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That Time Frankie Liriano Went Deep

Easily the most unbelievable thing you’ll see all year:

It was bizarro Francisco Liriano on Saturday for sure – he could hit, but couldn’t pitch. It was an uncharacteristically ugly outing on the mound….but that homer was just oh-so-glorious. Consider….

  • In ten years of baseball (granted, this is just his third in the NL), he had scored one career run. He had crossed the plate exactly once before Saturday. Ever. (It was in his last start last year.)
  • He was a career .087 hitter (.075 on the season)…
  • …and also had a career .