Aaron Harang
Aaron Harang
Aaron Michael Harangis an American professional baseball starting pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseballfor the Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth9 May 1978
CitySan Diego, CA
best comfort gets habit level work
The best place to work on it is down here. What it does is, it gets you in a habit and gets your comfort level with doing something new.
best coaches root
I try not to think about it too much. I root for my teammates, try to do the best I can and let the coaches make the decisions.
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I just kept the ball down on the ground and made good pitches. I was getting behind on counts, but I sat back and went to make the best pitch possible to get out of those jams.
best game minimum pitches pitching situations starts team throw tough trying
I'm just trying not to throw a lot of pitches and keep my team in the game as long as possible. I've just been trying to get out of my starts with minimum damage. Even when you don't have your best stuff, pitching is about getting out of tough situations without your best stuff.
honor oldest
It would be an honor. This is the oldest franchise.
ball half hit home inner power ran second trying
The second at-bat, on the home run, I was trying to go in, and the ball ran out over the inner half of the plate. That's his power zone. Give him credit. He's fast, and he's out there trying to get on base, but he can hit for power.
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That's a very tough lineup, and anybody in it can hurt you. I executed my pitches and had good defense behind me. You can never tell warming up whether you're going to have a good game like that.
ball five four good hit key picked plays
I was getting them to hit the ball on the ground. Edwin picked me up, made about four or five good plays for me. Those plays come up key getting you out of an inning.
change control hit speeds
I think of myself more as a control pitcher. I can get it up in the mid-90s every once in a while, but I just try to change speeds and hit my spots.
baseball three toughest
Those are three of the toughest outs in baseball.
half rushing since week
I was rushing on some of them, but it's been a week and a half since I've thrown.
affect approach couple last leagues minor pitches throw
I feel good. I didn't throw a lot of pitches in my last start. I feel comfortable about being able to go (Sunday). I've done it a couple of times in the minor leagues when I've been up or down a level. It won't affect how I approach the game.
execute felt game good
You can never tell if you're going to have a good game like this. I felt like I was able to execute my pitches.
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It's the oldest franchise in Major League Baseball. For anybody to get that Opening Day start, it's an honor. But I'm going to go out and get ready for the season, build up some innings and get my arm in shape this spring.