<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano, making his first start in more than a month, left in the third inning of Wednesday's game with left elbow pain.Liriano came off the disabled list earlier this week after being shelved since Aug. 8 with a strained ligament in his throwing arm. The Twins hoped his return to the starting rotation would be the boost they needed to carry them to the postseason.The 22-year-old Dominican went 12-3 with a 2.19 ERA and was one of the favorites for the AL rookie of the year award before injuring his arm. Before, he combined with ace Johan Santana to form one of the most formidable one-two punches in the majors.He breezed through the first two innings on Wednesday against Oakland, throwing just 22 pitches. But after giving up a bloop single to Nick Swisher to start the third inning, Liriano came off the mound awkwardly after throwing a ball to Bobby Kielty.Team trainers and manager Ron Gardenhire came out to look at Liriano while the home crowd held its breath. After a short meeting, Liriano was pulled from the game and replaced by fellow rookie Matt Garza.</div>I have to post this in the middle of class. It's more important than learning. This cannot be realllllllllllllllllll. ERRRRRRRRR. Don't even think of letting him throw a ball until this winter! I don't want him back for the playoffs (if we make it)! :ranting: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2586221
Lets be fair, there is no way to judge how serious this injury is. It may just be that being away from pitching for so long led to his arm tightening up and not being able to throw that many pitches effectively and will take some time to ease him back into pitching 7 innings a game. ....or he might be the next Kerry Wood. :whistling:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Sep 13 2006, 02:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Lets be fair, there is no way to judge how serious this injury is. It may just be that being away from pitching for so long led to his arm tightening up and not being able to throw that many pitches effectively and will take some time to ease him back into pitching 7 innings a game. ....or he might be the next Kerry Wood. :whistling:</div>They were going to ease him back. 50-60 pitches tonight. I hope you're right about the tighnening up...Don't say that. That's what my Computer Engeneering teacher said when he told me that he was taken out because of pain. But the Twins won't allow that. Even if that means sit him all of next season, I gurantee they'd do it.
<span style="font-family:Convection"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#6600CC">Yeah, I'm sure he was trying to be a hero. Gardy said postgame that he's done for the season and that Liriano did EVERYTHING right and the team did everything right and that he did something throwing that slider again.The best way for Twins fans to look at this is we've closed to 2 games without him and Bonser and Garza have both looked very good as of late. I'm not panicking at all and I hope most rational Twins fans won't either.</span></span></span>
Sucks for him and Twins fans..but as a Tigers fan I can't say i'm sad about it..Liriano and Santana would have been lights out in the postseason.
<span style="font-family:Convection"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#6600CC">Well look what the Twins have done the past 5 weeks. How many games has Liriano pitched? ZERO.Of course it's a huge loss to not have him around, but if anybody thinks the Twins are dead.......ha.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-family:Convection"><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#6600CC">WHEW!</span></span></span> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Report: Liriano's MRI shows no new structural damageESPN.com news servicesMinnesota Twins fans can relax a little bit for the moment. Francisco Liriano's MRI shows no new structural damage to his left elbow, two sources told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.Liriano's MRI results were very similar to the results from early August, which showed a mild tear of his ulnar collateral ligament, the paper reported.Liriano, 22, could still be headed for a second opinion.Liriano came off the disabled list earlier this week after being shelved since Aug. 8 with a strained ligament in his throwing arm. The Twins hoped his return to the starting rotation would be the boost they needed to carry them to the postseason.The 22-year-old Dominican went 12-3 with a 2.19 ERA and was one of the favorites for the AL rookie of the year award before injuring his arm. Before, he combined with ace Johan Santana to form one of the most formidable one-two punches in the majors.</div><span style="font-family:Convection"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#6600CC">And more good news.....Radke is reportedly aiming to comeback next week and hopefully get two starts before the end of the season. When asked about re-injuring himself like Liriano did his reply was pretty funny:"Frankie is 22. I'm retiring after this year. I don't care if I go out there and my arm falls off."Getting Brad back would be huge.