Sure he looked bad. Liriano made plenty of LHB look foolish last year.

Here's his 2013 splits vs LHB:
BA / OBP / SLG / OPS
.131 .175 .146 .321

Liriano basically made professional left-handed swinging hitters look like pitchers.

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We'll have none of that objective analysis around here

He struck out three times yesterday......BUST

Overreacting is half the fun of being a fan. I leave objectivity to executives and stuffy sports writers.

I like PANIC! Dude should have his own radio show.

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Agreed.

See, I picked the wrong username. You'd think I'd be taking all kinds of crazy positions and hand-wringing

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Regarding what?! Matheny goofing up the bullpen costing a game so their division lead shrinks to 9.5 games from 10.5?

You mean WE , don't you?

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Fair enough. I think the biggest complaint I had with management of late, was them going to the blue road caps on Opening Day (granted, against a red opponent, but hey hey!)

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The blue road caps should be used all the time...the red caps on the road just don't look right.

It's a minor issue. Now they have the blue road batting helmets, so it's fine.

I just picked up this one.



#swag

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Pleasantville Cardinals

Hideous

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That post was before my epiphany

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God showed you how to use the quote function?

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I say throw out those first 1,075 at bats that say he is a buster. Everyone knows Theo and Hoyer simply would not acquire a buster THREE times in their management. Therefore, he must be great, despite all evidence to the contrary.

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I don't think he's going to be more than a serviceable player. The hole in his swing is too damn big. I'm not very ostimisty he'll be able to adjust. I think what we see is what we get.

.250/28/85 isn't bad, but certainly not worth chasing like Theo/Jed have done. He's never going to be a top player on a WS team, maybe fourth or fifth at best. Can Bryant play first?

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Does SEGA make the one for the XBOX?

One game in and the idiot Sox fans think Abreau is the next Cabrera and the Sox are going to go 162-0.

IT WAS THE FUCKING TWINS!!!!

If I hear one more stupid score guy say Abreau is a "professional" hitter I am going to reprogram .670 with 87.7
They are all professionals; stupids. It's the Major Leagues.

While I agree the Cabrera comparisons today had me laughing, pressure is on Rizzo and Epstoyer. Has to be a Rizzo improvement this year and while I know lefties are a weakness for him, Rizzo looked like total shit yesterday

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“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

I read somewhere that Liriano had the most dominant season ever last year in
Lefty vs lefty head to head stats. So I'm not too worried that Rizzo looked bad.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Sure, but the guy hit .189 against lefties last year, he looks bad against them a lot.

Rizzo is a perfect a platoon player.

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He still has a lot of value. The Cubs could flip him for a top of the line pitcher -- like maybe Andrew Cashner.

Who the fuck will trade for him and a $40M contract? He is Dunn south.

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The pressure is on for sure. For the life of me, I can't understand how the whole team can not move runners over or shorten their swing to get a clutch hit. K K K K K KKkkk.... WTF someone choke up and hit a duck snort in OF. It's not just Rizzo, it's the whole team for 2 years + 1 game. Theoball was suppose to be smart players, but so far it is more the same shit we loss with before. What prospect can even play good defense in the minors besides Almora? Which prospect has an excellent walk to strikeout ratio? Not many and that makes me worry about the future "stars"

Cashner has done nothing to show he is a top of the line pitcher.

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Trading Rizzo for him would be perfect.

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Better numbers than Konerko through those 1075

He will be a decent 25 hr first baseman.