July 26, 200817 yr ESPN just reported Liriano will get called up and rejoin the Twins next week. Lucky us, he gets back just in time to face the sox.
July 26, 200817 yr well lets keep winning and hope were 5-6 up by the time that game comes around.... he has been lights out in the minors
July 26, 200817 yr Seems about right...Twins trying to give themselves a morale boost / psychological edge on the Sox, especially if Liriano has a good first start. Hopefully, the Sox will be 5 1/2 games up on the Twins by Monday.
July 26, 200817 yr QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 04:16 AM) Who's Francisco Liriano? He killed himself a bear when he was only three ..... wait that was a different guy
July 26, 200817 yr Not So Fast... http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/25...hlightModules:2 Looks like he might be in AAA a little while longer.
July 26, 200817 yr Bring on Liriano. He ain't the same pitcher he was before the injury and probably won't be cause his slider won't be near as wicked. Liriano ain't a slouch, he still probably will be a top of the rotation guy, but I don't think he will be as dominant as he was.
July 26, 200817 yr QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 11:54 AM) Bring on Liriano. He ain't the same pitcher he was before the injury and probably won't be cause his slider won't be near as wicked. Liriano ain't a slouch, he still probably will be a top of the rotation guy, but I don't think he will be as dominant as he was. He'll be back on the DL relatively soon.
July 26, 200817 yr Debunking some previous rumors of a possible promotion, manager Ron Gardenhire announced Friday that Francisco Liriano will start Sunday for Triple-A Rochester. Liriano is, of course, 9-0 at Triple-A and really has nothing left to prove in the minors. He has a 0.29 ERA with 42 strikeouts in his last five starts. Yet, the Twins are hesitant to give up on Livan Hernandez, or any other pitcher for that matter.
July 26, 200817 yr QUOTE (That funky motion @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 01:26 PM) Debunking some previous rumors of a possible promotion, manager Ron Gardenhire announced Friday that Francisco Liriano will start Sunday for Triple-A Rochester. Liriano is, of course, 9-0 at Triple-A and really has nothing left to prove in the minors. He has a 0.29 ERA with 42 strikeouts in his last five starts. Yet, the Twins are hesitant to give up on Livan Hernandez, or any other pitcher for that matter. I might have to go see him pitch again Sunday. I saw him against Charlotte earlier this year before he got hot. Fields and Wise didn't play that day though.
July 27, 200817 yr QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 10:54 AM) Bring on Liriano. He ain't the same pitcher he was before the injury and probably won't be cause his slider won't be near as wicked. Liriano ain't a slouch, he still probably will be a top of the rotation guy, but I don't think he will be as dominant as he was. Complete recovery from Tommy John surgery is highly common.
July 28, 200817 yr The only reason that he has not been called up yet is because the Twinkies want to keep his service time down and delay him reaching arbitration. I think Slowey has 9.00 ERA in July, but he is a better option.
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