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2008 Poetic Interlude #4: Richard Harden’s a Goner, Y’All
[Original lyrics here.] Oh, what have you strained, my white-cleated son? Oh, what gave you pain, my hurling young one? I’ve cheated the fans of fifty missed A’s mound starts, I’ve walked less than I’ve struck out in eighty-six games, I’ve stepped in the offices of unnumbered...
Harden Calls Out A's Medical Staff
Apparently many of Rich Harden's medical issues over the past few seasons have to do with the fact that some people in the A's organization were playing to his hockey sensibility of playing through the pain. It's fascinating to see this happen this year too. Remember, Bobby Crosby did something...
Governmental Interventions
I realize that I very well might get a lot of people angry by saying this, but I really wish that the congressional meetings on sports-related issues would just stop. I know, I know. The Mitchell Report probably would've never been commissioned without the push from our federal government riding...
Baseball Isn't Fair
Well, after last Wednesday’s spirited debate about Bobby Crosby, I thought I’d go ahead and pull up another Urban article to complete the A’s injury duo. What's the latest on Rich Harden? The last I heard, he'd received a cortisone shot. Also, if the roster the A's have now remains intact through...
Catching a Win
Thanks to the deadly combo of Kurt Suzuki and Jason Kendall, the A's wound up winning the series in Houston. Man, what happened to Kendall? Was it the fact that he's hitting against the National League again? Maybe he just loves the ballpark in Houston? Or he just loves Crawfish? Whatever it...
Open Game Thread: Game 8 - A's vs. White Sox
Ah, the home opener. Baseball returns to the sweet green grass of the Coliseum for the first time since October (the preseason stuff doesn't count). And who better to open the season at home than Rich Harden who is sporting a big fat goose egg for an ERA and a 1-0 record. You've got to love the...
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 20
Esteban Loaiza tries to shake off the shoulder soreness he experienced the last time out to face the Padres and their ace Jake Peavy. It might be time to look back and realize what we've learned so far during spring training: Yes, it's spring training, but Antonio Perez is showing that he...
On the Move
I'm going to continue to try and temper my excitement about King Richard. I mean, that dude could strike out God right about now. If only he wasn't as easily broken as that UPS package in the opening of Ace Ventura. But instead of chatting about meaningless spring training Ks, I wanted to make a...
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