</span></span></span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FSUViking @ Sep 14 2006, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-family:Convection"><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#6600CC">WHEW!</span></span></span> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Report: Liriano's MRI shows no new structural damageESPN.com news servicesMinnesota Twins fans can relax a little bit for the moment. Francisco Liriano's MRI shows no new structural damage to his left elbow, two sources told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.Liriano's MRI results were very similar to the results from early August, which showed a mild tear of his ulnar collateral ligament, the paper reported.Liriano, 22, could still be headed for a second opinion.Liriano came off the disabled list earlier this week after being shelved since Aug. 8 with a strained ligament in his throwing arm. The Twins hoped his return to the starting rotation would be the boost they needed to carry them to the postseason.The 22-year-old Dominican went 12-3 with a 2.19 ERA and was one of the favorites for the AL rookie of the year award before injuring his arm. Before, he combined with ace Johan Santana to form one of the most formidable one-two punches in the majors.</div><span style="font-family:Convection"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#6600CC">And more good news.....Radke is reportedly aiming to comeback next week and hopefully get two starts before the end of the season. When asked about re-injuring himself like Liriano did his reply was pretty funny:"Frankie is 22. I'm retiring after this year. I don't care if I go out there and my arm falls off."Getting Brad back would be huge.</span></span></span></div>That's soo good nothing major happened. Jeff Brantley (sp?) said if it tore or whatever, he would miss 18-24 months!Hahahaha, Radke is da shizz.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brooksie5 @ Sep 14 2006, 02:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>That's soo good nothing major happened. Jeff Brantley (sp?) said if it tore or whatever, he would miss 18-24 months!Hahahaha, Radke is da shizz.</div>If he had needed Tommy John thats probably pretty close to being right.But in this case, Brantley had no idea what he was talking about and was speculating.....(Idiot.)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Sep 14 2006, 06:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brooksie5 @ Sep 14 2006, 02:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>That's soo good nothing major happened. Jeff Brantley (sp?) said if it tore or whatever, he would miss 18-24 months!Hahahaha, Radke is da shizz.</div>If he had needed Tommy John thats probably pretty close to being right.But in this case, Brantley had no idea what he was talking about and was speculating.....(Idiot.)</div>I'll trust Brantley over you. Nothing against you or anything, but he said it happened to him. Torn ligament or whatever I think he said.
So long as the White Sox don't make the playoffs, I'll be happy. I'll have no care to watch October baseball once the Cardinals and White Sox are out of it
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brooksie5 @ Sep 14 2006, 03:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'll trust Brantley over you. Nothing against you or anything, but he said it happened to him. Torn ligament or whatever I think he said.</div>You can believe whatever you want. But if Liriano was out for 18-24 months dont you think it would be all over every and any sports station by now. :whistling: Plus, your missing the latest ESPN report that says his MRI only indicates a strain, so in this one he was talking out of his ass speculating on what he thought it could be where in reality he had no clue. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2587796
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Sep 14 2006, 11:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brooksie5 @ Sep 14 2006, 03:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'll trust Brantley over you. Nothing against you or anything, but he said it happened to him. Torn ligament or whatever I think he said.</div>You can believe whatever you want. But if Liriano was out for 18-24 months dont you think it would be all over every and any sports station by now. :whistling: Plus, your missing the latest ESPN report that says his MRI only indicates a strain, so in this one he was talking out of his ass speculating on what he thought it could be where in reality he had no clue. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2587796</div>That's not what Brantley meant. He meant that IF there was a tear in it he'd be out 18-24 months. He said this before the MRI results were in. :thumbsup:<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xpostxscript @ Sep 14 2006, 11:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>do you guys think Lirano will be healthly next year and as dominated he was like this season?</div>Is it even possible to dominate like that again? I don't think he'll be THAT good, because he was by a mile the best in the game when he was playing this year. I think he'll be very very very good though.
