The Rubber. You know, from the pitcher’s mound? That is a far better name for a weekly article about starting pitchers than what we were using before, “The Pitching Profile.”  So “The Rubber” it is.  It is hardly a double entendre because this article is in no way related to

Brett Anderson Ubaldo Jimenez returned to the Rockies rotation. After a rough first inning (4 earned runs) Jimenez settled down allowing just two hits, and no runs, while striking out five. Carlos Beltran homered giving him three for the season. It’ll be interesting to see if any stolen bases come