Liriano searching for answers
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| Down with Goldy found this 5/3/2008 on mlb.mlb.com [flag] |
Twins general manager Bill Smith knew that when the team called up left-hander Francisco Liriano earlier this month, the likelihood of the pitcher having success right away was small -- at best.
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Published 5/3/2008 by WWWWWW at Down with Goldy
... not good. Not good at all. He only went 4 and 1/3, giving up four earned runs to go along with five hits and a red-light flashing five walks. According to the radio, he threw 94 total pitches, just 51 for strikes. He's basically lost not only a lot of his velocity and pitch movement, but now his command of the strike zone. I'm afraid his confidence is shot and at this point he's afraid to throw strikes, thanks in large part to him being rushed back to the majors way to early. In this article at mlb.com they have some quotes from Liriano which make it clear that he is ...
