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Dan Haren's masterpiece leads Angels to 6-0 win over Yankees
September 11
Los Angeles Times
 
"This is why some think the Angels can be as dangerous in the postseason as San Francisco was last fall, when the pitching-rich, hitting-poor Giants won their first World Series title since 1954. Dan Haren crafted a masterpiece Saturday night, throwing a four-hitter with seven strikeouts and no walks to lead the Angels to a 6-0 victory over the New York Yankees in Angel Stadium. His fastball rarely touching 90 mph, Haren used a nasty split-fingered fastball and sharp-breaking cut-fastball to retire 18 batters in a row from the second through eighth innings."
Haren gets plenty of support in Angels' victory over Seattle
September 6
L.A. Daily News
 
"A wobbly outing from one of the Big Three would have been an uphill challenge for the Angels weeks ago. They relied so heavily on Jered Weaver, Dan Haren and Ervin Santana that a less-than-stellar start made victory a challenge given their offense. But a new mix of young talent and veteran savvy is taking form and pulled the Angels closer in their postseason drive with a 7-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday at Angel Stadium. The Angels pulled to within 2 1/2 games of Texas in the American League West despite an atypical night from Haren. But the offense clicked behind rookie Mark Trumbo's home run in the first and RBIs from veterans Torii Hunter and Vernon Wells to give"
Angels' victory is a thing of beauty to Dan Haren
September 6
Los Angeles Times
 
"For a "quality" start, it was sure lacking in quality. Dan Haren was rocked for 10 hits, including a home run and two doubles, in six innings, and the Angels right-hander still managed to limit the Seattle Mariners to three runs in a 7-3 victory Monday night. Style points are of no consequence to the Angels right now. As ugly and uninspiring as their win over the error-prone Mariners was, it moved them to within 2 1/2 games of the Texas Rangers in the American League West with 21 games to play. "It doesn't matter how you do it, what it looks like, a win is always good," said Vernon Wells, who hit a solo home run in the sixth inning, his 20th homer of the season. "I don't think there's such"
Angel tweets: Haren is lights out on skater hat night
August 6
Orange County Register
 
"The first half was fun, but the second half of the Angels baseball season promises to be even better. Can the Halos chase down Texas? Will this mix of veterans and young kids approach the magic of 2002? Will Mark Trumbo win Rookie of the Year? Will Jered Weaver win the Cy Young award? And the big question: Will any Angels tweep be able to knock WTFresca off his perch as the top tweeter of the first half? Will iBlogBetter make a furious push in September? Will Narniamum post more cute pictures of her kids? I must say, when I started the Tweet Scoreboard during the first month of the season, I had no idea how much fun it would be. But it's hilarious and exciting to see what Angels fans come"
Angels' Haren is a head hunter
July 18
Orange County Register
 
"Considering Dan Haren's dissatisfaction with the way he pitched Friday and the Angels' three losses in four games, the highlight of the weekend for Haren might have been the MC Hammer bobblehead giveaway at the Oakland Coliseum on Sunday. Haren collects bobbleheads and has more than 500 stored in boxes since he and his family (wife, Jessica, and their two young children) moved from Arizona to Orange County, waiting to be unpacked. It is a time-consuming job that might have to wait for the offseason. Sunday's Hammer 'head will join other non-sports entries in his collection — which includes all the characters from "The Office" (a Christmas gift from Haren's father) and John Adams, the"
Haren's star shines brighter in 1-0 win
July 6
Orange County Register
 
"Dan Haren was better than the best. Haren outpitched Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander (considered, in most quarters, the best pitcher in the American League this season), holding a potent Tigers lineup to just two hits in a complete-game shutout as the Angels won 1-0 on Tuesday night. "Dan should frame that one because that was incredible," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "That's a very tough lineup over there and he's matched up with Verlander so you know there's not going to be a lot of room for error." So Haren made almost none. With one out in the third inning, he allowed a ringing triple off the wall in center field that not even Angels outfielder Peter Bourjos could catch up"
Angels starter Dan Haren outduels Detroit's Justin Verlander in Halos' 1-0 victory
July 6
L.A. Daily News
 
