. 2012: 19.8%. But here’s the weird thing: career groundball rate of 54.3%; this year 47.9%. Career flyball rate of 27.3%; this year 32.2%. So he’s hitting the ball in the air more. Usually flyballs turn into outs more often than groundballs, so it’s odd that his BABIP is up while his GB rate is down, particularly since a GB from a guy this fast has a really good chance of turning into a hit.
3. Plate discipline. Right on his career strikeout rate (16.5%), and actually drawing a tick fewer BBs than his career rate.
I really like what I’m seeing from EY, but I can’t say I’m convinced this is for real. Sorry, Pooter. Those just don’t seem like sustainable component/batted ball rates, and the plate discipline is not at all improved either. I hope I’m wrong, and I’m willing to say I could be …
Nice statistical analysis Ag, however it is somewhat biased in the basic assumption that players always regress to the mean. Doesn’t happen often enough but sometimes players actually consistently improve during their prime years. And yes at other times players drastically and consistently decline – see Barmes, Atkins and Hawpe.
I am going to project that EY2 is a .285 BA/.350 OBP guy that can steal 40 bases with 12 homers if he plays as regular starter over an entire season. Now the real problem is that those numbers would be great (even with a few errors) at second base, while they are pretty meh for center field and somewhat poor if he has to play a corner outfield spot.
Maybe if you pick up some power (on average) with Rutledge at second base, you can then afford to sacrifice some power by putting EY2 in left field (his best defensive position) while moving Cargo to right field where he belongs?
My underlying point however is that the Rockies regular lineup while they call Coors Field home should not have very many spots with guys in the 10-12 homer range.
I remember last year in triple A before he was promoted Eric Young Jr. was batting near .400 so even though that was AAA numbers it shows what he can do with regular time.
I know three things about Eric Young Jr. with regular playing time:
1. He can be one of the best leadoff hitters in the game.
2. He will lead league in stolen bases.
3. He will hit around .300
You could also talk about his attitude, hustle, runs scored, and even good defense, yeah I said it!!!
All I know is my attitude and interest is refreshed and I am able to follow this ball club once again!!
Good responses. Orange and Pooter. If it’s possible, I think we’re all right. EY is extremely unlikely to continue hitting the way he has the past month. But even so, I’m guessing that he is establishing a new – and higher – baseline performance level. That alone could make him a really worthwhile piece of the offensive puzzle. There’s several guys who have grabbed the opportunity to prove they have real value going forward: EY and Colvin for sure, Pacheco/Nelson/LeMahieu maybe. For the last 3 we’d either need a breakout of some power, or a showing that they are really plus defenders somewhere in the infield (including catcher for Pacheco). Now to separate the wheat from the chaff and to find appropriate roles for these guys – isn’t that why Geivett was “promoted?”
It’s obvious he’s juicin’.Seriously,look at great teams with great lead off hitters,and how important that guy at the top was to their success.Dodgers-Maury Wills,Royals-Willie Wilson,Cards-Vince Coleman,several teams-Ricky Henderson,to name but a few.I think EY’s emergence,if it continues,makes for an interesting decision in the off season.