On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:14:43 -0800, Hoover <Hoover@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Las Vegas makes the Friars a $1.20 favorite tonight, and you need
>only look at the starting pitchers to know the reasons for that.
>-----------> Rockie's starter Ubaldo Jimenez <-------------------
>* ERA of 4.91 in his first two starts this year (against
>St. Louis and the Atlanta Braves).
>* His WHIP is a very high 2.0, with 13 hits and NINE
>walks in just 11 innings worked. He also has 7 Ks.
After today's shellacking his WHIP is 1.97, after allowing 6 hits and
3 walks in 4.2 innings. Only 2 of the 6 runs are shown as "earned"
despite the critical error being made by Jimenez himself.
>-----------> Padre's starter Randy Wolf <-------------------
>* ERA of 2.25 in his initial starts against Houston and
>the San Francisco Giants.
>* His WHIP is just 1.0, exacrly HALF Jimenez's
>number. Wolf has allowed only 3 walks and 9 hits
>in 12 innings of work. He has 9 strikeouts.
Randy Wolf lowered his WHIP down to 0.9, giving up only 1 hit
and 4 walks in 7 innings worked.
>
>Hoover
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