Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 19, 2008
Recovering Athletics

Rich Harden threw well in his simulated game Monday:

"It went very well," said Harden, who threw all his pitches and was working especially on his breaking ball. "I felt great, and what I'm most happy about ... is that I threw 30 warm-up pitches and then 40 pitches and I wasn't tired at all. Everything was really nice and easy. I felt very comfortable."

Harden's fastball and changeup looked sharp and though his breaking ball was up in the zone a little, he managed to bring it down toward the end of the session.

Meanwhile, Dan Johnson appears to be infection prone. He fought both viral meningitis and sinusitis over the winter, the sinusitis nearly putting him out of action:

A recent bout of sinusitis turned so severe, Johnson revealed Monday, that he had to spend eight days in the hospital late last month - and he nearly had to have a hole drilled into his forehead.

That treatment, however, would have meant he'd be out of action for two months, and Johnson, in a perpetual fight for a roster spot, didn't want to miss any time.

"I said, 'No, no, no! I have to get back to my job,' " Johnson said.

So rather than have the hole drilled and the sinuses drained, then packed with material to prevent further infection, Johnson requested to be treated with antibiotics.

He's down 15 pounds from last year. It seems medically, Murphy's law applies to Dan. Maybe he and Nick Johnson should form a club!


Posted by David Pinto at 08:18 AM | Injuries | TrackBack (0)
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