Tigers express interest in free agent Livan Hernandez

Woo Hoo!!!

Tigers express interest in free agent Livan Hernandez

November 15, 2007

By JON PAUL MOROSI

FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER

The Tigers have expressed interest in signing free agent right-hander Livan Hernandez, the pitcher’s agent, Greg Genske, said Wednesday.

Hernandez, 32, is renowned for his durability. He has thrown 200 or more innings in nine of his 10 full seasons in the majors. The one time he did not, in 1999, he pitched 199 2/3 innings.

Though he has never pitched for an American League team, Hernandez could satisfy Detroit’s need for a veteran pitcher if Kenny Rogers signs elsewhere. Rogers, 43, told the Dallas Morning News this week that he would consider returning to the Texas Rangers.

Hernandez went 11-11 with a 4.93 ERA for the Arizona Diamondbacks this season. He split his two starts in the National League playoffs, defeating the Chicago Cubs in the Division Series and losing to the Colorado Rockies in the League Championship Series.

Hernandez played with current Tigers Gary Sheffield and Edgar Renteria on the Jim Leyland-managed 1997 Florida Marlins. Hernandez, then a rookie, was named MVP of the NLCS and World Series as Florida won the title.

That sounds promising 8)

I like Hernandez but I'll bet he is closer to 42 than 32......

tigersaint wrote:

I like Hernandez but I'll bet he is closer to 42 than 32......

Probably! That's still younger than Rogers though...

one Hernandez, and one Rogers please

A number #2 and a number #3....sweet!!

I'm getting a BAD feeling about Bonderman.....

Other than the first inning he's fine. Then again, he gives up more runs in the first inning than most pitchers do in the whole game...

tigersaint wrote:

I'm getting a BAD feeling about Bonderman.....

I'm getting the feeling he may be gone... or something

I hope not! Bonderman is gonna have a big season in 08! GO BONDO!

SoulRat wrote:

tigersaint wrote:

I'm getting a BAD feeling about Bonderman.....

I'm getting the feeling he may be gone... or something

Yeah...me too. I suspect he will be part of a BIG trade.....

I'm thinking along those lines too...

SoulRat wrote:

I'm thinking along those lines too...

I hope DD's thinking along those lines!

:haha:

C'mon DD, make shit happen!!

tigersaint wrote:

C'mon DD, make shit happen!!

I don't really want to hear about DD's constipation problems...

Now that was funny....!!

C'mon Tigers. Sign this old fart!!

SoulRat wrote:

.....IDIOT!!

tigersaint wrote:

SoulRat wrote:

.....IDIOT!!

I mean.....

uh huh...

You KNOW what I mean.....

...probably.

SoulRat wrote:

...probably.

definitely....

Did you see Borat??

I hated it... I thought it was just stupid with very few really funny parts.... everyone I knows says I'm a moron

I thought it was pretty much a ONE JOKE thing....but I LOVE it when he says..."High Five"!!

There were a few funny parts, but for the most part I wasn't impressed. All my friends of course LOVED it... I think they were stoned when they watched it

That would surely help......