8/13: Gm 2 Cubs (Harden) @ Braves (Campillo) 6:15p CDT CSN+

[killthegoat06]

throw a strike...make them get a hit

[BCVM22]

Len just said Kotchman hasn't homered as a Brave yet. Grand slam coming up.

[UMFan83]

I think Harden was just bored out there.

[weis21]

Why is it every time a cubs pitcher struggles (even sparingly) everybody assumes he's hurt?

[killthegoat06]

NICE!

 

No hitter still intact. :D

[17 Seconds]

And the bases are walked loaded with the 3 hitter up

 

Good thing it's Casey Kotchman.

[Brian]

harden was just bored... wanted a challenge.

[manbearcub]

This is a repeat of game one.

[TMan92]

Way to get out of it Rich!

[Hall7810]

This is a repeat of game one.

 

Let's just score 12 this inning, maybe change things up some.

[UMFan83]

Why is it every time a cubs pitcher struggles (even sparingly) everybody assumes he's hurt?

 

Well it is Rich Harden, and its not usually in his profile to go 2 2/3 innings without striking anyone out and then randomly walk the bases loaded.

[killthegoat06]

This is a repeat of game one.

That would be fine by me.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Way to get out of it Rich!

 

Just dont get into it again.

[weatherdood]

Man, Harden's got some wheels. He really should be our defauly pinch runner over Marquis.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

56 pitches for Harden.

[mul21]

These Braves announcers are excruciating to listen to. Saying Kotchman did a good job fouling off the 0-2 94 mph heater.......even though it would have been ball 1.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Man, Harden's got some wheels. He really should be our defauly pinch runner over Marquis.

 

Too fragile.

[anabiono]

my heart started to sink when he walked the bases loaded

 

please be O.K. rich

 

:beg:

[weatherdood]

Thanks Bob, we really needed to hear that.

[weis21]

Why is it every time a cubs pitcher struggles (even sparingly) everybody assumes he's hurt?

 

Well it is Rich Harden, and its not usually in his profile to go 2 2/3 innings without striking anyone out and then randomly walk the bases loaded.

Eh. No K's through 3 isn't terribly surprising, he wasn't striking out nearly as many in the AL as he was in the NL this year. As for the walks, he's been a bit wild for most of the games I've watched him pitch with the cubs. It's just that he's good enough to work around hitter's counts.

[17 Seconds]

I read that article and there was nothing about that in it.

[weatherdood]

Cards have runners at the corners with 1 out trailing 1-0

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Soriano is on fire!

[UMFan83]

Definitely stared a little too long again.

[Outshined_One]

Soriano should have intentionally stopped at first.