Just general soreness just like it always is when you throw,” Gardenhire said. “He felt stiffness out there pitching and, as he told me, he just felt a little tight and we’re not going to push that at all. Get him off the mound and we’ll go from there.

If Liriano can’t do all of the innings of a starter, we are going to have to start working him in as our closer.

Just general soreness just like it always is when you throw,” Gardenhire said. “He felt stiffness out there pitching and, as he told me, he just felt a little tight and we’re not going to push that at all. Get him off the mound and we’ll go from there.

If Liriano can’t do all of the innings of a starter, we are going to have to start working him in as our closer.

He brought it up to me — ‘When are you guys going to need to know?’ ” Childress told the Star Tribune on Friday. “I said, ‘You know what, Brett? That’s not why I came down here. I came down here to see how you’re doing. It’s been five weeks since we played.’

According to the source, Burleson will receive $11 million in guarantees.

The Lions’ ineptitude strikes again! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Maddox was smoking a cigarette, because I guess you still could back then.

In fact, Maddox had the heater dangling from his mouth as he continued to invent the fabulous wealth that would be coming Green’s way if only he would abandon Bloomington and move to the Civic Center, which we were going to give him. We didn’t know how we were going to give him the building, but we were going to give him the building.

I noticed Green’s irritation with the cigarette smoke. Maddox didn’t. He was coming up with numbers faster than an auditor at tax time.

Where does Soucheray come up with these stories. This is absolutely hilarious!

For example, I am a Conga Liner. If they had a reality-TV show called “Driving With the Stars,” I would be a top contender. Right, left, right, left, right, left. I am all over the road. What Conga Liners notice, in the brief moment they risk to look in the rearview mirror, is that they are being followed by drivers who are picking up therhythm, so that pretty soon you have a whole string of cars snaking around like a dance line at a wedding.

I’d have to put myself in that category, too. Generally, when the person swerves in front of me I figure they did it for good reason and follow suit.

Ryan said he would be “disappointed” if the Rangers didn’t win the American League West. The club won 87 games last season and finished second in the division, 10 games behind the Los Angeles Angels.

News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch confirmed that the Wall Street Journal is planning on building an application for Apple’s iPad.

Coming into the season, Sutter had the backup’s back.

His brother, head coach Brent Sutter, said he’d start McElhinney more often than predecessor Mike Keenan did to give Miikka Kiprusoff some rest.

It hasn’t happened. McElhinney has started just seven games through the first three quarters of the season.

If Kiprusoff stays healthy, McElhinney may not see more than another couple starts at best.

Funny, but this was one of the reasons cited for letting Keenan go. I guess his brother will be out after this year, too, right?

DiPietro’s surgically repaired knee swelled up late Sunday, hours after practice. He visited a doctor Monday morning and he is out indefinitely, according to media reports.

Don’t worry, he has plenty of time — he’s signed for about another 9-10 years.