You Guys Happy Now, Liriano is an All-Star

[Commanche Jim]

Contreras is out, Liriano is in..........

Happy Now?

[buzzsaw]

I just posted it in the "Liriano" thread.

Yes, I'm happy and Contreras belongs there as well!!

Francisco Liriano is going to the All-Star Game after all.

The Twins' rookie left-hander, who was beat out by White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski for the final AL All-Star spot in Internet voting Thursday, got the nod to replace Chicago right-hander Jose Contreras on Monday.

Contreras pitched against the Red Sox on Sunday, allowing three runs on four hits and striking out six in six innings of the White Sox's 6-5, 19-inning win. On the season, the right-hander is 9-0 with a 3.38 ERA.

In 22 games this season, Liriano is 10-1 with 102 strikeouts and leads the majors with a 1.83 ERA.

[mnwild]

He did deserve to be in the game, should of been voted in the 1st place to be on the team. I am happy to see him there, just think this will be #1 of many.

[SledNeck]

best pitcher in MLB

[bgreen82]

dont get me wrong. i love the rookie. but he is a rookie. lets not get carried away with calling him the best pitcher in mlb. he is right now, but he isnt going to go 20-2 with a sub 2 era every year. he'll slow down a little bit when people start seeing him 2nd and 3rd times. but he is fun to watch and should be in the all-star game.

[genegodawa]

Why can't a bunch of fans get excited about a guy with such great potential? I mean, look at how the Cubs' Wood and Prior have come off over the years....they are still raking in the big bucks so they must not have gone thru any of that "2nd or 3rd time through" stuff yet.

[34inwalleye]

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best pitcher in MLB

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As much as I like Santana... Roy Halladay is the best pitcher in the game. Liriano as nasty as he is has a ways to go be called the best pitcher in mlb. At the end of this season hopefully we can say he is the best in mlb

[buzzsaw]

I remember playing fantasy baseball when halladay was a rookie and on my team... we were at a bar watching him pitch and he gave up 11 earned runs and everybody was laughing at me!! I will never forget it! I was touting him like the next big deal and he gets killed!! Now he's the shizzie!

[TNFL]

What ever happened to K-Rod he was unhittable when he first showed up. Now I don't here anything about him. Is his name Francisco Rodriguez?

[genegodawa]

What do you get when you mix K-Fed and F-Rod?

K-Rod!

[34inwalleye]

Rodriguez is still a great closer.

Not having a great season. But still very good. Kind of like Joe Natan. Team hasn't lived up to expectations.

[Cicada]

Today, I'm not all that thrilled that he made it.

[knoppers]

I wish he wouldn't have made the team. he flys in from central america on a days notice, does not pitch, flys back to minnesota to start the next game. I think all that traveling was a factor in his less than good performance last night. its probally why ozzie called him in, to mess up the twins pitching.

[Windy City Walleye Hunter]

Right!

Now you got the Oz figured out.

[PierBridge]

I think he had a bad game.....he's going to have a lot more of these games then people think......

It's fun to dream though.....

[ole]

Yeah he probably got all messed up with all the travel. sooner or later that dump will take its toll on the body. Still the best young pitcher going in either league!