Harden’s back

Instead of walking off the mound holding his elbow in agony yesterday, all Rich Harden did was simply manhandle to line-up of the defending World Champion Red Sox, holding Boston to three hits in six innings while striking out nine as the A’s topped the Red Sox in Japan by a 5-1 score.

So Harden’s back.  And healthy.  And dominating.  Crap.

With his three-run home run off Jon Lester in the third inning, Emil Brown has taken the early-season lead in RBIs with four.  Perhaps we can anoint the Kansas City Royal cast-off “Mr. March.”  What a topsy turvy beginning to the 2008 season!

Now its back to spring training for both teams, with the regular season really getting under way next week.