Dan Haren
Dan Haren
Daniel John "Dan" Harenis an American former professional baseball pitcher. Haren played in Major League Baseballfor the St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, and Chicago Cubs...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth17 September 1980
CityMonterey Park, CA
affected barry bothers game guy helped last locked matter mentally people rumors side talk trade ways win
No matter how much other people are going to talk about his contract, or trade rumors or whatever, Barry is the last guy who will be affected by it. He's just so mentally strong, and that was one of the ways he really helped me last year. He's the same guy every day, win or lose, and that's how you have to be. It's not easy, but he's got the mental side of the game locked down. Nothing bothers him.
balls cost decent eliminate fell few half left middle mistake runs threw
It was one of those innings. I threw a few decent pitches, and some balls fell in there. I made a big mistake that cost me. I have to eliminate those mistakes. Half of my runs have been on fastballs I left over the middle of the plate.
bad couple mid might people playing road series stretch written
It's very exciting. When we went through that bad stretch (in mid August), a couple people might have written us off, but we're playing so well on the road and that series (in Anaheim) is going to be awesome. It will be fun.
edge game last lost maybe overlooked seattle start supposed throw
That last start was so frustrating. I don't know if I overlooked Seattle or what. Maybe I lost my edge a little. But that last game was not me. This is the way that I'm supposed to throw the ball.
bunch year
It's been a rollercoaster year with a bunch of streaks.
definitely exactly innings
It wasn't exactly what I wanted but I am definitely making strides. I was getting through innings without any trouble.
five fortunate game mound rain sloppy slow
It was sloppy out there. The mound was sloppy. I thought we were going to be fortunate to get five (innings) in, but fortunately the rain let up and I was able to slow down and get into my game more.
carrying hot maybe player team tendency
It's awesome. Finally, maybe he'll get some recognition here as the player he is, because his tendency (in the past) is to get hot at the end of the year. He's just carrying our team right now.
balls breaking change command couple fastball few good threw throw tried walked work
I threw some pretty good breaking balls, a lot of curveballs. I tried to throw a few more change ups. I was able to work on that a little bit. My curveball was real good. My fastball command was not as good as it usually is. I walked a couple of guys.
season
You don't want to go into the season on any kind of a streak.
anyone bad few good progress rack wants
A few of those bad outings rack up, anyone would get worried. Everyone wants good results. I'm working on things, you can always say that, but I feel like I made some progress (today).
expects top
I think everyone's expectations are really high. I know most of us are young and haven't been there before, but everyone expects us to be on top at the end.
early game hitters pride solo throwing walking
I take a lot of pride in (not walking hitters). Early in the year, it was really getting me in trouble. That's not really my game. My game is throwing a lot of strikes. I think that's why I give up a lot of homers. I'm always around the plate, and hitters know they will get something to hit. But as long as I keep them to solo (homers), I usually don't get hurt.
exciting few guys hits milton offense year
I think this year our offense is even better with Milton and Frank. I mean, look at the hits those guys got tonight. They already have a few big hits for us. That's exciting to see them in the lineup.