"Dan Haren didn't figure to get a whole lot of offensive support from his Angels teammates Tuesday night, not with Justin Verlander starting for the Detroit Tigers. What Haren did get from his teammates, however, was the type of defense that can make a pitcher forget about any lack of run support. The Angels made several superb plays in the field, a couple bordering on the spectacular, and Haren made Erick Aybar's RBI double in the second inning stand up for a 1-0 victory over the Tigers in front of 39,006 at Angel Stadium. Haren made 122 pitches while throwing his second shutout of the season, striking out seven and earning his 100 th career victory. He allowed only two hits - a third"
Dan Haren throws a two-hitter to beat Detroit, 1-0
July 6
Los Angeles Times
 
"All that was missing was Alistair Cooke. Dan Haren and Justin Verlander staged an episode of Masterpiece Theater on Tuesday night, two of the game's best right-handers squaring off in Angel Stadium for an epic pitchers' duel. Verlander had the more impressive resume, a nine-game winning streak, American League pitcher of the month honors for June, an 11-3 record, 2.32 earned-run average and a league-leading 130 strikeouts. But Haren got the best of the Detroit ace, throwing his fourth career shutout, a two-hitter with nine strikeouts and no walks to lead the Angels to a 1-0 victory and their 10th win in the last 12 games. Haren (9-5), who ran his scoreless innings streak to 162/3 and"
Haren helps Angels sweep Nationals
June 30
Orange County Register
 
"Angels hitters have often looked like they were groping in the dark this season. At least they had company Wednesday afternoon. With a 4 p.m. start causing problems for batters, the two teams combined for just seven hits and one unearned run. But that run was scored by the Angels as they completed a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals, 1-0, sending new Nationals manager Davey Johnson out of town winless since returning to the dugout. The Angels have now won 11 of 15 interleague games this year, extending their record against National League teams to 130-83 since 2000 (the best in baseball). The sweep was their first at home this season and gave them five consecutive series"
One run enough for right-hander Haren, Angels
June 30
L.A. Daily News
 
"The hitting was non-existent, the baserunning a little too risky and the defense just OK for the Angels on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals. Details, details. With Dan Haren on the mound - and some ominous shadows helping in the later innings - none of that mattered. One run was good enough; four hits more than sufficient and a fourth-inning error was rendered meaningless in a 1-0 Angels win to complete a three-game sweep of the Nationals in front of 35,257 at Anaheim Stadium. Haren was that good, hitching the Angels on his back while giving up just two hits over 73 innings and then handing it over to Scott Downs and Jordan Walden for the final five outs - with Walden striking"
Dan Haren keeps Nationals in the dark in 1-0 win
June 30
Los Angeles Times
 
"It was as much a shadow-boxing match as it was a pitchers' duel, a late-afternoon showdown between Angels veteran Dan Haren and Washington youngster Jordan Zimmermann. Haren won it on points, taking full advantage of the shadows of Wednesday's 4 p.m. start to give up two hits in 71/3 innings of a 1-0 victory that gave the Angels a three-game interleague sweep of the Nationals. Haren (8-5) struck out six and walked one, giving up a fourth-inning bunt single that could have been ruled an error and a soft one-out single to center field to Ivan Rodriguez in the eighth inning. Zimmerman (5-7) went the distance, allowing one unearned run and four hits, striking out four and walking one, but the"
Haren has his shortest outing of the season
June 19
Orange County Register
 
"Dan Haren got rattled. He wrestled with his mechanics. His splitter was failing him. The New York Mets were hitting him, stealing on him and then rushing him between pitches and ultimately out the game three batters into the fifth inning. Saturday's 6-1 loss marked the shortest outing of the season for the Angels' stalwart right-hander. Haren (6-5) lasted only four-plus innings, giving up seven hits and a season-high six runs (all earned), a two-run Carlos Beltran home run and one walk. Of his 89 pitches, 58 were strikes. Beltran homered on a fastball inside. The other hits were off fastballs, his occasionally flat cutters and a splitter that kept rising too high in the zone."
Angels stumble on Haren's off night
June 19
Orange County Register
 
