You Win This Round, Haren...

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Due to the fun that is known as "interleague play," the A's faced former teammate Dan Haren last night. And he pretty much made the A's offense his bitch...

Haren - who was traded to Arizona in the offseason for six guys - looked a little shaky in the first inning, but then settled down and pitched 7 innings of 4-hit ball, striking out 8. The A's only managed to score one run against him. Why can't Haren be more like Barry Zito?

And as if making Oakland's offense his bitch wasn't bad enough, Haren also hit a bases-clearing double off his buddy Joe Blanton. What a jackass. But Blanton didn't do much to help himself, either - considering he gave up 8 freakin' runs in 3 innings!

But seriously, I don't hate Haren. He was great in Oakland, and 3 of the guys we got for him - Dana Eveland, Greg Smith, and Carlos Gonzalez - are already making a huge contribution to the team (by the way, did you see Gonzalez's catch in Tuesday's game? Fan-freakin'-tastic. Seriously, you need to watch it. Go here).

And there is one bright spot to last night's offensive explosion by the D-Backs: Chris Young and Stephen Drew are on my fantasy team. But then again, so is Joe Blanton. There goes my ERA for the week...