July 18, 200719 yr Nice to see him work out of a tuff jam in the 3rd and stay composed. Hope to see him stick around.
July 18, 200719 yr Well this is the 3rd time he's been called up and had a good first outing. The second outings haven't been that nice. Hopefully the third time's a charm.
July 18, 200719 yr he needs to be better with his number of pitches but the kid has nice stuff. Good showing so far they need to be careful with him dont want another hurt arm.
July 18, 200719 yr I'm so glad to have him here over Wes. Willis-Mitre-Olsen-JJ-RVH for the rest of the season please!
July 18, 200719 yr Willis-Mitre-Olsen-JJ-RVH for the rest of the season please! I will co-sign that rotation. Hope JJ can put up some quality starts and tomorrow's start for Willis is key for the team.
July 18, 200719 yr He has 38 Ks in 34 innings he has just nasty stuff And 20 walks in the same amount of time. Good for a 1.75 WHIP.
July 18, 200719 yr i like the kid but lets not get too excited just yet... certainly I nice are to have though
July 18, 200719 yr Author He has 38 Ks in 34 innings he has just nasty stuff And 20 walks in the same amount of time. Good for a 1.75 WHIP. Those walks will be going down in amont as he becomes more confident
July 18, 200719 yr I always love going to Vandy's starts. He showed good composure when he got in a jam. I actually had someone sitting in front of me screaming that we had to walk Pujos to load the bases with no outs.
July 18, 200719 yr he have great game today let see if can help us win more game doing second half of season
July 18, 200719 yr He's a "stud" with about a 7.50 ERA who got bailed out by some huge defensive plays tonite. Nice game for the kid but lets not annoint him Roger Clemens yet. Some more thoughts..... Hermida and Borch had some real nice AB's. And of course Hanley's bomb. Juan Encarnacion proving that even though he and Hermida lead the league in errors for LF, there's a big gap in defensive talent between the two of them (See the piss rod that threw out Jacobs by 10 feet)
July 18, 200719 yr Good game pitched by RVH. He was agressive and was able to get ahead on alot of hitters. Pitch count was high but he kept the Cardinals at bay.
July 18, 200719 yr Author He's a "stud" with about a 7.50 ERA who got bailed out by some huge defensive plays tonite. Nice game for the kid but lets not annoint him Roger Clemens yet. Some more thoughts..... Hermida and Borch had some real nice AB's. And of course Hanley's bomb. Juan Encarnacion proving that even though he and Hermida lead the league in errors for LF, there's a big gap in defensive talent between the two of them (See the piss rod that threw out Jacobs by 10 feet) RVH is not Clemons but he is a wonderful talent who has a outstanding future ahead of him
July 18, 200719 yr He's a "stud" with about a 7.50 ERA who got bailed out by some huge defensive plays tonite. Nice game for the kid but lets not annoint him Roger Clemens yet. Some more thoughts..... Hermida and Borch had some real nice AB's. And of course Hanley's bomb. Juan Encarnacion proving that even though he and Hermida lead the league in errors for LF, there's a big gap in defensive talent between the two of them (See the piss rod that threw out Jacobs by 10 feet) RVH is not Clemons but he is a wonderful talent who has a outstanding futue ahead of him I hope your right.
July 18, 200719 yr RVH challenging Pujols forcing a hard groundout to Hanley, walking Duncan, and then promptly sitting down Rolen with a K and getting Encarnacion to fly out with the bases juiced had more to do with his composure than the defense bailing him out sans Hanley in the tightest spot he was in all night. Did the defense help him out? Sure, but was able to get key outs by himself as much if not more.
July 18, 200719 yr Juan Encarnacion proving that even though he and Hermida lead the league in errors for LF, there's a big gap in defensive talent between the two of them (See the piss rod that threw out Jacobs by 10 feet) That's because Jacobs hit a single. He had no business going to 2nd. Any RF would could have thrown him out. It was just a horrible base running error.
July 18, 200719 yr He pitched damn well overall I suppose, but he still gave up waaaay too many walks and hits through only five innings. His WHIP is a bit troubling at this point but can be expected in some sense. He's a young pitcher and is still getting adjusted at a major league level. That being said, he seems to have a lot of potential and hopefully as time passes he'll settle down a bit and lower his WHIP.
July 18, 200719 yr So wait.... do we like RVH this week or not? I'm kinda out of the loop here Let's review then. He won. So he is a MGIT. If he loses in his next start he will revert back to garbage and needs to be sent down. Fine job by the rookie this time out. A little scarey at times with the walks and hits. Pitch count rose quickly. But he showed that his minor league stints are helping him. He is coachable and dosen't have the know-it-all attitude. I also like his composure (I sure hope Scotty was watching this one on TV someplace and taking notes). This was the first time the Cards have ever seen him so it is about what I expected to see, except the high pitch count. That, IMO, was good ABs from the Cards. Working the counts to see as much of him as they could. He should get another start, this one vs the Reds (another team that hasn't seen him) so I would expect more of the same. However, if the pitch count remains high I would start to worry a bit. I don't think he is quite ready, but very close. Throw him out there vs teams that haven't seen him and all should be fine. IF he is here for a 3rd start that will be vs the Giants, another team that hasn't seen him.
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