"You should have known unusual and disturbing things were bound to happen on Saturday night at Citi Field when Academy Award-nominated actress Glenn Close belted out the national anthem and her voice cracked near its end. A night after an impressive victory, the Angels stumbled during their encore, losing to the New York Mets, 6-1, in the second game of this interleague series. The Angels' familiar vapid offense returned, scratching out only five hits on right-hander Mike Pelfrey (4-5), who earned the complete-game victory. Angels right-hander Dan Haren (6-5) struggled uncharacteristically with his command and mechanics, particularly on his splitter. He lasted only four-plus innings — his"
Angels starter Dan Haren gets run off in 6-1 loss to New York Mets
June 19
L.A. Daily News
 
"Jose Reyes and the New York Mets ran Dan Haren off the mound in his worst outing of the season. Mike Pelfrey pitched his first complete game in nearly three years, Carlos Beltran hit a mammoth home run and the Mets handed Haren a rare beating Saturday in a 6-1 victory over the Angels. "They disrupted my rhythm out there. I was trying to be quick to home, but obviously I wasn't quick enough," Haren said. "The last inning kind of got out of control." Haren (6-5) entered with a 2.54 ERA, third-best in the American League, but had trouble holding runners in his shortest start of the year. He also didn't get much help from his defense. New York stole four bases against him and catcher Hank"
Haren 'good to go' for rescheduled start
June 6
Orange County Register
 
"Dan Haren learned a valuable lesson from the back spasms that struck him during his throwing session Wednesday in Kansas City. "It was a lot of work, being hurt," the Angels right-hander said Sunday. "It's a lot easier being healthy. I'm exhausted from all the work I've been doing, getting treatment, coming in on the off day and stuff like that. "I'm ready to be healthy again." Haren has a lot more experience with that. He has never missed a start as a professional, making 215 consecutive since 2005 (the most in the majors). That streak was in serious jeopardy after his back seized up during his throwing session Wednesday. But Haren "passed all the tests" during his pre-game workout"
Angels pitcher Dan Haren scratched from start against Yankees
June 4
Los Angeles Times
 
"Dan Haren, whose streak of 214 consecutive starts is the longest among active major league pitchers, has been scratched from Saturday night's game against the Yankees because of lower-back tightness. But the right-hander, whose bullpen session Wednesday in Kansas City was cut short because of back spasms, long-tossed from 200 feet with no discomfort Friday and is scheduled to start Tuesday night against Tampa Bay. The Angels were told by the Elias Sports Bureau on Friday that there is no "hard rule" for start dates, so having a start pushed back three days won't constitute a "missed start" for Haren, whose streak dates to 2005. Because the Angels were off Thursday, Manager Mike Scioscia"
Dan Haren suffers back tightness in 'pen session
June 2
MLB.com
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"Angels right-hander Dan Haren had to cut short his Wednesday bullpen session when he "felt a little tweak in his back," according to manager Mike Scioscia. "I didn't see it, but I guess he went down pretty hard," Scioscia said. Haren was immediately escorted to the training room for an evaluation. The Angels later said Haren's problem was lower back tightness, and he will be examined again on Thursday after the club returns home. Haren, who is scheduled to start on Saturday against the Yankees, said he'll know more about whether he'll make that start based on Thursday's checkup."
Angels no help as Haren struggles, loses
May 25
Orange County Register
 
"Like an unsuccessful dieter diving into a bag of Oreos - after the first couple, did it really matter? Angels right-hander Dan Haren had his worst start of the season, allowing five runs in the first four innings Tuesday night, including three on two home runs by David DeJesus, as the Oakland A's beat the Angels, 6-1. The five runs were the most allowed in a start by Haren since a loss at Minnesota last Aug. 20, and the two home runs were the most Haren has allowed in a start with the Angels. "Dan's not going to be on every pitch, every night," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said of Haren, who came in with an ERA of 1.84. "We just weren't able to get anything going offensively." Yeah, there"
A's get to Dan Haren early in a 6-1 victory over Angels
May 25
Los Angeles Times
 
