anudder Smiff in the rough...

Greg Smith yielded two runs in seven innings Thursday in a win over the Twins. Handed a big lead early on, Smith was able to cruise, requiring just 91 pitches to get through seven. It was his third quality start in four tries for Oakland, and the A's have recorded wins in all of his trips to the mound. It's going to be tough to send him down after Rich Harden returns.

I would be remiss if i didn't point out i SHTOLE him in rd. 32 of da FISK draft...

he's getting close

Rich Harden (shoulder, full body rash, ennui, Cyclonic) threw 25 pitches off a simulated mound with soft cushions Tuesday and will pitch a simulated game in a simulated world in an alternate reality in a simulated post- apocalyptic future. Idiot-Titan Manager Bob Geren reiterated his plan to bring Harden out of a simulated bullpen, rather than send him on a rehab assignment in a time machine, before moving him into the starting rotation in a galaxy far, far away and a long, long time ago.