Boston & Oakland Tied for the Best Record in Baseball!

Peter@BaseballReflections posted 3/28/2008 from baseballreflections.com [flag]

The A’s (1-1) beat Boston (1-1) today in the Tokyo Dome in Japan by a score of 5-1 behind a great outing by oft-injured SP Rich Harden. This is the reason why the A’s were able to trade away Dan Haren. They are counting on Harden staying healthy, because if he can, he’s got # [link]

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