Francisco Liriano

Here’s an article from the official Twins website that is worth reading. Minnesota Twins Website Liriano makes Dominican winter ball debut After initially being told to remain idle for the offseason, Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano was permitted to participate in winter ball and made his debut on Wednesday night. The original article can be found here: Minnesota Twins News Tweet This PostRead Full Story

Here’s a little diversion from all of that Minnesota Twins information you are searching for. Here is a random picture from Flickr that is tagged with “Minnesota Twins”. If you like what you see, you should check out what other pictures the photographer has to offer. Francisco Liriano – Minnesota – 2010 Home Image by BaseballBacks Francisco Liriano – Minnesota – 2010 Home Click on ‘View All Sizes’ or Right-Click on the picture and select ‘Original’ to download it in full...Read Full Story

Last night Carl Pavano was scheduled to make the start against the New York Yankees.  When the game got rained out, I assumed they would push the entire rotation back a day and Pavano would pitch tonight instead, setting up Francisco Liriano to pitch the home opener against the Oakland Athletics. Image by Getty Images via @daylife Apparently, though, skipper Ron Gardenhire would prefer Liriano to stay on schedule, and instead give Pavano a couple extra days of rest.  Liriano will...Read Full Story

Now Liriano Will Be Put To The Test In April Francisco Liriano was practically untouchable.  He was the AL pitcher of the month, and he was the only starting pitcher in the American league to have an ERA under 1. In his first start in May he was a little more human, but he still had a quality start, only giving up 3 runs and earning the win. Now Liriano will face his first real test, and Twins fans will know for sure if he’s really back to his 2006 form. In his last outing, Liriano...Read Full Story

  Tonight is a big night for Francisco Liriano and the Twins. The Twins (and us fans) were hoping that Liriano would have a big year this year.  After struggling for the past few seasons, Francisco really pitched pretty well most of last year.  His first few starts this year, though, were a different story. Image via Wikipedia We all know what he did in his last start, but prior to that, Liriano’s ERA was over 9, and he was in danger of losing his spot in the starting rotation...Read Full Story