Morrissey: How could Chicago Cubs not see Rich Harden’s injury coming?

Yes, bigmouth strikes again.

The quote of the season thus far from Cubs manager Lou Piniella (and, yes, it is early):

“The amazing thing about it is, every time I’ve talked to him he’s felt really good. But this thing crept up and now we’ve got to deal with it.”

“He” is pitcher Rich Harden and “this thing” is Harden’s balky back. That Piniella could be amazed by any injury involving Harden is the most amazing thing of all. The guy collects injuries as if they were frequent-flier miles.

The lower back strain puts Harden on the disabled list for the seventh time since 2005.

His quote in reaction to the injury was pretty amazing too:

“It hit me out of nowhere.”

No. Injuries don’t come out of nowhere for Harden. They come out of everywhere. This is a man who could get hurt falling asleep.