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TORONTO -- Blue Jays left-hander Francisco Liriano was removed from the AL Division Series roster Saturday after he sustained a concussion in Torontos Game 2 win over Texas.Right-hander Danny Barnes will replace Liriano, who left in the eighth inning Friday after being hit in the back of the head by Carlos Gomezs line drive.Liriano is not eligible to return for seven days.The Blue Jays lead the series 2-0. Game 3 is Sunday at Toronto.Head athletic trainer George Poulis said Liriano felt good after tests Saturday.Were going to examine him each day and just go from there, Poulis said.Players who sustain a concussion must be cleared by Major League Baseball before returning.Liriano left after being struck by the ball, which ricocheted into right field for an RBI single. He was replaced by Roberto Osuna, who got the final five outs as Toronto won 5-3.Liriano and Gomez were teammates in Minnesota and remain good friends. Gomez said he spoke to Liriano on the phone Friday night and was relieved to hear his friend was not more seriously hurt.I slept better knowing he didnt have any problems, Gomez said, adding that he and Liriano had discussed going for dinner together on Saturday night.So, did Gomez plan on picking up the check after nailing his pal in the head?Were both rich, so it doesnt matter, he joked.Liriano left the ballpark Friday on a stretcher and, for precautionary reasons, his neck immobilized. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital for tests, then was cleared to fly home with his teammates, who waited an hour on the tarmac for him to join them.It was one of the few times everybody was happy to wait before taking off, Blue Jays infielder Darwin Barney said. Usually you want to get out of there as fast as you can. When we found out he was coming, we were all happy to wait. Hes a competitor. He took that ball of the head and didnt even flinch. Obviously it might have rattled him a little bit but, man, he kind of showed what were all about out there.Barney said he had not watched a replay of the incident, which saw Liriano struck by a ball measured at 102 mph.Its not something you want to go look at, Barney said. Im just glad hes fine, glad he got on the plane.Rangers manager Jeff Banister was bench coach in Pittsburgh when Liriano pitched for the Pirates. Banister called Fridays incident extremely scary.At any point in time, but even now, razor-thin situation of being tragic in my opinion, Banister said.Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis, who was scratched from Game 2 with a sore right knee, had an MRI Saturday. He is day to day with a bone bruise but has no structural damage. Air Max Belgique Pas Cher . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. Air Max Pas Cher En Ligne . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. http://www.airmaxpascher.be/ . Roman Josi had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. Air Max Pas Cher . -- Arizona knocked off some quality opponents, rolled over a few overmatched ones and grinded out victories even when things didnt go so well. Air Max Pas Cher Belgique . -- Ken Appleby made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 2-0 win over the Belleville Bulls on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action. CHICAGO - Perhaps the most intriguing matchup in the World Series is the one thats the most difficult to evaluate, especially within the confines of a seven-game series: the one between the managers. In Joe Maddon, skipper of the Chicago Cubs, and Terry Francona, handler of the Cleveland Indians, the series pits two of the best managers in baseball on baseballs biggest stage.Baseball being the closed universe that it is, there are a lot of interconnections between the teams. John Lackey and Jon Lester have played for both managers. David Ross kind of has, but he played in just eight games during his first Boston stint and Francona had moved on by the second, more substantial, term. And of course both have the distinction of being hand-picked managers of Theo Epstein: Maddon in Chicago and Francona in Boston.ddddddddddddThere were a lot of discussions about personality differences between the managers before the series. Maddon is the mad scientist, always willing to take theories that make sense analytically and deploy them on the field even if they run afoul of baseballs unwritten book. Francona is a quiet mix of old school and new school, always self-deprecating about his own acumen yet running his teams in a way that the numbers community generally favors.Whats the intangible trait that the managers share?They are both pretty light and fun in the clubhouse, Lackey said before the series. They are serious when its time to get serious. ' ' '