Roberto Please-Call-Me-Fausto Hernandez

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  Super Sammy, Yunel Not Running, Plenty Of Pink, And Other Images From Last Night’s Game

  May 13, 2013 at 7:30 am 0 comments

  We’ve got the highlights you won’t see on SportsCenter…

   
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  Sam Fuld’s Great Catch And Roberto Hernandez’ Almost-As-Good Reaction [GIF]

  May 12, 2013 at 9:07 pm 3 comments

  My apologies for the lateness of this amazing GIF. It’s Mother’s Day…

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss A Brutal Bullpen, A Crappy Bullpen, And An Awful Bullpen

  May 8, 2013 at 7:55 am 26 comments

  The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Blue Jays 6, RAYS (boxscore) THE GOOD: Roberto Hernandez. For the most part he pitched well. His one blemish was when he gave up a home [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Renewed Offense, Escobar’s Future, And A Free Agent Win

  April 22, 2013 at 8:30 am 10 comments

  The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS 8, A’s 1 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Getting Up Early. In the last 6 games the Rays have outscored their opponents 11-3 in the first inning. [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Facing Rookies, Niemann’s Blame-Game, And One Bad Shift

  April 10, 2013 at 8:33 am 9 comments

  The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Rangers 6, RAYS 1 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Desmond Jennings. The do-it-all leadoff hitter did his job with two doubles, including a leadoff double in the third. [...]

   
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  When Roberto Hernandez’ Sinker Is Working, It Is Nasty

  April 9, 2013 at 8:37 pm 0 comments

  Sometimes Roberto Hernandez doesn’t know where his sinker is going. But when it works, it is nearly unhittable as can be seen on this swing-and-miss…

   
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  Roberto Hernandez Is The Rays’ First Free Agent Starting Pitcher Since Hideo Nomo

  March 29, 2013 at 10:57 am 8 comments

  On July 15, 2005, Hideo Nomo started his final game as a member of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He went 2.2 innings, gave up seven runs, and was released the next day. That was also the last time a free agent starting pitcher started a game or the Rays. [...]

   
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  Joe Maddon Confirms That Roberto Hernandez Is The Fifth Starter

  March 29, 2013 at 9:52 am 44 comments

  Joe Maddon revealed today that Roberto Hernandez will indeed be the fifth starter to start the season. However, in a bit of a wrinkle, Hernandez will pitch a simulated game on short rest tomorrow and move up to the third game of the season. Here is how the rotation will [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Fausto’s Rough Outing, Scott’s Lingering Injury, And Kelly Nash’s Debut

  March 27, 2013 at 8:10 am 2 comments

  The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Phillies 10, RAYS 1 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Spring Training Is Great, But…Thank god it’s almost over. Let’s start the season already! There are just four spring [...]

   
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  Roberto Hernandez Would Add Something Not Often Seen In The Rays Rotation, A True Slider

  February 25, 2013 at 1:32 pm 3 comments

  Below is a chart that looks at how often Rays starting pitchers throw sliders since Andrew Friedman took over the front office in 2006. In Friedman’s second season (2007), the Rays starting pitchers were third in the American League with sliders representing 15.4% of the pitches thrown. Since then, the [...]