Ubaldo Jimenez, the 26 year old flame-throwing ace of the Colorado Rockies, threw the first no-hitter in Rockies history against the Atlanta Braves last night in Atlanta. The no-hitter was the 264th in the history of Major League Baseball. Many who watched the first 5 innings of the game last night were shocked that Jimenez ended with a no-hit shutout. In the first 5 innings, Jimenez walked 6 batters and had control problems with all of his pitches. He was able to get out with runners on base and wiggled out of a few sticky situations. Jimenez was able to put down the final 15 Braves batters in order and made history for the Colorado Rockies.

Jimenez has always had a great fastball and now has good control of it. Last night Jimenez hit 100 mph and in the 9th inning was still throwing 98 mph. He's added a good changeup and curve ball to make him one of the most feared pitchers. Over the second half of last season, and the start of this season, Ubaldo placed himself among the top pitchers in MLB. Some national baseball analysts were already picking Jimenez to be a favorite for the Cy Young Award as the National League's best pitcher.  Ubaldo Jimenez will really be in the national spotlight after his no-hitter. Rockies fans should be excited to see him continue to blossom into possibly the most dominant pitcher in all of baseball.