Livan Hernandez and the Power of Magic
(Photo by Adam Fagen)
Livan Hernandez, professional junkballer and probable criminal, had his full array of slow and slower pitches working yesterday in the Nationals 2-1 win against the White Sox. Hernandez went 6.2 innings and struck out nine White Sox batters to get his fifth win of the season and move his career record to 171-171.
With Adam Dunn’s assistance, who struck out three times against Livan before fanning again with Tyler Clippard on the mound, Hernandez was able to strike out nine batters in a game for the first time since September 26, 2004. The Forgotten, a movie that everyone has already forgotten, was tops in the box office then, and yet Livan Hernandez is still bouncing around. I don’t know about the rest of the world, but veteran baseball players are the only way I know how to gauge the passage of time.
After varying between the mid 80s and the low 60s, Philip Humber did lob a backhanded compliment towards Hernandez after the game:
“They think he doesn’t have anything. But there’s not many guys that can actually throw a ball that slow.”
Which, if that’s a marketable skill, I’m not sure why my 50 mph fastball hasn’t gotten me any offers from Major League teams.
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