Chasing History: Ubaldo Jimenez Watch

[UNHWildCats]

No 30 wins!

No 25 wins!

No Cy Young!

No 20 wins???

And yet, his team is STILL closer to the playoffs than the Red Sox.

And both teams eliminated on the same night.

No Soxtober or Roxtober in 2010

[UNHWildCats]

30 wins.... nope

25 wins.... nope

20 wins.... nope

[MrTitleist]

Hey dumbass. How about those Red Sox.

[UNHWildCats]

Hey dumbass. How about those Red Sox.

4 wins better then the Rockies

[dbackjon]

Not a good start to 2011 for Jimenez

[Ivytalk]

Not a good start to 2011 for Jimenez

Dbacks win! Dbacks win!

Right , dback?

[free7694]

Not a good start to 2011 for Jimenez

You're not kidding. His fastball was sitting around 92 MPH and flat as a pancake and he had no command of his breaking stuff. Hopefully it was an aberration, because if that's what we're getting from Ubaldo this year, the Rockies are seriously screwed.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Not a good start to 2011 for Jimenez

You're not kidding. His fastball was sitting around 92 MPH and flat as a pancake and he had no command of his breaking stuff. Hopefully it was an aberration, because if that's what we're getting from Ubaldo this year, the Rockies are seriously screwed.

dear lord, I hope this isn't a preview of things to come...

[Grizalltheway]

King Felix starts the season with 5 hits and 2 runs in 9 innings. Best young pitcher in the game.

[dbackjon]

Not a good start to 2011 for Jimenez

Dbacks win! Dbacks win!

Right , dback?

[free7694]

King Felix starts the season with 5 hits and 2 runs in 9 innings. Best young pitcher in the game.

You could've left out the word 'young' and still been correct.

[Grizalltheway]

King Felix starts the season with 5 hits and 2 runs in 9 innings. Best young pitcher in the game.

You could've left out the word 'young' and still been correct.

Eh, I'll still give the nod to guys like Halladay, Lincicum and Lee, but Felix is on his way.

[Gil Dobie]

You could've left out the word 'young' and still been correct.

Eh, I'll still give the nod to guys like Halladay, Lincicum and Lee, but Felix is on his way.

I'd go with Halladay and Lincecum too. Lincecum is in his 5th year, has 2 Cy Youngs, 2 years with a WAR higher than Felix's best, and most importantly a Ring.

[Grizalltheway]

Eh, I'll still give the nod to guys like Halladay, Lincicum and Lee, but Felix is on his way.

I'd go with Halladay and Lincecum too. Lincecum is in his 5th year, has 2 Cy Youngs, 2 years with a WAR higher than Felix's best, and most importantly a Ring.

Well...I don't think you can really pin the M's abysmal performance on him...

[DJH]

I'd go with Halladay and Lincecum too. Lincecum is in his 5th year, has 2 Cy Youngs, 2 years with a WAR higher than Felix's best, and most importantly a Ring.

Well...I don't think you can really pin the M's abysmal performance on him...

Actually according to Gil and JJ, you can.

[Gil Dobie]

I'd go with Halladay and Lincecum too. Lincecum is in his 5th year, has 2 Cy Youngs, 2 years with a WAR higher than Felix's best, and most importantly a Ring.

Well...I don't think you can really pin the M's abysmal performance on him...

Tell that to Steve Carlton circa 1972 and a Phillies team that scored less runs than the 2010 Mariners.

[Gil Dobie]

Well...I don't think you can really pin the M's abysmal performance on him...

Actually according to Gil and JJ, you can.

Thank you mighty cornholio

[Grizalltheway]

Well...I don't think you can really pin the M's abysmal performance on him...

Tell that to Steve Carlton circa 1972 and a Phillies team that scored less runs than the 2010 Mariners.

It's a hitter's era, Gil.

[Gil Dobie]

Tell that to Steve Carlton circa 1972 and a Phillies team that scored less runs than the 2010 Mariners.

It's a hitter's era, Gil.

Yep, the Mariners had 34 more hits than the Phillies.

[Grizalltheway]

So, do you think the Giants wouldn't have won the series had they had Felix instead of Lincicum?

[Gil Dobie]

So, do you think the Giants wouldn't have won the series had they had Felix instead of Lincicum?

It's hard to say if they would have won with Felix. You put in a different player, and it changes the chemistry of a team. The extreme high for the stat geeks would have the stat formula's determine the awards at the end of the season, and pass out trophies for the championship team like the BCS without having a playoff system. And if you have the best statistical team, you won't have to have the most wins to win the mythical statistical championship.