"He has been as dependable as a Swiss watch, delivering one quality start after another, but Tuesday night Dan Haren was more like a Timex — he took a licking and kept on ticking. The Angels' right-hander went seven innings, equaling the average length of his first 10 starts, but unlike those previous games, Haren did not give his team a chance to win. The Oakland Athletics scored five runs in the first four innings, three of them on a pair of David DeJesus home runs, and cruised to a 6-1 victory at Angel Stadium. Guillermo Moscoso, in his first big league start after being called up from triple A, gave up three hits in six shutout innings, and Josh Willingham added a two-run double in the"
Haren is disappointed again, but Angels defeat Texas Rangers, 3-2
May 15
Los Angeles Times
 
"For 72/3 innings Saturday, Dan Haren pitched well enough to win. Again. But three pitches after he retired to the cool of the dugout, his bullpen and defense made all that moot. Texas' Michael Young rolled a ground ball up the arm of Angels shortstop Erick Aybar and into centerfield, costing Haren a victory he deserved. Again. That the Angels rallied for a 3-2 win on Maicer Izturis' two-out ninth-inning single was of significant solace to Haren. But it did nothing for his record, stuck at 4-2 after his fifth consecutive start without a victory. "Story of my life," Haren said with a pained laugh. "It's no big deal." The same could be said of the Angels' offense when Haren is on the mound:"
Haren keeps Angels' win streak going
April 18
Orange County Register
 
"It's like finding a $20 bill lying on the sidewalk – under another $20 bill. The Angels continue to double their fun with twin aces leading their rotation. Dan Haren joined Jered Weaver with a 4-0 record to start the season, taking a shutout into the seventh inning of a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon. Tim Lincecum and Barry Zito did it for the San Francisco Giants last season, and things worked out well for that team. "Certainly those two guys are off to a great start and setting the tone," Manager Mike Scioscia said of Weaver and Haren. "But it's going to take more than just Jered and Dan. "There are things in our rotation that are very important to us and to"
Dan Haren delivers again as Angels beat Chicago White Sox, 4-2
April 18
Los Angeles Times
 
"Once upon a time, the Braves had a pitching staff made up of All-Stars Johnny Sain and Warren Spahn and not much else — a rotation immortalized in the ditty "Spahn and Sain and pray for rain." The Angels may soon be looking for a similar slogan for their staff, one headed by right-handers Dan Haren and Jered Weaver. "Let me think about that," Haren said with a smile Sunday after beating the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, for his fourth consecutive win. "I'll get back to you." He might want to start by looking for a word that rhymes with "dominate," because that's what Haren and Weaver have done through their first eight starts, combining to go 8-0 with a 1.23 earned-run average and 58 strikeouts"
Angels' Haren stifles streaking Indians
April 13
Orange County Register
 
"If the Angels can just get to October, the top of their rotation is going to be dangerous. Dan Haren is doing his part to carry them there. Haren threw a one-hitter to snap the Indians' eight-game winning streak, as the Angels beat Cleveland, 2-0, at Angels Stadium. It was the first one-hit shutout by an Angels starter since July 2006. The Indians' streak was their longest since a 10-game string in August 2008. Haren arguably one-upped Jered Weaver's 15-strikeout performance Sunday. No Indians reached second base. He struck out eight and walked two. He retired the first batter every inning and shut down the final eight batters he faced. Only a soft line drive by Shin-Soo Choo in the fourth"
Dan Haren holds Cleveland to one hit in 2-0 victory
April 13
Los Angeles Times
 
"The guy in charge of the music in Angel Stadium may have underestimated Dan Haren on Tuesday. Manager Mike Scioscia did not. Through eight shutout innings, Haren's pitch count was at 115, and with Jordan Walden throwing furiously in the bullpen and the Angels clinging to a two-run lead, a pitching change seemed imminent. So much so that when the Angels came out to warm up for the top of the ninth, the stadium public address system blared Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water," Walden's entrance song. "I guess they thought I was done after eight," Haren said. Hardly. Haren needed only 10 more pitches to breeze through the ninth and complete a masterful one-hitter, the Angels snapping the"
Dan Haren gets big results in spring game
March 8
Los Angeles Times
 
