Should I let my Guard down with Harden?
by Athletic on Jun 27, 2008 9:44 AM PDT
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For the last four years or so I have put hope in Rich harden that he will be the Dominant pitcher that he is so capable of being, which is hard when he is on the disabled list after every other start. However, it almost appears that Harden has turned the corner on his injury problem which is what my heart wants to think. My head on the other hand will not allow me to let my guard down with Rich and it is telling me that this extended period of health for Rich is a fluke and the past four seasons is really the norm for him. I know this post is nothing fresh or new and I am pretty sure that the vast majority of AN users share my feelings I just wanted to see if anyone had any knowledge of Harden training differently or the A's new medical staff figuring something out with Rich that will allow him to stay healthy and dominate for the A's.
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by Flashfire on Jun 27, 2008 9:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
let your guard down enough to enjoy his next 3-4 starts ...
... and then to enjoy the haul the A’s get for him.
Than put your guard back up for when whichever team has panicked and overpaid for him allows/encourages him to go beyond his two “safe” pitches, and he’s DL’ed in August.
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 27, 2008 9:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Currently Harden is merely injury-prone
as opposed to actually injured.
It’s analogous to a leaky roof when it’s not actually raining. Leaky, but not leaking.
So, you can hope it doesn’t rain anytime soon. Or you can hope he gets dealt for some blue-chippers and we can stop having to deal with this crap.
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by PaulThomas on Jun 27, 2008 10:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The only reasonable hope for sustained health,
as far as I’m concerned, is that the slider and splitter were especially hard on his arm and that the fastball/changeup combo works for him. I wouldn’t bet on it, but I’m willing to hope for it.
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by Nico on Jun 27, 2008 10:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ditto on his two-pitch repertoire
it really makes me want to be a believer
< knocks wood >
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by ArakSOT on Jun 27, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
his 2 pitch repitoire is more than just 2 pitches
he has so much movement on his change-up that it seems like a splitter. i think i heard that he’s thrown a few splitters/sliders during this healthy stretch, but hasn’t used them regularly – i think a few a game is fine for his arm, but not more than that. whatever. with the movement on the fastball and change-up, he’s really throwing more than 2 pitches, as far as batters are concerned.
by guy incognito on Jun 27, 2008 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My head says trade him too
But I gotta admit, I will really miss having a pitcher who has you thinking possible no-hitter almost every time out.
by easyraider on Jun 27, 2008 10:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
would you settle for having an offense that has you thinking possible no-hitter almost every time out?
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by monkeyball on Jun 27, 2008 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They don't need to trade anyone to get that
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by PaulThomas on Jun 27, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my point exactly
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by monkeyball on Jun 27, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But at present, when Harden takes the hill
there’s TWICE the chance of a no-hitter, right?
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by PaulThomas on Jun 27, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you're saying there's a chance...
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by Scottbass on Jun 27, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kick his as ScottBass!
witty remark
by dtownmbrown on Jun 27, 2008 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The last two posts make absolutely no sense to me
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by PaulThomas on Jun 27, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't see that one...
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by PaulThomas on Jun 27, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they were both dumb ...
... but I don’t think that they ever successfully demonstrated that one was significantly (p
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by monkeyball on Jun 27, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
aw. shit
Damn AN 3.0 and its refusal to read less-than symbols as text characters.
they were both dumb …
... but I don’t think that they ever successfully demonstrated that one was significantly (p less than 0.05) dumber than the other.
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by monkeyball on Jun 27, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You didn't miss much.
I do have a serious dislike of stupid movies, but that line is classic. Although I guess I did screw it up.
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by Scottbass on Jun 27, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah you screwed up the line...
You said it to PT and not Lauren Holly!
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by grover on Jun 27, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Small sample size.
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by Scottbass on Jun 27, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Her samples are not small and they're all natural
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by grover on Jun 27, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by 5Aces on Jun 27, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by solotar on Jun 27, 2008 11:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yes
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by OptimistPrime on Jun 27, 2008 11:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I advise against feeling things in general
But definitely so in this case. If you let yourself have faith in him, he will destroy you from the inside like high cholesterol or Kiss.
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by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2008 12:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
As a counselor, I strongly advise
against feeling things. That’s my professional opinion.
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by Nico on Jun 27, 2008 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Feeling things...
or feeling people?
Whatcha saying, most folks don’t enjoy getting groped?
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by grover on Jun 27, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
most folks definitely don't enjoy getting grovered
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by monkeyball on Jun 27, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Luckily I married the one girl that did!
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by grover on Jun 27, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jennifer
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by Helloooo 1st on Jun 27, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so you'll have no regret...
when he gets injured, his trade value is back to 0. A’s get no prospects
at the same time without harden, they fall out of playoff contention.
so A’s are screwed either way.
if gio was pitching like they hoped for a late season callup, maybe the decision to trade harden would be easier.
plus for now, they are not getting worthwhile offers for blanton/street
by Asfan4ever723 on Jun 27, 2008 2:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I let my guard down
and forgot to move him into the starting rotation of my fantasy team for his start yesterday. Definitely still kicking myself over that one.
by colin on Jun 27, 2008 3:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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