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
came easier games left
It would have been a devastating loss. Now there's 20 games left and every one is important. Fortunately, we came back, and that will make it a little easier to forget.
death game life time
Every game is a must-win. This time of year, it's life or death right now.
best bullpen confident four game guys major setup strength
I don't know what other bullpen is better in the major leagues. I really don't. We have four setup guys and one of the best closers in baseball. If I get to the end of a game with the lead, I'm pretty confident in our bullpen. That's the strength of our team.
crosses dugout felt fight four game mind pitches runs sat third three thrown
When you give up four runs to the Yankees, and it's the third inning at 4-0, the thought crosses your mind that the game could be over. You tell yourself it's over or you try to fight back. I sat in the dugout after the third inning and I had thrown 66 pitches. I felt I had about 40 pitches left, and if I could put up three zeros, we'd still have a chance.
chance finish game longer redeem season start
It was an important game for me, just being able to finish the season good. It's a start that I'll think about a lot longer because I have no chance to redeem myself.
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.
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.
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.
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.
game gotten hoping pitch
If that pitch is down, it's an out. If I could take it back, I would. I was just hoping to keep us in the game after that. It could have gotten ugly.
game good happiest knew step win
By far, it was the happiest I've been with a win all year. I knew I had to step it up. I just feel good for the team. This game was so important.
ball both early few hopefully keeping maybe months nice offense past picked picking pitching rolling stretch thrown
Early on it was more maybe me keeping us real close. There was a stretch there where I wasn't pitching that well and the offense picked me up every time. Now it's just kind of both clicking. I've thrown the ball better the past few times and the offense is still rolling and picking me up. It's a nice combination and hopefully there's two more months of it.
chances loss mad pitch
We had some chances today, but when it comes down to it, it's the pitch I made to Ramirez. I just look back at it and I'm mad at myself. I let that pitch get away from me. The loss is because of me.
excited fitting step top waiting watch
Everyone was so excited to watch him hit. Everyone was on the top step (of the dugout) every at-bat like we were waiting for something to happen. It's just fitting something did. It was awesome.