"Angels pitcher Dan Haren didn't have to think long to remember the last time he was pulled from a no-hitter after just three innings. "That's probably the longest I've ever had a no-hitter going," he joked Monday after cruising through the Chicago Cubs' lineup in a Cactus League exhibition at a windy HoHoKam Park. The Angels lost, 14-13. In spring training, it's all about the work, not the results. But on this day Haren got both. On the results side, he didn't allow a ball to leave the infield, facing only one batter over the minimum in his three innings. On the work side, after walking Aramis Ramirez leading off the second, he got to practice pitching from the stretch. And he nailed that"
Dan Haren continues to evolve
March 7
Los Angeles Times
 
"The Angels saw an awful lot of Dan Haren during his three seasons in Oakland — enough to know that, one day, he would be the kind of pitcher they'd want at the top of their rotation. Yet the team hardly seemed surprised when Haren wheeled his white Maserati into the players' parking lot for the opening of spring training and proclaimed he's not that guy anymore. "I'm a completely different pitcher than I was in Oakland," he says. "When I was over there, I threw much harder. I didn't throw a cut fastball. Now I've kind of reinvented myself. "You can't just go out there and throw up the same stuff every year. Everyone has to adjust along the way." And as it turns out, adjusting is something"
Angels reward Haren for effort with victory over Seattle
September 13
L.A. Daily News
 
"It seems as if Dan Haren is no longer waiting for run support from the Angels' offense. The veteran pitcher and former Pepperdine star took matters into his own hands and shut out the Seattle Mariners through seven innings on Sunday, guiding the Angels to a 3-0 victory and weekend sweep at Angel Stadium. The victory was the fourth in a row for the Angels, their longest winning streak since the first week of June. They won five consecutive games during that stretch, including a three-game sweep of the Mariners. Haren improved to 3-4 since coming to the Angels in a July 25 trade with Arizona but his record could be a lot better with some offensive help. The Angels averaged six runs in"
Haren disappointed in results
September 10
L.A. Daily News
 
"Dan Haren was excited about his trade to the Angels on July 25 because he was returning to Southern California to pitch in front of family and friends, and because he was leaving the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks for a pennant race. For Haren, who graduated from Bishop Amat High and played at Pepperdine, the part about pitching at home has worked out, but the pennant race … not so much. When Haren joined the Angels, they were seven games behind Texas in the American League West. They're entering the final weeks of the season 10games out with 22 to play. On the mound, Haren has pitched well, but the results haven't been reflective of that. In nine starts with the Angels, he has pitched"
Angels waste another good outing from Haren
September 7
Orange County Register
 
"Shin Soo Choo was not who the Angels wanted to see with a bat in his hands, score tied in the ninth inning and two runners on. Prior to Monday's game at Angel Stadium, the Indians' Choo was 14-for-30 lifetime at Angel Stadium – the second highest batting average (.467) of anyone ever at the park. A one-for-five night moved Choo down to fourth on the all-time list, but that one hit registered in ways that were more important. It won Cleveland the game 3-2. After getting the first two outs of a tied game in the ninth, closer Fernando Rodney gave up a two-strike double to Michael Brantley. Then he hit Asdrubal Cabrera with a fastball, setting the stage for the Choo's heroics. Choo lofted a"
Angels fall to Indians on a ninth-inning run
September 7
Los Angeles Times
 
"This wasn't exactly what Dan Haren had in mind when the Angels acquired him for an expected playoff push. "Playing these games are going to be real meaningful," Haren told reporters in Arizona the day he was traded in late July. Six weeks later, the Angels' 3-2 loss against Cleveland on Monday at Angel Stadium had a spring training feel, with the crowd doing the wave in the top of the eighth inning after the Indians had moved the potential go-ahead run into scoring position. Earlier, some of Haren's teammates lost track of the number of outs in an inning, lingering on the field after Haren had struck out the final batter. Haren has met expectations if the Angels haven't, pitching at least"
Angels let down by bullpen in 3-1 loss to Mariners
September 1
Los Angeles Times
 
