Ubaldo Jimenez Today, 2016

[LookitsPuck]

Going to be a high scoring game

[scOtt]

Dickey has been trash so far this year. U holds 'em down at all and we have an easy win tonight.

[Il BuonO]

Nine base runners in 5 IP.

[Hank Scorpio]

Really bad, honestly. Just like most of the rest of our starting pitching thus far.

[Crabcakes]

He 'sailed' a lot of pitches. It's like he's not in control & really doesn't have a clue where the pitch is going. Of course, that's his style of pitching, if you can call it that.

Maybe it was just me, but It seemed his pitches & Dickey's pitches were similar in end location.

Overall, a frustrating game to watch. Defense bailed pitchers out & after the 1st inning O's couldn't buy a run. All's well that end's well though.

[LookitsPuck]

A lot of his pitches were very close to the zone. But he's nibbling. And I'm not a fan of him reverting his mechanics to 2014.

Just wayyyyyy too many walks.

[LookitsPuck]

Other problem I have: all of the counts where he starts 0-2 and then proceeds to go 3-2. Seemed like there were at least 4-5 of them.

[Nevermore]

I have to defend him a bit. I was at the game. Ubaldo didn't have his stuff tonight. But even if he walked a few guys, he struck out plenty of Blue Jays to get himself out of some jams. Then there was that lovely double play. Ball hit hard, Ubaldo just raised his mitt, caught the ball, calmly threw it to 3rd base for the double play.

[UpstateNYfan]

Yes it was ugly. Pitching against the BJs can get ugly in so many ways. The ump seemed to have a tight zone and somewhat inconsistent (for both teams), so nibbling won't work for two reasons, hitters can afford to be patient and the ump isn't going to give you a close pitch. One thing about UJ, he can somehow step it up and get the needed K and get out of innings. 2 runs in five is better than 3 in 6 IMO. Yes it can wear out the bp, again the BJs can do that. A win is a win.

[weams]

Rogers Communications might own the Toronto Blue Jays, but Ubaldo Jimenez owns their murderers' row.

Josh Donaldson, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion are three of the most feared hitters in the game. Last season, Donaldson’s first in Toronto, the trio combined for 120 homers (plus an MVP award) and headlined an offense that led the majors in scoring, tallying over 100 runs more than the next closest team.

ESPN http://espn.go.com/blog/baltimore-orioles/post/_/id/681/ubaldo-jimenez-has-cheat-code-for-blue-jays-big-three

[weams]

Yes it was ugly. Pitching against the BJs can get ugly in so many ways. The ump seemed to have a tight zone and somewhat inconsistent (for both teams), so nibbling won't work for two reasons, hitters can afford to be patient and the ump isn't going to give you a close pitch. One thing about UJ, he can somehow step it up and get the needed K and get out of innings. 2 runs in five is better than 3 in 6 IMO. Yes it can wear out the bp, again the BJs can do that. A win is a win.

Ubaldo was the unsung hero of the game.

[Il BuonO]

I have to defend him a bit. I was at the game. Ubaldo didn't have his stuff tonight. But even if he walked a few guys, he struck out plenty of Blue Jays to get himself out of some jams. Then there was that lovely double play. Ball hit hard, Ubaldo just raised his mitt, caught the ball, calmly threw it to 3rd base for the double play.

He walked four, in 5 IP. It's too many. And the DP? He made a nice grab but rushed the throw and Manny caught the ball not more than a foot off the ground. He threw way too many pitches because he was constantly behind batters in the count facilitating an early exit.

[LookitsPuck]

Scary numbers from Ubaldo: 1.588 WHIP, 4.2 BB/9, 26.7 LD% (the highest of his career by far).

Now, it's only 3 games. But if Ubaldo is back to his old mechanics, this is not a good sign for his control. Way too many pitches. Way too many walks.

[LookitsPuck]

I mean, a good outing. But this offense is pathetic. If you load the bases with no outs and you come out of it with nothing, you deserve to lose. Schoop can't buy a hit and Caleb looks just as bad.

[Nevermore]

Tough, tough loss for Ubaldo. He didn't deserve it, even with the HR he gave up. The O's offense has become pathetic. The opposition has been adjusting and the O's offense also needs to counter-adjust.