Former D-back Dan Haren reveals too much on Twitter
Jan 4, 2016, 3:56 PM | Updated: Jan 5, 2016, 11:32 am
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Dan Haren works the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Thursday, May 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
(AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
It’s hard to judge whether former Arizona Diamondback pitcher Dan Haren is handling his recent retirement well.
What we do know is that the result is quite entertaining. Haren has always been in a class of his own when it came to social media, but a session on an exercise bike Monday morning led to a string of revealing tweets that told us how the 35-year-old approached his 13-year career as a starting pitcher.
I went into almost every start the last few years thinking… How the hell am I gonna get these guys out
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016
There’s was atleast 3-4 times I thought the team plane was gonna crash. — dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016
I would count out the days about a month in advance to see if I was gonna pitch in Coors field.
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016
One of my favorite moment ever was hitting a homer off Chris carpenter. I took my time running the bases. — dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016
I gave up so many homers cause I didn’t wanna walk people. That and cause I threw 85 mph meatballs sometimes.
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016
Why the hell did Bj Upton hit so many homers off me….. This probably ties into the last tweet as well. I did much better facing Melvin — dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016
I only hit like 5-7 people on purpose.
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016
Sometimes when the count was 3-1, I would just throw it down the middle and hope for the best. People pop up in batting practice right — dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016
It’s hard to imagine all of these admissions being without embellishment. This one, however …
I had to take Imodium most days I pitched to plug myself up. ?
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016
Haren’s career ended after his 2015 season with the Miami Marlins.
He capped it with a 3.75 ERA and 1.18 WHIP through 391 games, 380 of which were starts. Haren started 33 games as a D-back in each of the 2008 and 2009 seasons and was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in 2010 after 21 more starts for Arizona. He also played for the Athletics, Cardinals, Nationals, Dodgers and Cubs.
