1501 1 March 24, 2006^12:20pm Reedster^1 Comic relief in Dan Haren-Noah Lowry matchup, but the good news for the Athletics is that Haren's thumb seems fine sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2006/03/22/SPGJDHRSFA1.DTL A's [Other] 1564 2732 0 "It was probably the best sequence of pitches I've thrown this spring," Haren said with a grin, about the sequence of pitches he threw to Lowry. If only all batters that Haren faces this year have Lowry's batting prowess, the thumb wouldn't matter. :)