"When the Angels traded closer Brian Fuentes to the Minnesota Twins on Friday, Manager Mike Scioscia said he would use a "pyramid" of relievers Kevin Jepsen, Francisco Rodriguez and Jordan Walden in front of setup-man-turned-closer Fernando Rodney. A pyramid to success, it wasn't Tuesday night. The Seattle Mariners scored three runs in the eighth inning off Jepsen and Rodriguez for a 3-1 come-from-behind victory over the Angels in Safeco Field. Jepsen walked two and gave up two singles and was charged with three runs, the last of which scored on Josh Wilson's single off Rodriguez. "I felt good tonight — I just didn't put guys away when I had chances," Jepsen said. "You walk guys, you're"
Homer fails to ruin Dan Haren's day
August 26
Los Angeles Times
 
"Dan Haren had given up 28 home runs in 27 starts this season, including one in each of his first four losses with the Angels, so his top priority Wednesday was to keep the ball in the park. What happened? His second pitch of the game was smacked into the right-field seats by John Jaso, putting the Angels in a 1-0 hole. "I told myself before the game to really try to eliminate the home run because they've been killing me," Haren said. "Then the first batter hits one. That probably wasn't the best thing to be thinking about." One homer didn't spoil Haren's day. The right-hander held one of baseball's best teams scoreless on two singles for the rest of his six-inning effort, and the Angels'"
Angels offer no help for Haren again
August 16
Orange County Register
 
"The Angels certainly haven't made it easy on the new guy. Walking the same tightrope his rotation-mates have had to navigate with the Angels' offense stuck in neutral, Dan Haren slipped up often enough for the Toronto Blue Jays to hand him and the Angels a 4-1 defeat Sunday afternoon. Haren is now 1-3 as an Angel despite a more-than-respectable 3.44 ERA in his five starts with the team. He wasn't at his best Sunday and the Angels' offense has given him no leeway to be anything less. The Angels have scored a total of 13 runs in his five starts - only six during the 34 innings when he was on the mound. "The margin of error has been a little thin," Haren grudgingly admitted. "I did what I"
Angels starter Dan Haren has pitched better than the record shows
August 16
Los Angeles Times
 
"Dan Haren has a respectable resume as an Angel. He has one complete game and has pitched at least seven innings in three of his five starts. His 3.44 earned-run average is the second lowest among the Angels' regular starters. And yet, he remains stuck on one victory. Haren's lack of success is largely attributable to a lack of run support; the Angels have averaged 2.6 runs in games the right-hander has started. "All in all he's pitched good baseball for us," Angels Manager Mike Scioscia said after the Angels' 4-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday at Angel Stadium. "We just need to support him a little better." Haren, 1-3 with the Angels after going 7-8 with Arizona before being"
Haren gets first 'W' for Angels
August 11
L.A. Daily News
 
"Dan Haren took the mound Tuesday night looking not only for his first win as an Angel, but for his first win of the summer, having gone 10 starts for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Angels without one. It wasn't that he hadn't pitched well, but a combination of forces worked against him since that last win June12. Nearly two months later, Haren finally got that elusive 'W' next to his name in the box score after the Angels eked out a 3-1 victory against the KansasCity Royals in front of a cap-night crowd of 43,512 at Angel Stadium. "I definitely feel like I'm more a part of the team," Haren said. "Personally I want to win games but I'm really not so interested in personal accolades. But to"
Dan Haren gets first win as an Angel
August 11
Los Angeles Times
 
"Two leagues, two teams and nearly two months later, the drought is over for Dan Haren, who gave up one run and five hits in seven innings of the Angels' 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Angel Stadium on Tuesday night. It marked the first victory since a June 12 win over St. Louis for Haren, the right-hander who was acquired in a July 25 trade with Arizona. Haren (8-10) was winless in 10 starts, including his first three with the Angels. "It's hard to win a game in the big leagues, but it's not that hard," said Haren, who struck out three and walked one. "I really wanted the team to win a game I pitched. "That was the toughest part — the team didn't win any of my first three"
With Haren, Weaver in tow, Angels have a striking pose
August 3
L.A. Daily News
 
"The Angels have not had a pitcher finish a season as the American League leader in strikeouts since Nolan Ryan capped an eight-year run in 1979 in which an Angels pitcher led the league. Ryan, of course, won seven of those strikeout titles (1972-74, '76-79) and Frank Tanana (1975) won the other. The Angels now have two pitchers who could do it in Jered Weaver and Dan Haren. Weaver leads the majors with 162, and Haren is second with a 155. Haren, though, won't win a league strikeout crown because 141 of his strikeouts came in the National League with the Arizona Diamondbacks before his trade to the Angels. However, he still could win the major-league title. But there can be a down side to a"
Haren ready for second chance
July 31
Orange County Register
 
