Aaron Harang News: Pro Sports Daily

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September 23

Cincinnati Enquirer

"Joey Votto wanted to know if Aaron Harang got the win. Harang, indeed, was the winning pitcher in the Reds' 7-5 victory over the Florida Marlins in the home finale at Great American Ball Park. "Good," Votto said. "We owe him. Harang has been the Reds' hard-luck pitcher this year. The Reds were averaging only 3.33 runs per game in Harang's starts entering Monday. "There was a stretch in May and June where we weren't helping him at all," Votto said. Monday, the Reds left Harang in the game long enough for the offense to kick in. As a result, he got the win to go to 6-16, despite putting his club in a 4-0 hole. "It's a nice way to end the season here," Harang said. The Reds finished with a ..."

Harang should be back in two weeks

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July 11

Cincinnati Enquirer

"Aaron Harang has been ordered not to pick up a baseball for a week. And the Reds couldn't be happier. The MRI on Harang was normal. He has a right forearm strain and will be re-examined this weekend. "That's great news," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "That's huge news." Harang's going on the disabled list, but probably for a short stint. "We want to make sure he's 100 percent," Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said. "But he should be ready at the end of the two weeks.""

Reds hoping Harang's arm just needs rest

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July 10

Dayton Daily News

"When he pitched for Cincinnati, Ryan Dempster went through problems similar to those now facing Aaron Harang — which have earned the Reds' ace a trip back to Cincinnati for an MRI today, July 10, on his throbbing forearm. Dempster pitches for the Chicago Cubs, is an All-Star, and pitched like one Tuesday in beating Harang and the Reds, 7-3. "Harang wasn't himself," Dempster said. "Our hitters said it, too. Seven walks? He'd rather have a hitter knock one out of the park than walk him." Harang missed a start Saturday against Washington, but pitched Tuesday and gave up six runs, five hits, seven walks and two home runs, throwing 108 pitches in 41/3 innings. He said after ..."

Another disappointing start

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June 9

Cincinnati Enquirer

"Last year's recipe for success is this year's recipe for disaster. An Aaron Harang start was about the only sure bet you could make on the 2007 Reds. Harang went 16-6 with a 3.73 ERA. When he was on the mound, the Reds hit, played solid defense and won. This year, none of the above is true. That was pretty clear Sunday in a 9-2 loss to the Florida Marlins before a gathering of 12,444 at Dolphin Stadium. Harang went 51/3 innings, allowed eight runs (seven earned) on 11 hits. Afterward, he was perplexed. "I don't know what's wrong," he said. "I don't have a feel for anything. I'm leaving pitches over the plate. It's not the normal me.""

Marlins hammer Harang

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June 9

Cincinnati Enquirer

"It might be time to start getting concerned about Aaron Harang after this afternoon's 9-2 loss to the Marlins. The Reds' No. 1 starter gave up eight runs (seven earned) and 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings. In his last four starts, he's gone a total of 21 2/3 innings and allowed 21 runs on 29 hits. His ERA has gone from 3.12 to 4.30 in that span. And his record is now is very un-No.1-like 2-9. The Reds' offense was AWOL. Marlins right-hander Ryan Tucker, called up from Double-A to make his major-league debut, gave up only two hits in five innings and struck out six."

Harang strikes out again in Reds' loss

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June 9

Dayton Daily News

"Cancel the Pity Party. It is time to quit feeling sorry for Aaron Harang, although nobody could blame him if his confidence is dragging the ocean floor. For nearly a month, Harang pitched his spleen off, but his Cincinnati Reds teammates couldn't buy runs with a blank check. They still aren't inundating his personage with runs, but he isn't pitching as well, either, with sharp evidence surfacing Sunday, June 8, in a 9-2 loss to the Florida Marlins."

Some seasons, even best can fail to come up aces

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June 8

Cincinnati Enquirer

"With only a 2-8 record to show for his solid 3.86 ERA and an above-average ERA of 114 Reds ace Aaron Harang is having one of the worst hard-luck seasons for a starting pitcher on the team in at least 50 years, which inspired some suspicion if any other Reds starting pitcher in that time frame had worse luck. Only pitchers with a below .500 record with an ERA under 4.00 in at least 20 starts were considered and all had to have an ERA of over 100. ERA is a statistic that adjusts a pitcher's ERA according to the pitcher's ballpark (does it favor batters or pitchers) and the ERA of the pitcher's league. Average is set to be 100; a score above 100 indicates the pitcher performed ..."

All uphill for Harang

May 30

Cincinnati Enquirer

"The Reds never had a chance to tie a 30-year-old record that extends to the days of the Big Red Machine. Any chance for a 10th straight home victory at Great American Ball Park Thursday night went up in the smoke of innings 13 through 16 last Sunday - pitched by Aaron Harang in an 18-inning loss. Those innings may have played a role in his un-Harang-like performance in Thursday's 7-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Harang (2-7) pitched four innings, allowing six runs on 10 hits."

Harang to open series for Reds

May 22

San Diego Union-Tribune

"It shapes up as the imperfect storm for the Padres: a major strikeout artist such as Aaron Harang facing one of the whiffingest clubs in the majors, not to mention the fact that it's another homecoming for the big right-hander from Patrick Henry High and San Diego State. Harang has a 2-0 record and 1.96 ERA to show for three starts at Petco, where little more than a year ago he allowed two hits over a nine-inning stint. But he also balked in the tying run in the eighth inning of a game the Reds won 2-1 in 12 innings."