CSN Chicago · Aug 2, 2015
Leaning toward retirement, Dan Haren will make playoff push for Cubs
MILWAUKEE — Dan Haren is leaning toward retirement after making these 11 high-pressure starts for the Cubs.
“I would say right now the chances are that this will probably be it,” Haren said Sunday morning inside Miller Park’s visiting clubhouse. “But I don’t want to say this is it and then pull a Brett Favre.”
The fact that Haren is still pitching — as a hired gun for the Cubs in a pennant race — is sort of crazy. Considering that Theo Epstein’s front office let the Carlos Marmol deal with the Los Angeles Angels collapse over concerns about Haren’s medical background after the 2012 season.