"Even though things might be looking bleak for the Angels and their fans, with the club chasing Texas in the American League West, Dan Haren's still happy to be in Anaheim. The Angels' newest acquisition said the weight on his shoulders has been lifted now that he's part of a staff with guys like Jered Weaver and Ervin Santana. "It's fun being a part of this staff. In Arizona, I had to take the ball on Opening Day and a lot was expected of me - not that a lot isn't expected of me here," he said. "But it's nice to have guys you can lean on." Haren rejoined the Angels after spending Wednesday night and Thursday with his family in Arizona. Haren's prepared to not see much of them for the final"
Angels, Haren get good news
July 28
Orange County Register
 
"Dan Haren couldn't dodge Kevin Youkilis' line drive Monday night. But the Angels might have dodged a bullet. Haren had X-rays taken of his right forearm (where he was struck by Youkilis' drive) and was examined by Angels' medical director Dr. Lewis Yocum on Tuesday. The X-rays were negative and Haren apparently escaped with a bruise. He is optimistic that he will be able to make his next scheduled start Saturday against the Rangers. "I guess I got lucky," Haren said. "Dr. Yocum said an inch lower and it would have been on the bone. That wouldn't have been good, obviously. I've never come out of a game before in my career. I was really frustrated about that. But I guess I was a little lucky"
Haren escaped cast by an inch
July 28
L.A. Daily News
 
"Just an inch lower, Dan Haren said, and that Ace bandage wrapped around his right forearm Tuesday would have been a plaster cast instead. Haren, whom the Angels acquired in a trade with the Diamondbacks on Sunday, was hit flush on his right forearm by a Kevin Youkilis line drive in Monday night's game against Boston, but X-rays and a follow-up examination by Dr. Lewis Yocum on Tuesday confirmed the initial diagnosis of a bruise. Haren said he hopes to make his next scheduled start Saturday against Texas. "Dr. Yocum said an inch lower it would have been on the bone and it would not have been good," Haren said. "I guess I got lucky." Haren said his arm was a little sore but he felt good"
Dan Haren doesn't figure to miss a start
July 28
Los Angeles Times
 
"Dan Haren felt fortunate for someone who had taken a line drive off his pitching forearm. One inch lower, the Angels newcomer was told, and it could have hit him directly on the bone. "I guess I got lucky," Haren said Tuesday, one day after Kevin Youkilis' fifth-inning line drive left only a bruise on his right forearm. Haren said he "should be on track" to make his next scheduled start Saturday against the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium after X-rays and an examination by team orthopedist Lewis Yocum revealed no serious damage. Haren tested the arm during what he described as a more vigorous throwing session than he usually makes on days after his starts, using all his pitches without"
Dan Haren's debut is a hit, but not the kind the Angels had in mind
July 27
Los Angeles Times
 
"It was a shot in the arm, all right. Just not the kind the Angels wanted. Dan Haren's first start as an Angel ended abruptly in the fifth inning Monday night when a line drive off the bat of Kevin Youkilis smacked into the pitcher's right forearm. The right-hander crouched in pain before walking off the field, his debut prematurely finished during the Angels' 6-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Angel Stadium. Haren was diagnosed as having a bruise on his forearm and is scheduled to be reexamined Tuesday by Dr. Lewis Yocum, the Angels' team orthopedist. "It hurt, but I didn't feel it hit any bone," Haren said, adding that he hoped to throw off a mound Wednesday to test the arm and make his"
Dan Haren to make Angels debut Monday
July 26
Los Angeles Times
 
