Just Because: Willie Hernández
by Teufel Stubble | April 7th, 2009
Willing always looked to the horizon. Waiting...waiting...
It’s a slow news day. Only one game in the books. No game today. No movement on the hairs of David Wright’s lip. So, I thought I’d throw a classic stache out there into the ether for you all to enjoy. Courtesy of our good friends at Nerd Baseball, we’re honored to shine a spotlight on Willie Hernández.
Willie won the Cy Young and MVP in 1984 after going 9-3 with 32 saves, a 1.92 ERA and 112 K in 140 IP. He also picked up a World Series ring. Not a bad year for a mustache!
I wish I had more to say. Hairy Backman is on the beach in the Caribbean and JCP is shaking off jetlag after catching a flight back from San Diego where he was scouting West Coast staches at Petco.
Back to action tomorrow agains the Reds. I promise we’ll be more interesting.
Tags: Just Because, Tigers, Willie Hernandez
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April 7, 2009
By I Love Nerd York City, April 7, 2009 @ 4:23 pm
WOW! We had NO IDEA that Willie put up those numbers! Two seasons of 100+ IP with a WHIP under 1!!! Career ERA+ of 118!!! 13 seasons worth of baseball cards, and NOT ONE without the miniature fu-manchu mustache!!!
Thanks for the info!
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By Teufel Stubble:
April 7th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
You gotta look at the back of the cards! There’s a wealth of information back there…and sometimes some sweet gum residue.
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