Liriano Struggles In First Start

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The Bleacher Bums found this 4/14/2008 on www.twinkietown.com [flag]
Franchise can't complete 5, struggled with command. While this wasn't a devastating performance by Liriano, and in many respects was really a quite predictable outing at this juncture, it still wasn't pretty.  Fastballs and changeups dominated the afternoon, and the fastball in particular struggled to find the strike zone much of the time.  The fourth and fifth innings in ... [link]

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Monday Morning Manager: The Liriano Edition
Published 4/14/2008 by Than Tibbetts at The Bleacher Bums
... sphere o' blogs seems to boil down to these three points. At least he didn't leave the mound in pain. I miss the slider . Let's see what he's throwing three starts from now. A dozen games in to the 2008 season, the Twins stand at .500 with a 6-6 record. Last year, the Twins were 7-5 at this point. A few points of comparison, if I may: The Twins ended 2007 in the bottom half of the American League in nearly every offensive category and there aren't many significant improvements in the team's stats so far this year. So far, the Twins' team ERA is about equal to Santana's ...

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