I'm on an exercise bike, bored, so here are some things about my baseball career that come to mind......
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016 Dan Haren opens up about pitching in the majors, his fears and pooping a lot
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Dan Haren’s retirement is going swimmingly. He’s got some time to himself to ... well ... work out. Athletes are like machines, they just don’t stop when they retire. There are always those burning questions fans want to know about what it’s like to be inside a sport, and Haren answered a lot of them. We’ll classify these by emotions.
Doubt
I went into almost every start the last few years thinking... How the hell am I gonna get these guys out
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016 Fear
There's was atleast 3-4 times I thought the team plane was gonna crash.
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016 Anticipation
I would count out the days about a month in advance to see if I was gonna pitch in Coors field.
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016 I had to take Imodium most days I pitched to plug myself up.
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016 My only superstition was to make sure I had 2 glasses of wine the night before I pitched. This ties in with the Imodium,
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016 My threat to retire didn't quite work last offseason
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016 Joy
One of my favorite moment ever was hitting a homer off Chris carpenter. I took my time running the bases.
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016 Realization
I gave up so many homers cause I didn't wanna walk people. That and cause I threw 85 mph meatballs sometimes.
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016 Why the hell did Bj Upton hit so many homers off me..... This probably ties into the last tweet as well. I did much better facing Melvin
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016 I only hit like 5-7 people on purpose.
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016 Sometimes when the count was 3-1, I would just throw it down the middle and hope for the best. People pop up in batting practice right
— dan haren (@ithrow88) January 4, 2016 * * *
