Lou's strange quote about Harden

[Vanilla Ice]

Other than the HR rate, Harden hasn't been terrible this year. His xFIP (FIP + normalized HR rate) is 3.91. IIRC, xFIP is a better predictor of future performance than FIP and ERA.

[Fred Hornkohl]

That's some really strange looking splits and differences from one year to the next.............

 

Harden 2008          IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Home  Day          33.0   21   10    8   17   51    4   600  4.64 13.91  1.09  1.15  2.18
Home  Nite          7.0    2    0    0    0   10    0    94  0.00 12.86  0.00  0.29  0.00
Road  Day           0.0    0    0    0    0    0    0     0  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00
Road  Nite         35.3   21   10    9   16   32    2   577  4.08  8.15  0.51  1.05  2.29

Home               40.0   23   10    8   17   61    4   694  3.83 13.73  0.90  1.00  1.80
Road               35.3   21   10    9   16   32    2   577  4.08  8.15  0.51  1.05  2.29

Day                33.0   21   10    8   17   51    4   600  4.64 13.91  1.09  1.15  2.18
Nite               42.3   23   10    9   16   42    2   671  3.40  8.93  0.43  0.92  1.91

season totals      75.3   44   20   17   33   93    6  1271  3.94 11.11  0.72  1.02  2.03

 

 

Harden  2009         IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC    ST   ST%  P/IP   GB   FB   GB%  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Home  Day          30.7   44   33   33   21   35    8   622   379  0.61  20.3   28   27  0.51  6.16 10.27  2.35  2.12  9.68
Home  Nite         12.0    7    4    4    3   13    2   193   122  0.63  16.1   10   13  0.43  2.25  9.75  1.50  0.83  3.00
Road  Day          12.0    7    4    3    4   19    3   203   132  0.65  16.9    6   11  0.35  3.00 14.25  2.25  0.92  2.25
Road  Nite         25.3   24    9    6    8   23    3   409   250  0.61  16.1   26   27  0.49  2.84  8.17  1.07  1.26  2.13

Home               42.7   51   37   37   24   48   10   815   501  0.61  19.1   38   40  0.49  5.06 10.13  2.11  1.76  7.80
Road               37.3   31   13    9   12   42    6   612   382  0.62  16.4   32   38  0.46  2.89 10.13  1.45  1.15  2.17

Day                42.7   51   37   36   25   54   11   825   511  0.62  19.3   34   38  0.47  5.27 11.39  2.32  1.78  7.59
Nite               37.3   31   13   10   11   36    5   602   372  0.62  16.1   36   40  0.47  2.65  8.68  1.21  1.13  2.41

Season totals      80.0   82   50   46   36   90   16  1427   883  0.62  17.8   70   78  0.47  4.05 10.13  1.80  1.48  5.18

[hawkeyecub]

To me it seems as simple as command and keeping the ball down. He kept it down last night and in Pittsburgh, he was living up in the zone and well out of the zone against Milwaukee and his last two starts.

 

Maybe I'm being overly simplistic and this is based only on observation, not pitch charts so I could be completely wrong.

[DiamondMind]

Or it's Lou's standard nonsense that he talks.

[jyoung55]

Or it's Lou's standard nonsense that he talks.

 

He does not mean every word that comes out of his mouth. And then sometimes when he's obviously tired he is capable to rambling nonsense because he can't find the right words. This should always be considered when he says things that sound off.

[Cubbie Swagger]

?

If you're not sure what this means...then the rest of us have no chance, bro

Hahaha. Alright, I might have been a little drunk when I posted that, and it was 4:30 in the morning or somewhere around there.

 

I guess I was just saying that I found his comment very humorous, but that it's kind of a hit/miss type thing.

[JeffH]

He pitches better after a good piece of road snatch.

 

Who doesn't?

[BRASKYS SCOTCH]

Clearly the offensive Fukudome shirts and headbands have gotten to him.

[rynefan]

Or it's Lou's standard nonsense that he talks.

 

Further evidence that Lou is losing it!

[Derwood]

Or it's Lou's standard nonsense that he talks.

 

Further evidence that Lou is losing it!

 

He gives the worst daily press reports I've ever seen. When they show him during the broadcasts he looks like he's totally out of it.....he can barely string a sentence together

[wabash_cannonball]

Or it's Lou's standard nonsense that he talks.

 

Further evidence that Lou is losing it!

He's self medicating

[GhostRunner]

Or it's Lou's standard nonsense that he talks.

 

Further evidence that Lou is losing it!

 

He gives the worst daily press reports I've ever seen. When they show him during the broadcasts he looks like he's totally out of it.....he can barely string a sentence together

His press conferences basically consist of him rambling, punctuated with sharp "Look, we've just gotta ... " statements. Occasionally he cracks a joke of some sort to break the tension.

 

When they show him during games, he doesn't look out of it to me. He looks like a guy who's so frustrated that he's constantly throwing his hands up, cursing under his breath and to his coaches, and sometimes just shaking his head in disgust. You can clearly tell that his players' performance on the field is affecting him.

 

Lou cares and isn't senile. I really believe he's just out of possible solutions.

[javy knows my name]

He always seems hungover. I don't think he's with it at all, be it because of senility or all the Fleishman's from the night before.

[Mark Priors Calves]

His post game press conferences consists of him giving a really bad recap of the game. But he does it without any insight, he simply states who pitched, who got hits, etc. It's really bizarre.