Comments on: Francisco Liriano becomes 30th ever to fan 15 and lose

By: pepefreeus

pepefreeus — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 06:08:49 +0000

Just to add to the fun, Pedro was Smoltz’s opponent in his loss and Smoltz was Peavy’s in his.

By: Kevin Gillman

Kevin Gillman — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 16:28:05 +0000

Do you think this has something to do with his work ethic? I know that during that run earlier in his career, he was nearly un-hittable, but he hasn’t been anything near that since. Remember, the Twins didn’t want to get rid of Johan Santana, but they did because they knew they still had Liriano. It has to be frustrating to watch him pitch at times.

By: migoli

migoli — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:15:43 +0000

dan111, Yes some guys starts a career hot and fade but i watched all of his starts that year, Liriano was different, he was legit. i really dont think someone who watched all of Lirianos starts that year would say what you said

By: deepstblu

deepstblu — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 12:23:43 +0000

Hitchcock tied a Padres record held by Clay Kirby and Fred Norman in that game. You’re going to gloss over something like that? It’s…it’s like I don’t even know this blog anymore.

By: dan1111

dan1111 — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 09:34:45 +0000

It’s worth noting that Liriano’s reputation was built entirely on a great run of 16 starts in 2006. Because this was interrupted by injury, it is easy to create a story in which he was inevitably going to be a great pitcher and only Tommy John surgery stopped him. However, the reality was far less certain. Lots of pitchers have been amazing for half a season, only to have lackluster careers.

By: alexjm3449

alexjm3449 — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 07:54:52 +0000

keep throwing like this franky freakout so we can get something for you in a trade!!

By: hcf95688

hcf95688 — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 06:44:38 +0000

Not at all, pisano. He’s the one that served up that meatball to Gomes.

Congrats to him on his great “accomplishment”, GO A’s!

By: pisano

pisano — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 05:31:56 +0000

I saw clips of this game and he had great stuff, this poor bastard deserved much better than what he got.

By: nothanksimdriving123

nothanksimdriving123 — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:40:11 +0000

Hey, let’s not forget the great Steve Carlton, who set what was then the MLB record with 19 K’s and lost 4-3 to the Miracle Mets of ’69.

By: Kevin Gillman

Kevin Gillman — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 03:39:52 +0000

Francisco Liriano is an enigma. There is no doubt he has talent, but he truly hasn’t been the same consistent pitcher he was before the Tommy John surgery.