4/4 Cubs (Harden) @ Yankees (Pettitte) 12:05

[Little Slide Rooter]

8-1 Yankees. Cubs and Harden just getting out played in every aspect of the game today. Aint no other way to put it.

[UMFan83]

Another 3 run HR given up by Harden. 8-1 Yankees.

 

3 2/3 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 3 HR, 3 BB for Harden I believe.

[anabiono]

Go Cubs Go

[tfarks]

Tex with the 3 run shot. 8-1. Doesn't look like Harden is ready for the season.

[PrimeTime]

Is Harden seriously topping out at 87 MPH? I havent sene him hit 90 yet.. Whats going on??

[rynefan]

Harden gave up 8? Crap. Did it look as bad as the box score says it is? I just turned it on.

[JWCUB]

Harden gave up 8? Crap. Did it look as bad as the box score says it is? I just turned it on.

 

worse

[rynefan]

Harden gave up 8? Crap. Did it look as bad as the box score says it is? I just turned it on.

 

worse

 

Simply unreal.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Didnt we have Cody Ransom in our system at one point?

[JWCUB]

Harden gave up 8? Crap. Did it look as bad as the box score says it is? I just turned it on.

 

worse

 

Simply unreal.

 

Fell behind a lot of hitters, toped out in the upper 80s and had Fukudome in CF.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Patton got 2 real quick outs and lost his command. Not the time to fall apart kiddo.

[PackLandVA]

You might be thinking of Robert Ransom. He was a pitching prospect, I think out of Vandy (maybe).

 

edit - I just checked and you are correct. The Cubs signed him in 2005 and sold to Texas 2 months later.

Edited April 4, 2009 by PackLandVA

[rynefan]

Harden gave up 8? Crap. Did it look as bad as the box score says it is? I just turned it on.

 

worse

 

Simply unreal.

 

Fell behind a lot of hitters, toped out in the upper 80s and had Fukudome in CF.

 

Not like Lily was a prize yesterday either.

[Little Slide Rooter]

You might be thinking of Robert Ransom. He was a pitching prospect, I think out of Vandy (maybe).

 

Nope, looks like he was, at least for a minute

 

From Baseball Reference

 

January 20, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

 

March 30, 2005: Purchased by the Texas Rangers from the Chicago Cubs.

 

May 25, 2005: Released by the Texas Rangers.

 

May 27, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

 

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

 

[UMFan83]

Harden gave up 8? Crap. Did it look as bad as the box score says it is? I just turned it on.

 

He got hit pretty damn hard. Even some of the balls that didn't go out were hit pretty hard. Like others have said, he got behind a lot of hitters, and was throwing in the upper 80's.

 

He's gotten the least work of any of the Cubs starters, so its not the end of the world, but I still would have rather seen more out of him.

[JWCUB]

Harden gave up 8? Crap. Did it look as bad as the box score says it is? I just turned it on.

 

worse

 

Simply unreal.

 

Fell behind a lot of hitters, toped out in the upper 80s and had Fukudome in CF.

 

Not like Lily was a prize yesterday either.

 

If it keeps up like this, I hope Hendry has the green light to go after Peavy. Hardens health concerns me. Ted is just Ted. He always gives up a lot of homers. After all, it is still just Spring Training.

[rynefan]

If it keeps up like this, I hope Hendry has the green light to go after Peavy. Hardens health concerns me. Ted is just Ted. He always gives up a lot of homers. After all, it is still just Spring Training.

 

Not many more days for us to fall back on the spring training excuse.

[rynefan]

It's hard to convince me that Harden is anywhere near 100 percent.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Very sharp 1-2-3 for Gooz. I think hes earned a spot lately, and that last one will be between Patton and Gaudin.

[JWCUB]

I'm sure he is not 100%. My guess is that he won't be for most of the season. That has been my concern all winter. A lot of fans are banking on Harden to put up big numbers. My gut tells me to expect a Wood/Prior outcome. Maybe thats just the Cubs fan in me. :D

[Cubswin11]

So is Harden going to get a sim game/side session in before he starts Friday in Milwaukee?

[anabiono]

So is Harden going to get a sim game/side session in before he starts Friday in Milwaukee?

 

i thought he was getting skipped...?

[rynefan]

I'm sure he is not 100%. My guess is that he won't be for most of the season. That has been my concern all winter. A lot of fans are banking on Harden to put up big numbers. My gut tells me to expect a Wood/Prior outcome. Maybe thats just the Cubs fan in me. :D

 

Me, too. Foolish to expect big numbers, but it'll be nice if he does. I suppose my biggest concern is that he goes down early.

[UMFan83]

If it keeps up like this, I hope Hendry has the green light to go after Peavy. Hardens health concerns me. Ted is just Ted. He always gives up a lot of homers. After all, it is still just Spring Training.

 

Not many more days for us to fall back on the spring training excuse.

 

Yeah but the fact it still is, and because of the WBC, Lilly hasn't thrown as many innings as he'd like to prepare for the season. How do we know he wasn't testing stuff last night, trying to work on locating his fastball, etc. When the season starts, you'll likely see a different gameplan than we've been seeing.

[rynefan]

If it keeps up like this, I hope Hendry has the green light to go after Peavy. Hardens health concerns me. Ted is just Ted. He always gives up a lot of homers. After all, it is still just Spring Training.

 

Not many more days for us to fall back on the spring training excuse.

 

Yeah but the fact it still is, and because of the WBC, Lilly hasn't thrown as many innings as he'd like to prepare for the season. How do we know he wasn't testing stuff last night, trying to work on locating his fastball, etc. When the season starts, you'll likely see a different gameplan than we've been seeing.

 

That's the hope.