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Much Better
homerhanky.wordpress.com - 6/29/2009
Much Better
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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 ...
homerhanky.wordpress.com - 6/24/2009
The End Of Liriano?
— homerhanky.wordpress.com — Francisco Liriano really struggled with his control tonight. Without even typing up his stats, you can tell... he just didn’t have it. Sadly, if you go through his pitch f/x archives you see a lot of this. His changeup doesn’t even matter anymore, and since the surgery he lost that ... (more) The End Of Liriano?

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Dissecting Liriano
twinsgeek.blogspot.com - 6/24/2009
Dissecting Liriano
— twinsgeek.blogspot.com — As I write this, Francisco Liriano is in line for his third win of the year. But... this shiny W isn't going to help anyone feel any better, because this game was every bit as maddening as any of his starts. Maybe more so. The superfans will point out ... (more) Dissecting Liriano

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Minnesota Twins vs. Milwaukee Brewers - Box Score - June 23, 2009
— scores.espn.go.com — 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 ... (more) Minnesota Twins vs. Milwaukee Brewers - Box Score - June ...

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