[Oakland righty Rich Harden had to cut his mound session short after just 15 pitches Sunday and the timetable for his return is now unclear. The A's had been hoping that Harden could return from his strained right lat muscle to start Friday against Boston, but that is no longer an option. In fact, whether Harden will return at all this season is reportedly in question.] I don't know, ... I don't really want to think about that. |
Every time I gave up a run, we came back and got a run. That was huge. I didn't have my best stuff. I was making pitches with my fastball. I was having a little trouble with my off speed pitches. Either they weren't good enough to swing at or they were too good, and I left them up. |
everything has to go perfectly. |
Everything that could possibly go wrong did. Things are going well for us, so something like that was bound to happen. Everything I was trying to do, they were right on it. |
He's kind of been carrying us so far. He's such a great hitter, you knew he'd bust out with a big start sooner or later. |
He's so much fun to watch. He's so dominant. Everybody is in a little bit of awe watching him. |
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. |
I don't follow the rumors. |
I don't know. I don't really want to think about that. |
I don't like going that short. It's funny. A couple years ago, I would have been happy to go that far. It was always five innings, no more. Now, I don't feel like I did my job unless I go six, seven innings. |
I don't think any pitcher really likes those situations, but I wouldn't want everything to be easy during spring. I still need to get my endurance. I was real tired that last inning. |
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. |
I felt really good, actually. It was definitely positive. |
I felt really good. I felt strong. |
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. |