Rich Harden Won't Pitch Saturday Either

On Tuesday it was announced that Oakland's Rich Harden would be skipping his scheduled start that night due to a strained muscle in his throwing arm. The Athletics were originally hoping that Harden would skip the Tuesday start, and then be ready to pitch again on Saturday against Cleveland. The problem with this line of thinking is that we're dealing with Rich Harden, who gets injured almost as often as people in Boston chant "Yankees Suck," and there's no way in hell he's going to recover in time for Saturday.

Harden played catch before Wednesday's game and didn't feel comfortable enough for a bullpen session. Unless he comes in feeling well enough for a bullpen session today, he probably won't go Saturday at Cleveland. The A's have shown extra caution with all injuries this season, so even if Harden feels good today, there's a good chance he wouldn't work this weekend.

"I don't know if it's too likely I'm starting Saturday," Harden said before batting practice. "We'll see."

A giant anvil then fell from the sky and crushed Harden, breaking every single bone in his body.

The plan in Oakland as of now is to have Lenny DiNardo start in Rich's place on Saturday, but if the team needs him out of the bullpen today or on Friday, they plan on calling up Dallas Braden from Sacramento to fill in. There's also a very realistic possibility that Harden will be placed on the 15-day disabled list, which I guess is a step in the right direction. I mean, it's not the 60-day DL, right?

LEAST SURPRISING UPDATE EVER: Harden has officially been placed on the DL. In other news, the sun is supposed to set sometime this evening.