9/16 Crew (Looper) @ Cubs (Harden) 7:05 PM WCIU

[Schwarber Fan]

absolutely no luck in this one

 

damn

[third eye]

And Kosuke's awesome luck continues...

[Schwarber Fan]

Walk, single, walk, DP, diving catch

 

book it

[UMFan83]

Please do not resign Rich Harden. Let him be someone else's headcase. Thank you.

[erik316wttn]

Please do not resign Rich Harden. Let him be someone else's headcase. Thank you.

 

Seriously?

[UMFan83]

Please do not resign Rich Harden. Let him be someone else's headcase. Thank you.

 

Seriously?

 

Yeah...I mean if it was 1 year 2 mil, then yes by all means. But I'm not going to outbid other teams (and starting pitching usually brings out the worst in GMs) and pay $10 million a year for a mediocre pitcher (4.30 ERA in the NL), who can only pitch 5 innings and is usually a major injury concern. I'd much rather try to move on without him. If there was a chance that we could max out his talent (and I will admit he has considerable upside), I might reconsider, but his numbers have only gone down since under the watch of our coaching staff.

 

Maybe there is more to the story of Rich's season...but as of right now I'm ok with him walking.

[UMFan83]

Also, why did Bradley get yanked in the 3rd inning?

[RedFlash]

At what point does Harden consider making the jump to closer?

[jersey cubs fan]

At what point does Harden consider making the jump to closer?

 

If he shows he can't be an effective starting pitcher.

 

On 4 days rest opponents have something like an 850 OPS against him. On 5 and 6+ days rest they are in the 600s and 500s respectively and he's got a dominant K/BB.

 

The Cubs knew this when they got him. He should not be starting on 4 days rest. It's September, they have extra starters already and plenty of relievers, so give him an extra day and be happy with it.

[Sosa21MVP]

No more Patton plz. k thx.

[SouthSideRyan]

Please do not resign Rich Harden. Let him be someone else's headcase. Thank you.

 

Seriously?

 

When Erik's calling out your sanity in a game thread, it might be time to take the rest of the season off.

[Andy]

Who's spot-starting today?