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 Haren dominates as Arizona defeats A’s 11-1
Dan Haren had been looking forward to facing—and beating—the Oakland Athletics since they traded him to Arizona last winter. He came away with mixed emotions after dominating his former team. Haren allowed one run and drove in three as the Diamondbacks routed the Athletics 11-1 on Wednesday night. “It was a little weird,” Haren said. “A lot of those guys are still really close friends for me.” One of his closest friends is Joe Blanton, who lasted only three innings, his shortest outing since May 25, 2005. Haren helped drive Blanton (3-10) from the game with a bases-clearing double in the third. “It was kind of bittersweet,” Haren said. “Obviously, I want to win the game. But Blanton is one of my best friends. Those games happen.” Haren (7-4) limited the A’s to four hits in seven innings, walking one and striking out eight. Haren also hit a three-run double as the Diamondbacks paid back the A’s for a 15-1 drubbing in the series opener. “Kind of flipped from yesterday’s game,” Arizona manager Bob Melvin said. “Hopefully, today’s something to build on.” Chris Young and Stephen Drew homered for the Diamondbacks, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Arizona had been outscored 35-7 during the skid, but its dormant attack awoke against Blanton. 
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Red Sox and othersIt's interesting to watch a team go from the underdog to the team on top that everyone tries to knock down. I am a Bostonian and sat through what seemed like endless years of sub-par Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots teams that disappointed me annually. The poor Red Sox, people thought they had a curse that couldn't be lifted. But now the Sox are World Series winners twice in three years, something I never thought I'd say! All of a sudden, the Red Sox are the mighty that everyone will want to beat. They are the bad guys now, the ones everybody wants a piece of. And it's the same thing with the Patriots. They are now hated by lots of football fans. One commentator called every game against the Pats as that team's Super Bowl. I haven't seen the Patriots this year, but I went to the Angeles vs Red Sox game 3 in the playoffs and also Game 2 of the World Series. I bought game tickets from here. This year, I think I am going to forget about sports for a while and instead check out a show, maybe Young Frankenstein. But of course you can bet you'll see me at Fenway Park or Wrigley Field during this upcoming MLB season. |
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