Rich Harden
Rich Harden
James Richard "Rich" Hardenis a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He has pitched for the Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, and Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball...
felt few game good happened sudden
That's why it was so frustrating. I felt good through the first two outs (of the sixth) and then, bam. That happened a few times in the game where all of a sudden things went bad.
excited later left needed pitches start threw
That's not what I wanted to do in my first start and my first inning. I was a little excited and just needed to get through that. I threw too many pitches and that killed me later in the game. I had nothing left at the end of the game.
asking crossed few mind reporters season starting until
The thought never crossed my mind about not starting the season until a few reporters started asking me about it. In my mind, I'll be there. I'll be ready.
depends feels good
I feel pretty good today, ... It all depends how everything feels tomorrow. That would be something I'd like to do, but I just don't know.
It's a step. We'll see how it goes.
behind establish good happy surgery time whether worried
It's a time to establish a good feeling. I'm pretty happy with the way it's gone. I didn't know how it would feel after the surgery and whether I'd be behind or not, and I was kind of worried about that. I'm ready.
action forward guys looking seeing
It's going to be great. A lot of guys are looking forward to seeing him in action. We're all excited.
angry endurance expect frustrated matter miss pitch regular treated
I treated it like a regular game. I expect a lot out of myself. I was getting frustrated when I would miss a pitch and then I'd get angry at myself. ... I feel good, it's just a matter of getting my endurance back.
among bullpen depth eventually guys hard help pitching present somewhere tough work
It's tough to know that you could be pitching somewhere else. Even with the depth we have in the bullpen and among the starters, those guys still have to work hard because eventually the opportunities present themselves. Those guys can help us if we need it.
close matter mound overall pitches
It's always a different intensity. I try to make it as close as possible. ... Overall it went pretty well. It's a matter of getting my pitches in, just getting comfortable on the mound again.
feeling finish good job raining
I had a good feeling about that. I think everyone did. It started raining harder, we had to finish it, and he's really good at getting the job done.
awe bit everybody fun watching
He's so much fun to watch. He's so dominant. Everybody is in a little bit of awe watching him.
I don't know. I don't really want to think about that.
believe bit game looking
I didn't know about the shoes, but I believe it. When you pitch, you're always looking for things like that. It's a game of inches, and every little bit helps.