Long road back ends for Twins' Liriano
Published 4/13/2008 by Kelly Thesier at Major League Baseball News
The chants rang through the visiting clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium as soon as Francisco Liriano walked in the door around 5 p.m. CT on Saturday. "Franchise is back!" Mike Redmond shouted.
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