Harden 7/1/08

[misterigloo]

Why did he leave after 5 innings and 91 pitches? He only gave up 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk.

[zevon]

No problems, they are just being very careful with his pitch count.
His ball was really diving tonight, made a lot of guys, notably Kendrick and Vladdy, look bad.

[Neato Torpedo]

Wow, I just breathed a huge sigh of relief. I was scared to death when I saw Harden's line of 5 IP, with a next to his name. Oh well, I'd rather they be careful with him than push his limits, which would not bode well for my fantasy team. That would've been brutal, since 2 of my top 4 pitchers are DL'd (Young and Marcum) and the other is sucking (Harang).

Scared the hell out of me.

[ScrappyDoo]

Part of the reason was that he couldnt locate his first pitch. He started out 1-0 on like 75% of the batters he faced. He settled in but there was a big inning in the mix so they probably took him out just to be safe.