Rich Harden
Game 135 Thread / Phillies @ Cubs (2 of 4)
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SP | Joe Blanton | SP | Rich Harden |
(NL) | 1-0, 4.03, 27 K, 15 BB, 38 IP | (NL) | 4-1, 1.47, 70 K, 14 BB, 49 IP |
SS | #Jimmy Rollins | LF | Alfonso Soriano |
CF | #Shane Victorino | SS | Ryan Theriot |
2B | *Chase Utley | 1B | Derrek Lee |
1B | *Ryan Howard | 3B | Aramis Ramirez |
LF | Pat Burrell | CF | *Jim Edmonds |
RF | Jayson Werth | 2B | Mark DeRosa |
3B | *Greg Dobbs | RF | *Kosuke Fukudome |
C | Carlos Ruiz | C | Henry Blanco |
P | Joe Blanton | P | *Rich Harden |
A few aftershocks from last night's game...the come from behind win was the 38th for the Cubs this season, second to the Yankees 39. It was their 19th win when trailing in the seventh inning or later, best in baseball ahead of their current foe - the Phightin Phils.
Today, ex-teammates do battle as Rich Harden and Joe Blanton take the mound. I'm sure a steak dinner at Morton's is on the table for the winner.
Some more game notes fun after the jump...
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Harden, C.C., and Sut
Rich Harden's brilliant effort Tuesday night followed yet another complete-game win for the second-place Brewers' C.C. Sabathia the evening before.
Through last night's play, here is what Harden and Sabathia have done for their NL Central teams, alongside the contribution of another mid-season acquisition, who, once upon a time, made a huge impact when he joined the Cubs from the American League:
GS | CG | IP |
H |
K |
BB | ERA |
W | L | |
C.C. Sabathia |
9 |
5 | 73 |
60 |
69 |
15 |
1.60 |
8 |
0 |
Rich Harden |
7 | 0 |
42 |
26 |
59 |
14 | 1.50 | 3 |
1 |
Rick Sutcliffe (thru 8/19/84) |
13 | 1 |
94 |
87 |
93 |
32 |
3.26 | 11 |
1 |
(Note: Sabathia's first start for the Brewers was on July 8, Harden's Cub debut was on July 12, and Sutcliffe's first game for the Cubs was on June 19, 1984.
Thoughts after the jump...
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Game 125 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (1 of 3)
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Samardzija May Get First Start
UPDATE: Looks like Lou made up his mind after the first game and it will be Sean Marshall getting the start on Sunday versus the Marlins.
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Game 119 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (1 of 3)
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SP | Jason Marquis |
SP |
Charlie Morton |
7-7, 4.73, 67 K, 47 BB, 123.2 IP |
3-5, 5.70, 32 K, 22 BB, 53.2 IP | ||
LF | Alfonso Soriano |
RF | *Gregor Blanco |
RF | *Kosuke Fukudome |
SS | Yunel Escobar |
1B |
Derrek Lee | 3B | #Chipper Jones |
3B |
Aramis Ramirez | C | #Brian McCann |
CF | *Jim Edmonds | 1B | *Casey Kotchmann |
2B | Mark DeRosa | LF | Omar Infante |
C | Geovany Soto | CF | *Mark Kotsay |
SS | Ryan Theriot | 2B | *Kelly Johnson |
P |
*Jason Marquis | P | Charlie Morton |
UPDATED UPDATE: Marquis will start the first game in today's day/night doubleheader with our man Harden going in the nightcap. Otherwise the lineup remains unchanged from last evening.
UPDATE: Nevermind, the game has been called.
The Cubs try to stay North of the standings as they head South to play the Braves and Marlins on a six game road trip. Fresh off a 6-3 homestand, where they managed to lose a game and a half in the standings, the Cubs will look for their sixth straight road win tonight.
