There's no possible way I'd be ready to pitch (in the World Baseball Classic). Trust me, I'd love to have the chance to represent my country, that's everyone's dream to hold the flag. But I would have had to start throwing by mid-December to be in game shape by then and I've just started to throw lightly now. Rich Harden
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![[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. - Rich Harden Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBSaWNoIEhhcmRlbiAgICA=&num=3 "[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. - Rich Harden Quotes")
