scores.espn.go.com - 6/24/2009
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Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO AVG C Gomez CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 .231 B Harris SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 .289 J Mauer C 5 0 0 0 0 0 .395 J Morneau 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 .322 M Cuddyer RF 3 2 1 0 2 1 .277 J Crede 3B 5 1 2 3 0 0 .230 D Young LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .251 N Punto 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .224 M Tolbert 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 F Liriano ...
homerhanky.wordpress.com - 6/29/2009
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Just last week I called Francisco Liriano’s career
over. Today, he shut me the hell up: Look...
at all those glorious pitches in the bottom of the strike zone. Liriano threw 97 pitches. His 91st pitch was a shade over 94 mph, and his slider averaged 87 mph and he threw 33 of them. If ...
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fangraphs.com - 6/25/2009
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Pitcher Batter/Runner Outs Base Score Play Pitches Joe
Nathan J.J. Hardy 2 ___ 4-6 Strikeout Strike,Strike,Ball,Strike Joe...
Nathan Mike Cameron 1 ___ 4-6 Flied Out Strike,InPlay Joe Nathan Corey Hart 0 ___ 4-6 Strikeout ...
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Around the Majors - June 23
Baseball Analysts —
... Francisco Liriano cruised to his 3rd win last night in Milwaukee. And by "cruised" I mean "stumbled and stammered and subjected fans and fantasy owners alike to another infuriating performance". This is an especially touchy subject around these parts, as Liriano is a guy that both Rich and I really liked to start the year. I am embarrassed to say what I bid on him at my fantasy league's auction back in March. His line last night? 5 innings, 7 hits, 5 walks and 117 pitches. Oh and 6 strikeouts and the Win. If ever a performance laid to rest the ...
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... Game two of the series tonight at 7:05pm. Player of the Game: Cameron had a couple of RBI, why not. Some friends become enemies, some enemies become friends?
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