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Game 114 Thread / Astros @ Cubs (2 of 3)
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Game 109 Thread / Cubs @ Brewers (4 of 4)
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SP | Rich Harden | SP | Dave Bush |
(NL) | 0-1, 1.04, 30 K, 8 BB, 17.1 IP | 5-8, 4.51, 71 K, 26 BB, 111.2 IP | |
LF | Alfonso Soriano | 2B | Rickie Weeks |
SS | Ryan Theriot | 3B | *Craig Counsell |
1B | Derrek Lee | LF | J.J. Hardy |
3B | Aramis Ramirez | 1B | *Prince Fielder |
RF | *Kosuke Fukudome | LF | Ryan Braun |
RF | Mark DeRosa | RF | Gabe Kapler |
CF | *Jim Edmonds | CF | Mike Cameron |
C | Geovany Soto | C | Jason Kendall |
P | Rich Harden | P | Dave Bush |
Two Cubs trade rumors from this morning - the first comes from CBS Sportsline:
The Chicago Cubs, who already made a big splash with pitcher Rich Harden, are exploring deals to add a lefty-hitting right fielder. The Cubs have inquired about Seattle's Raul Ibanez, San Diego's Brian Giles and Kansas City's David DeJesus, according to sources.
I think pretty much any left-handed hitting outfielder is going to be associated with the Cubs over the next few hours. Lo and behold, we have some rumblings from the cubs.com board that Jim has asked the Rangers about Milton Bradley.
As Robert Ripley would say - Believe it or Not!
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Czech, please!
Game 106 Thread / Cubs @ Brewers (1 of 4)...how's that for a good bluff, Rob?
From Stripes:
John Winger (Bill Murray): C'mon, it's Czechoslovakia. We zip in, we pick 'em up, we zip right out again. We're not going to Moscow. It's Czechoslovakia. It's like going into Wisconsin.
Russell Ziskey (Harold Ramis): Well I got the shit kicked out of me in Wisconsin once.
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After a glorious 6-4 win in the opening game of this key Milwaukee series, I wanted to take a minor detour and reflect on my recent travails, aka, life following the Cubs in central Europe including the Czech Republic.
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TarzanJoeWallis (view)
Walker was a complimentary piece who was well past his prime. Edmonds, Holliday, Ozzie Smith and a few others were good trades. Notably, they have almost always been quiet in the free agent market. But the fundamental workings of the organization were always based primarily upon the constant output of a well oiled minor league organization. That organization has ground to a halt. And when did that hard stop start to happen? Right at the beginning of the Goldschmidt/Arenado era, perpetuated by the Contreras signing, followed by the rotation purchases during the last offseason. The timing is undeniable and, in my mind, not coincidental.
Again, we are all saying that player development became deemphasized. I’m just linking it directly to the recent trades and involvement in the free agent market. I don’t see how the two concepts can be decoupled.
Charlie (view)
The Cards also traded for both Jim Edmonds and Larry Walker. It's the developing part that has fallen off. Of course, it could also be the case that there are no more Matt Carpenters left to pull out of the hat.
Childersb3 (view)
Cubs sign 28 yr old RHRP Daniel Missaki. He was in MiLB from his 17yr old to 19yr old years and did pretty well.
He's been in Mexico and Japan the last four years and has done well also.
He's supposedly Japanese and Brazilian.
Interesting sign. We obviously need to RP in the system
Injuries are mounting everywhere!!
TarzanJoeWallis (view)
Sure, they made generally short term trades for established players to enhance what they already had or traded for players early enough in their careers that they were essentially Cardinals from the start. What they never did was to try to use the more established players as foundational cornerstones.
Essentially we’re saying the same thing. They have given up on player development to the point that even their prospects that make it to the bigs flop so that they have to do things like buy most of their rotation and hope for the best.
Dolorous Jon Lester (view)
I don’t buy that. They had been doing that for years.
They did it with Matt Holliday. They did it with John Lackey. They did it with Mark Mulder. They did it with Jason Heyward, who had a great year for them. I’m sure there’s more but those come to mind immediately.
I attribute it more to a breakdown in what they’re doing in terms of development than a culture thing.
TarzanJoeWallis (view)
They won those trades and sacrificed their culture. That’s exactly their problem.
Dolorous Jon Lester (view)
The other part that’s kind of crazy is they made two very high profile trades, one for Goldschmidt and one for Arenado, and they very clearly won those trades. They just haven’t been able to develop players the last handful of years the way they usually do.
I guess the moral there is it’s hard to stay on top of your game and be good at what you do in perpetuity.
TarzanJoeWallis (view)
Marmol was extended at the beginning of the year. Two years I believe.
crunch (view)
Jesse Rogers @JesseRogersESPN
Craig Counsell doesn’t have a timetable for Cody Bellinger who technically has two cracked ribs on his right side. CT scan showed it today.
Dolorous Jon Lester (view)
Thought it might have been David Peralta given the open 40 man spot and how PCA has played so far.