The Rockies Amazing Bench

by NeifiChicken on Sep 9, 2009 10:33 PM PDT Comment 27 comments

First off, this is not a gloom and doom post about the greatness of the Rockies and how we can't beat them. I was just examining their team recently and I have to say, their bench with expanded rosters is perhaps the most amazing bench I have ever seen. No, it's not the reason they are winning, but I just find it remarkable. Here is the lineup you can make just off of their bench players

2B Eric Young Jr.

LF Seth Smith

3B Garret Atkins

RF Matt Murton

I mean just look at that lineup. That is probably a league average lineup, if not better. Defensively it's poor, but it's not absurdly bad either.

I just find it very impressive. Can anyone think of a better bench in MLB history?

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Yay! Another post celebrating the Rockies!
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by Natto on Sep 9, 2009 10:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I would insert a Tulo joke, but I’m next in line to that ledge you’re jumping off of myself.

You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.

by SeeingStars on Sep 9, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, but we have the best bullpen catcher in history.

by kingofthacove on Sep 9, 2009 11:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Sounds like a great fanpost that belongs on Purple Row.

by kush on Sep 9, 2009 11:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Don’t forget their go-to-guy when they needed a pinch runner with the game on the line tonight…Jason Marquis! (odd for september ball huh?)

by m34josh on Sep 10, 2009 12:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Some people can look at the race and say “Gee the Rockies are kicking ass, well no wonder, look at the talent they have.” And maybe on some level feel a little bit better about how the Giants are doing.

In this case though, that doesn’t work for me. ’Cuz see, to my mind the Rockies are beating everybody, and then I look at the Giants, and all I see… is a team that is beating is itself.

by Merope on Sep 10, 2009 5:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Seth Smith is pretty awesome.

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by xanthan on Sep 10, 2009 5:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

it’s not fair

Please hit better, Randy Winn.

by oldjacket on Sep 10, 2009 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I blame Carney!

http://www.contracostatimes.com/sports/ci_12911641

by m34josh on Sep 10, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

they also have a bunch of hitters you want up there with the game on the line, like Helton, Smith, Hawpe, and Tulo, while we don’t have a single one. Pablo will be one soon, but not yet. That being said, fuck the Rockies. Stop praising them like they’re the greatest team of all time. They’ve been behind us most of the season and we can’t hit for shit.

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by rxmeister on Sep 10, 2009 7:31 AM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

they also have a bunch of hitters you want up there ~~with the game on the line~~

And Pablo isn’t a guy you want up there with the game on the line?!?

Split          G GS  PA AB  R   H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO   BA  OBP  SLG   OPS  TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE BAbip tOPS+ sOPS+
2 outs RISP      46  58    44  13  3  0  4  23  3  0 11  2 .295 .466 .636 1.102  28   0   3  0  0   6   1  .237   138   199
Late  Close      63  84    74  25  5  0  2  11  1  1  9 15 .338 .417 .486  .903  36   1   1  0  0   4   1  .404    98   152
Tie Game        114 195   175  55 15  1  8  23  1  1 17 24 .314 .374 .549  .923  96   1   1  0  2   5   3  .324    98   142
Within 1 R      126 319   288  98 24  2 12  44  3  4 27 40 .340 .398 .563  .961 162   3   2  0  2   7   4  .361   107   152
Within 2 R      128 391   352 122 29  2 14  50  3  5 34 48 .347 .407 .560  .966 197   4   3  0  2   9   6  .370   109   156
Within 3 R      130 441   399 133 34  2 15  58  3  5 36 55 .333 .390 .541  .931 216   4   3  0  3   9   6  .355   101   146
Within 4 R      131 484   439 146 38  2 16  66  4  5 38 63 .333 .388 .538  .926 236   6   4  0  3   9   6  .358   100   145
Margin  4 R      30  56    51  14  2  1  5  11  0  0  4 10 .275 .321 .647  .968  33   2   0  0  1   2   1  .243   102   150

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Sep 10, 2009 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

doesn't that explain the phenomenon?

The Giants have a much better bench- unfortunately they all start on a regular basis.

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by natteringnabob on Sep 10, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

rockies

…. have 5 outfielders that could start over any of ours. after this season, i predict they move hawpe and his @ 10 mil in salary to improve in other areas. they become just as good, while more athletic in the OF with a lf s.smith, cf fowler, rf cargo outfield. those 3 COMBINED will have a salary pretty much LESS THAN howry makes this year BY HIMSELF….. i feel sick.

by giantdonkey on Sep 10, 2009 7:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Howry?

really? is that the contract on this team that bothers you?

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by rxmeister on Sep 10, 2009 8:59 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, the contract stuff is irrelevant...

…except viewed at the whole team level. I mean, you could also point out that the Giants have Cain, Lincecum, Jonathan Sanchez, Brian Wilson and Sergio Romo and combined they cost less than the Rockies are paying Aaron Cook. Talented pre-arb players are always gonna be a great value; the Rockies have a bunch in the field, Giants have a bunch on the mound.

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by EliminateMe on Sep 10, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

what’s funny to me is that Howry signed a heavily incentive laden deal based on numbers of games finished. I think at the time he signed it, he envisioned himself taking the closer’s job away from Brian Wilson. He would have been better off signing a deal that paid him extra for the amount of meaningless mop up games he appeared in.

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by rxmeister on Sep 11, 2009 7:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The really sad thing is that most of these guys on the Rockies bench would probably be starters on the GIants. That just sums up the Giant’s offensive issues very nicely……as if we didn’t already know this.

/watches another popped up bunt

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by oldrips on Sep 10, 2009 9:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I thought...

Rockerbation had been banned on McC

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by say hey nation on Sep 10, 2009 9:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

FUCK THE ROCKIES!!

that is all

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by jhiat00 on Sep 10, 2009 9:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That is probably a league average lineup, if not better.

Bit of an overstatement, don’t you think? Atkins has an OPS+ of 65 this year. Spilborghs is at 86, Murton at 96. Eric Young is at 92 and is probably over his head. Quintanilla is at 30; his career OPS+ is 45.

Seth Smith is a fine player, but he’s a platoon regular at this point.

by Evan on Sep 10, 2009 12:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We’re just swayed by how bad the Giants offense is, a below average offense look awesome

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by CB30 on Sep 10, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, but Garrett Atkins by and large has been a very produtive hitter with an OPS+ above 100 his entire career. This is clealry more of an aberration than his true talent level. Spilborghs and Murton are pretty cloe to league average, Smith is above it, Giambi has generally been above it, as has Iannetta, and EY is definitely league average for position (and plus with speed). Quintanilla is crap, but hey, it’s still a good lineup

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by NeifiChicken on Sep 10, 2009 3:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I can't stop thinking about...

Jeff Baker.

by StickRat on Sep 10, 2009 4:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Giants bench

Bowker, Schierholtz, Ishikawa, Torres, Lewis, Aurillia, Posey, etc. not too shabby. Not any worse than their starting lineup except for Pablo.

by bradleybear on Sep 10, 2009 9:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

seriously.

LF Lewis or Bowker > Velez
2B Uribe > Sanchez
3B Pablo = Pablo
C Posey > Bengie
RF Schierholtz > Winn
1B Ishikawa meh…
CF Torres > Rowand
SS Frandsen > Renteria

given 8 choices, it seems the giants will make the wrong choice 6 times. cant argue with the maths.

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by jasomack on Sep 11, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs