With Phillips still out with an injured right hand, Nix, a sprained left ankle and Cairo unable to play due to tightness in his leg the past three days, what does the Reds’ manager Dusty Baker do? Confirm that Aaron Harang is coming back to pitch and will be back as soon as Tuesday against the Brewers. Good move? NO! This is not the move to make when you are in the position the Reds are in right now. First place in the NL Central, 5 games atop the St Louis Cardinals, which happens to be the biggest lead they have had all season, and this the way you reward your team? Insert Aaron Harang into the game, and as a starting pitcher none the less? Harang, who in two rehab starts down in Triple-A Louisville, was 0-2 allowed 11 earned runs on 14 hits in 11 innings, walked two batters and had 10 strike outs. Harang, who has been on the DL since July 6th with back spasms, has said that his minor league play was mission accomplished despite the horrible numbers. Well Mr. Harang, I wonder what exactly your mission was. If you were just trying to throw balls without your back bothering you then mission accomplished, sir. You now pitch like my 3 1/2 year old son. How about setting the mission to pitch well while making sure your back doesn’t hurt? Speaking of 3 years, that seems to be the last time you were relevant for the Reds. You are at best a bullpen pitcher and that’s being nice.
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