Kevin Hart Appreciation Thread

[NCCubFan]

He's pitched surprisingly well when the Cubs needed a lift due to the injuries to Dempster and now Lilly. It would be nice if his walks and WHIP were a bit lower, but he's given more than I think most of us expected from him. He was certainly worth Freddie Bynum.

[soapy]

Keep it up, Kevin. Having Hart and Wells in the rotation certainly isn't something I would have looked forward to coming into the season, but both have provided some much needed help.

[Schwarber Fan]

We got him for Bynum? Haha

 

I'm not sold on him yet since he beat the Nationals and the free swinging Reds, but I certainly appreciate his work so far when we needed him.

[ctcf]

His WHIP scares me.

[Pushfrog98]

Yeah, he needs to get ahead of more hitters.

[Roast]

He certainly hasn't been the prettiest pitcher to watch and he has had his success against some pretty bad teams; but that said he's still pitched a couple of solid games against major league competition. Personally, I always really liked Hart when he was a reliever, so I'm glad to see him doing well.

 

Also, while his WHIP is scary high, his BABIP is sitting at .280 as a starter this year. So it's not as though he's been relying on a ton of luck to record his outs. So that's at least good, I guess.

[17 Seconds]

He had one good start. Overall he's been terrible

[Vanilla Ice]

He's gotten really lucky

[Z38Cubs]

I would have taken a steaming pile of crap in exchange for Fast Freddie, so I'd say getting Hart has been a decent bonus.

[Derwood]

I'd appreciate it if Hart was moved to the pen and Shark was sent to Iowa

[Cubswin11]

I'd appreciate it if Hart was moved to the pen and Shark was sent to Iowa

Who moves into the rotation Marshall? Because then we don't have a Loogy, come on man!

[Derwood]

I'd appreciate it if Hart was moved to the pen and Shark was sent to Iowa

Who moves into the rotation Marshall? Because then we don't have a Loogy, come on man!

 

Ah crap, Lilly DL'd, I forgot.

 

Well go get a starting pitcher by Friday, Jim

[Roast]

He had one good start. Overall he's been terrible

Que?

 

So far he's had 3 starts. They go as follows:

 

5 innings pitched - 1 ER - Credited with a LOSS

5 innings pitched - 2 ER - Credited with a WIN

6 innings pitched - 1 ER - Credited with a WIN

 

Granted - as others have alluded to he has walked quite a few guys (11 over the 3 games, which isn't bad, except he had five in each of the first two games). However, he hasn't allowed a home run yet as a starter and he's been able to pitch out of most of the jams he's gotten himself into. Like I said before, he hasn't been stellar - but to say he's been terrible is quite an overstatement, IMO.

[17 Seconds]

He had one good start. Overall he's been terrible

Que?

 

So far he's had 3 starts. They go as follows:

 

5 innings pitched - 1 ER - Credited with a LOSS

5 innings pitched - 2 ER - Credited with a WIN

6 innings pitched - 1 ER - Credited with a WIN

 

Granted - as others have alluded to he has walked quite a few guys (11 over the 3 games, which isn't bad, except he had five in each of the first two games). However, he hasn't allowed a home run yet as a starter and he's been able to pitch out of most of the jams he's gotten himself into. Like I said before, he hasn't been stellar - but to say he's been terrible is quite an overstatement, IMO.

 

Why are you only looking at IP/ER (ERA) and not the stats that actually show how effective he's been?

 

5 IP- 9 baserunners, 5 BB, 3 K

5 IP- 10 baserunners, 5 BB, 1 K

6 IP- His good start

 

Like I said, he's had one good start. In his other 2 starts he was terrible, he just didn't give up many runs because a ton of guys were left on base. That's luck.

 

As a reliever, he was even worse.

 

On the season he has a 1.52 WHIP

On the season he has 16 BB and only 9 K's (wow)

 

Outside of that one start, he has been terrible.

 

Edit: BTW, in what world is 11 walks in 16 innings "not bad"?

[Post Count Padder]

He's not gonna keep up the success. His WHIP is rather high.

[jersey cubs fan]

He had one good start. Overall he's been terrible

Que?

 

So far he's had 3 starts. They go as follows:

 

5 innings pitched - 1 ER - Credited with a LOSS

5 innings pitched - 2 ER - Credited with a WIN

6 innings pitched - 1 ER - Credited with a WIN

 

Granted - as others have alluded to he has walked quite a few guys (11 over the 3 games, which isn't bad, except he had five in each of the first two games). However, he hasn't allowed a home run yet as a starter and he's been able to pitch out of most of the jams he's gotten himself into. Like I said before, he hasn't been stellar - but to say he's been terrible is quite an overstatement, IMO.

 

Why are you only looking at IP/ER (ERA) and not the stats that actually show how effective he's been?

 

5 IP- 9 baserunners, 5 BB, 3 K

5 IP- 10 baserunners, 5 BB, 1 K

6 IP- His good start

 

Like I said, he's had one good start. In his other 2 starts he was terrible, he just didn't give up many runs because a ton of guys were left on base. That's luck.

 

As a reliever, he was even worse.

 

On the season he has a 1.52 WHIP

On the season he has 16 BB and only 9 K's (wow)

 

Outside of that one start, he has been terrible.

 

Edit: BTW, in what world is 11 walks in 16 innings "not bad"?

 

That was my question. 11 walks in 3 games isn't bad if you are talking about 7-8 inning starts each game, not 16 total innings.

[NCCubFan]

Thanks for beating the Astros today. Now get the hell out of town. :D

[Little Slide Rooter]

While Kevin Hart likely pans out as at most a #4 starter, I have little doubt that he will dominate the Cubs every time he faces us.

[Roast]

Thanks for beating the Astros today. Now get the hell out of town. :D

8-)

[Bergy92]

I guess this thread is short-lived!