Ubaldo Jiminez, Josh Johnson, Stephen Strasburg

[imb]

Ubaldo Jiminez

15-1, 2.20 ERA

113/46 K/BB

127 innings

Has struggled the last month and a half

 

Josh Johnson

10-3, 1.62 ERA

130/28 K/BB

128 innings

Has only allowed more than one run ONCE IN HIS LAST 12 OUTINGS (85 innings)

 

Stephen Strasburg

4-2, 2.03 ERA

68/14 K/BB

48.2 innings

Over 1/3rd of his walks came in his second start.

 

There's not really a point to this post other than to say holey moley

[OleMissCub]

In Jiminez' only loss he gave up 1 run

[Formerly Snayke]

Josh Johnson is the Cy Young right now and it's not particularly close. Wainwright and Jimenez are pretty even, but Johnson's other-worldly.

[17 Seconds]

sucks that jiminez will get it because of the wins and era

[TruffleShuffle]

it would seem that jimenez' luck on batted balls, fly balls and runners on base is evening out.

 

johnson's babip is just .285... a bit lucky, and his LOB% and HR/FB% are very good, as you'd expect for someone with a 1.62 ERA. still, he's been the best luck-neutral pitcher this year.

 

although how about this, the best xFIP belongs to francisco liriano, whose ERA is 3.76. his babip is .358.

[Maclowery]

Poor Roy Oswalt. Just a hair over a 3 era. 117Ks to match 33BBs. And yet he's got almost double the amount of losses as wins.

[Cubswin11]

Poor Roy Oswalt. Just a hair over a 3 era. 117Ks to match 33BBs. And yet he's got almost double the amount of losses as wins.

Clearly he isn't a very good pitcher then..

[Formerly Snayke]

Just doesn't have the drive to win amirite.

[Post Count Padder]

Yeah, sucks to pitch well for a team that won't score runs. Hopefully for Strasburg, Dunn stays, Zimmerman keeps hitting and Harper breezes through the minors.

[daske17]

Yeah, sucks to pitch well for a team that won't score runs. Hopefully for Strasburg, Dunn stays, Zimmerman keeps hitting and Harper breezes through the minors.

 

Phil Rogers had a post this morning saying that Nationals management believes that the team is further away from contention in 2011 because they've been playing worse since Strasberg was promoted. Of course, this means they are leaning against resigning Dunn to a multiyear deal.

 

Because the way to boost your offense is to get rid of good offensive players...

[ScrubMD]

Marry one, [expletive] one, shoot one. Go.

[17 Seconds]

is something wrong with lincecum? his numbers are down significantly this season

[Cubswin11]

is something wrong with lincecum? his numbers are down significantly this season

I think I remember reading a article from earlier this year saying that his velo was down by a MPH or two, no idea if he has gotten it back or is still throwing a little slower than in the past.

[TruffleShuffle]

is something wrong with lincecum? his numbers are down significantly this season

I think I remember reading a article from earlier this year saying that his velo was down by a MPH or two, no idea if he has gotten it back or is still throwing a little slower than in the past.

 

yeah it's down almost 3 mph from 2 years ago. of course, he's regressed from really awesome to pretty awesome.

[Tracer Bullet]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/is-timmy-broken/

[Keener98]

Well Jiminez sure has sucked recently, and now Strasburg was scratched from his start after warming up. Hopefully its nothing serious.

[Tracer Bullet]

inflammation in the shoulder? uh oh

[erik316wttn]

inflammation in the shoulder? uh oh

 

He'll miss his Sunday start, and will be shut down for 10 days.

 

Paging Mr. Prior, Mr. Mark Prior.....

[Clem Fandango]

Strasburg put on the DL

[jersey cubs fan]

Jim Bunning thinks he's a wuss and apparently that he has an incredibly small penis.

[Clem Fandango]

Jim Bunning thinks he's a wuss and apparently that he has an incredibly small penis.

 

Jim Bunning wasn't a $15 million dollar investment. This, as a result, makes Strasburg better than Jim Bunning

[SouthSideRyan]

Not that Bunning wasn't a curmudgeon before, but doesn't he have dementia?

[treebird]

Not that Bunning wasn't a curmudgeon before, but doesn't he have dementia?

 

people have been saying that for years, but i'm fairly certain he's never acknowledged it. i think it's definitely possible that it's true, he's done a lot of really weird stuff.

[jersey cubs fan]

http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/07/29/release-miss-iowa-usa-is-slated-to-throw-out-the-first-pitch-at-fridays-washington-nationals-game/

 

Miss Iowa is going to throw out the first pitch at a Nationals game after a good natured war of words with Miguel Batista regarding his Miss Universe/Miss Iowa comment.

[TruffleShuffle]

dementia or not, jim bunning is just a complete douchebag