FERNANDO RODNEY RUMORS
Closer's role defined by performing in the clutch
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Fernando Rodney walks in the Tampa Bay Rays clubhouse, upbeat and eager to forget. It is a recent Sunday, more than 12 hours since his fifth blown save of the season. The closer is prepared to move on. He arrives at Tropicana Field about 2 hours before the Rays series finale against the New York Yankees, fist-bumping teammates as he approaches his stall. The...
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Despite blown saves, Fernando Rodney remains confident
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. A new day, a chance to forget.
Tampa Bay Rays closer Fernando Rodney spoke for the first time Sunday since blowing his fifth save in a 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees in 11 innings on Saturday at Tropicana Field. The Rays held a 3-1 lead after eight, but Rodney allowed two runs and two hits with a walk in the ninth in the latest struggle in an uncommon season...
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Despite five blown saves, Rays' Fernando Rodney remains confident
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. A new day, a chance to forget.
Tampa Bay Rays closer Fernando Rodney spoke for the first time Sunday since blowing his fifth save in a 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees in 11 innings on Saturday at Tropicana Field. The Rays held a 3-1 lead after eight, but Rodney allowed two runs and two hits with a walk in the ninth in the latest struggle in an uncommon season...
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Rays support Fernando Rodney, but for how long?
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. The curious case of Fernando Rodney includes another chapter, another blown save, another night when the questions continued. This has quickly become the identity of his current season, only 48 games old, and yet he remains the Tampa Bay Rays' answer in the ninth inning.
But how long will he stay so?
The question is legitimate, and an outcome remains to...
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Fernando Rodney Blows Another Save, Yankees Rally For Win in 11th
Tampa Bay Rays closer Fernando Rodney blew his fifth save of the season and the New York Yankees rallied to an 11th inning win 4-3.Rodney is just 9 for 14 in save chances this year after converting 48 of 50 opportunities last season.“This has been really awkward to watch,” Rays manager Joe Maddon said. “He’s been within one pitch of almost being perfect this season....
State of the Rays: Fernando Rodney battling expectations
History can be a fickle way to judge a career. Between moments of regression and progression, struggle and stability that occur from one season to the next, expectations in sports constantly evolve.
Tampa Bay Rays closer Fernando Rodney is living proof. Its no surprise to him, but the veteran is experiencing how hazardous life on the mound can be, especially in the ninth inning...
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Fernando Rodney Still Carrying Around Magic Plantain From World Baseball Classic (Photo)
In case you missed the last installment of “Fernando Rodney and the Magic Plantain,” the Rays reliever was carrying a plantain (which he deemed magical) throughout the World Baseball Classic, even going as far as to have banana-like fruit shipped from the Dominican Republic to San Francisco.
Apparently that thing really is magical, because Rodney is still carrying around the...
Fernando Rodney is turning back into a pumpkin
For those familiar with the career of Fernando Rodney, you likely spent all of 2012 waiting for the wheels to come off. They obviously never did as Rodney went on to set a new ERA record. What was so shocking about that season wasn't his microscopic 0.60 ERA, it was how he did it. Despite a career walk rate of 4.88 BB/9 entering the 2012 season, Rodney stumbled across some sort...
Fernando Rodney’s Magic Plantain Is Propelling Dominican Republic to Victory in World Baseball Classic
The Dominican Republic, and Fernando Rodney specifically, doesn’t need any performance enhancers in the World Baseball classic, they have a magic plantain.
Rodney, the Dominican Republic closer, said the plantain speaks to him, though he wouldn’t specify whether it’s in Spanish or English.
“If you keep me close to you, you’re going to get the win,” Rodney relayed to Yahoo...
Dominicans having blast at WBC
Fernando Rodney spins a story as easily as he flicks his unhittable changeup.
Rodney, the Dominican Republic's mesmerizing closer in this World Baseball Classic, brought a curious bauble with him to one spring training as a member of the Detroit Tigers: a necklace bearing what appeared to be an animal's tooth.
When reporters inquired about the peculiar artifact, Rodney...
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March 19, 2013
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