The Chicago Cubs exercised Rich Harden's $7 million option Wednesday, keeping the right-hander around for 2009.
Harden, acquired by the Cubbies in early July from the Oakland Athletics, lost Game 3 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday night, his final game of 2008.
As for the rest of the season, the 26-year-old flame-thrower went an impressive combined 10-2 with a 2.07 ERA over 25 starts. Battling arm issues throughout his entire 6-year career -- though an MRI as recent as Tuesday revealed no tears in his rotator cuff or labrum -- Harden was 5-1 with a 1.77 ERA (12 starts) with Chicago.
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10.08.2008
Cubs Love Their Harden
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"Throws 100 mph and speaks fluent Canadian!"
and he's hot.
That pic is awesome. Didn't know Richie was Canadian!
Cubs Love Their Harden
I see what you did there.
Nice pose. Think you could bust a pipe with that arm?
what were the results of the "babes love baseball" fantasy league? who won the prizes?
Anon- I'll make the announcement this evening. :)
maybe if they spend even MORE $$ they'll make it as far as the NLCS next year?
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