"The Angels just announced that Dan Haren would start Monday night, one day after the team acquired the three-time all-star from the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Angels thus would use Haren -- on regular rest -- Monday against the Boston Red Sox and would line him up to pitch Saturday against the first-place Texas Rangers. The Angels also want Jered Weaver to face Texas, so they will keep Weaver as Tuesday's starter against Boston and bump Joel Pineiro from Monday to Wednesday."
Haren a Halo? We love it!
July 26
Orange County Register
 columnist Jeff Miller
"Another major deal involving another big-time player as another trade deadline nears and…whoa…this one actually does feature the Angels. We have no idea today if Dan Haren will be a great addition or Joe Saunders a terrible loss or Patrick Corbin a long-term regret. But we love the fact the Angels decided to take this chance, that they had the conviction and fortitude to do it. We love that general manager Tony Reagins was aggressive in securing a front-line starting pitcher everyone else knew was available, too. We love that manager Mike Scioscia wasn't content waiting for his players to do something as Texas threatened to end this race without a true chase."
Angels get their iron man in Haren
July 26
Orange County Register
 columnist Mark Whicker
"The Angels finally got around to replacing Chuck Finley on Sunday. Dan Haren is the closest thing to a steel-driving, big-footed No. 1 starter since Finley was putting up six consecutive 200-inning seasons (in full seasons) beginning in 1989. Haren joined a rotation for the first time in 2005 and has shown up for every assignment since. He has posted 216 to 229 innings in those seasons. His season high for walks is 55. He ranks No. 6 among active pitchers in WHIP (walks and hits, per innings pitched) and led the NL at 1.000 last year. True, Haren has gone up in flames with the rest of the building in Arizona. He is 7-8 with a 4.60 ERA and already has given up 23 homers. But then he never"
Saunders stunned by trade for Haren
July 26
Orange County Register
 
"Clearly not willing to concede the division to the Texas Rangers, the Angels landed one of the most sought-after players available before this week's trade deadline. But that player doesn't swing a bat. Instead, they sent four players – all likely to be pitchers – to the Arizona Diamondbacks for three-time All-Star right-hander Dan Haren. Like the trade for infielder Alberto Callaspo earlier this week, the Angels acquire not a 'rental' player to address the short-term void left by Kendry Morales' injury, but one who will be under their control for at least two more years. Haren is signed through 2012 (with salaries of $12.75 million each of the next two seasons) with a club option for 2013"
In trading for pitcher Dan Haren, Angels skirt the real issue — hitting
July 26
Los Angeles Times
 
"The Angels needed to upgrade their offense, and in Dan Haren, acquired from Arizona on Sunday for left-hander Joe Saunders, two minor league pitchers and a player to be named, they got a guy who is batting .364 with a .527 slugging percentage. One little problem: Haren, 29, is a pitcher who probably won't bat for the remainder of 2010 in the American League. "We got a good pitcher, but it's not Kendry Morales," Angels center fielder and aspiring general manager Torii Hunter said, referring to the slugging first baseman the Angels lost to a season-ending leg injury in late May. "We lost Kendry. I don't see too many players like him out there, and obviously they see the same thing. You've"
Diamondbacks trade Dan Haren to Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
July 26
Arizona Republic
 
"In trading right-hander Dan Haren to the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday for a package of four players, the Diamondbacks recouped a major-league starter, three minor-league prospects and significant salary relief - perhaps not in that order. The Diamondbacks acquired veteran left-hander Joe Saunders, who will step into their rotation Thursday in Philadelphia; two minor-league pitchers in right-handed reliever Rafael Rodriguez and left-handed starter Patrick Corbin; and a player to be named, who sources say will be highly regarded prospect Tyler Skaggs, a 19-year-old left-handed starter. They also shed close to $33 million that's owed to Haren, who is signed through 2012 with a team option for"
Angels acquire Dan Haren from Diamondbacks
July 25
Los Angeles Times
 
"Unable to an add an impact bat, the Angels chose to upgrade their rotation Sunday when they acquired ace right-hander Dan Haren from the Arizona Diamondbacks for left-hander Joe Saunders, minor league pitchers Patrick Corbin and Rafael Rodriguez and a player to be named. "We didn't see a fit from an offensive standpoint we thought would make us better," General Manager Tony Reagins said before the Angels' series finale against the Texas Rangers. "There are still opportunities out there, and we will be aggressive in pursuing them. We're just looking for opportunities to improve the club. We didn't say it had to be an impact bat." Saunders, who threw a gem in his last start for the Angels,"