http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/301 Recent articles about Livan Hernandez en-us Livan Hernandez? Livan Hernandez? Per Nick Piecoro, "The only thing we can give you at this point in the day is a fifth-starter possibility: familiar face Livan Hernandez. We’ve heard the Diamondbacks are considering bringing him back, most likely more for his role in the clubhouse and how he can help young players than for his potential performance." "it’s clear the club needs more starting pitching depth beyond just Billy Buckner, Bryan Augenstein and Kevin Mulvey. H... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:16:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Livan_Hernandez_Livan_Hernandez/1540042 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Livan_Hernandez_Livan_Hernandez/1540042 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Livan_Hernandez_Livan_Hernandez/1540042 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/7/9716541c9975c2c111542ade6c9c73e05bf112fd/small/World_Series_Game_425c.jpg We’ve all wanted to go back in time at certain junctures in our lives: I often imagine myself traveling back to 2002 to try and talk some sense into Dusty Baker before Game 7 of the World Series. Or just to be sure, go to 1975 to prevent Livan Hernandez from being born. But here’s [...] Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Fake_High_School_Player_Chased_Scholarship_Girls/1515845 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Fake_High_School_Player_Chased_Scholarship_Girls/1515845 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Fake_High_School_Player_Chased_Scholarship_Girls/1515845 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/2/92a203d4e391cd917cd9c6e351e7c2e3c2ddd294/small/Mets_vs_Diamondbacks_6c67.jpg Is this the worst postseason umpiring we've seen since Eric Gregg and Livan Hernandez? We've seen some great baseball this October...and no one's talking about it. That's because we've seen so many egregiously wrong calls that, really, who can talk about anything else? Already in tonight's game we've seen one of those runners up top get called safe somehow, Nick Swisher erroneously being called safe sliding back into second, and Swisher then getting erroneously na... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Awful_Umpiring_The_Human_Element_They_Said/1406375 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Awful_Umpiring_The_Human_Element_They_Said/1406375 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Awful_Umpiring_The_Human_Element_They_Said/1406375 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/4/444965064a06fc2d23a0b115815546c8d726dbcc/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f1788013.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1935BBE657AC86A964867BD7B2872435BA1.jpg 2009 has been a year to forget for, former-Met, Livan Hernandez from a personal standpoint. I had reported back in August that Hernandez was being sued over damage done to a rental car. Unfortunately, now the pitcher’s troubles have hit closer to home…literally. Robert Snell at the Detroit News, who also broke the two IRS cases against Ron [...] Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:37:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ex_Met_Hernandez_No_Longer_Livanin_8217_The_High_Life/1405746 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ex_Met_Hernandez_No_Longer_Livanin_8217_The_High_Life/1405746 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ex_Met_Hernandez_No_Longer_Livanin_8217_The_High_Life/1405746 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/2/92a203d4e391cd917cd9c6e351e7c2e3c2ddd294/small/Mets_vs_Diamondbacks_6c67.jpg 
 
 (AP Photo. Livan Hernandez's fourth inning bunt attempt took everybody by surprise.)
 
 "He's a pretty good hitter. He decided to bunt. That kind of took everybody by surprise. That being the case, he didn't bunt it where he wanted to bunt the ball. If he had to do it over, I'm sure he'd swing the bat." (Jim Riggleman, via Washington Times, 9/1/2009)
 Livo, Completely Mystifying.
 
 Padres 3, Livan Hernandez 1: All about Li... Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:31:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Squeezed/1092194 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Squeezed/1092194 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Squeezed/1092194 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/5/0566e9bda81471edb7bceed8215b14fa4ebdd54b/small/MLB_MAY_20_1e11.jpg Just days after being released by the New York Mets, pitcher Livan Hernandez was handed a $16,000 lawsuit, TMZ reports. The lawsuit, which was filed by a man named Luis Vizcaino, states that Livan had used him as his personal driver throughout the 2009 season for when he was in New York. According to the suit, Hernandez [...] Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:30:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Livan_Hernandez_Is_Released_Then_Sued/1050019 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Livan_Hernandez_Is_Released_Then_Sued/1050019 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Livan_Hernandez_Is_Released_Then_Sued/1050019 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/5/0566e9bda81471edb7bceed8215b14fa4ebdd54b/small/MLB_MAY_20_1e11.jpg 
 
 (AP Photo. There he is! Livan Hernandez is back to eat innings, drive up concession sales at Nationals Park for the final month of the season.)
 
 
 "We looked at where we were at with our young starting pitching and we got to the facts that we're running out of innings with some of these young guys and I refuse to push them past their limits. And Livan was available. We discussed him with our player personnel people and he's a good guy in the clubho... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:26:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Slim_Pickings/1050207 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Slim_Pickings/1050207 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Slim_Pickings/1050207 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/4/444965064a06fc2d23a0b115815546c8d726dbcc/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f1788013.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1935BBE657AC86A964867BD7B2872435BA1.jpg From the archives of the strange, but true… The Mets may have found themselves a new utility infielder who can play first base, third base, pinch hit, and even pitch a complete game. And the best part is, we don’t have to give up any propsects to get him because he’s already on the team. Adam Rubin of the Daily News [...] Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:39:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Now_Batting_Sixth_8230_First_Baseman_8230_Livan_Hernandez/842367 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Now_Batting_Sixth_8230_First_Baseman_8230_Livan_Hernandez/842367 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Now_Batting_Sixth_8230_First_Baseman_8230_Livan_Hernandez/842367 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/9/499c1d52efb74db6193077a8da2cd7bdce35147b/small/MLB_MAY_20_63f0.jpg From the archives of the strange, but true… The Mets may have found themselves a new utility infielder who can play first base, third base, pinch hit, and even pitch a complete game. And the best part is, we don’t have to give up any propsects to get him because he’s already on the team. Adam Rubin of the Daily News [...] Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:39:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Now_Batting_Sixth_8230_First_Baseman_8230_Livan_Hernandez/842366 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Now_Batting_Sixth_8230_First_Baseman_8230_Livan_Hernandez/842366 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Now_Batting_Sixth_8230_First_Baseman_8230_Livan_Hernandez/842366 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/5/0566e9bda81471edb7bceed8215b14fa4ebdd54b/small/MLB_MAY_20_1e11.jpg Pineiro Hernandez 5-8, 3.76 5-1, 4.18 Livan Hernandez is having his best season since that mid-career renaissance in Washington and Montreal, which was attributed at the time to a change in arm slot. This year his control is a little better than usual and he's found a strikeout per nine he left in his hotel room in Washington.  Speaking of which, Joel's actually rediscovered the strikeout, too, even as his walk stinginess goes on uninterrupted... Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:02:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Game_72_Open_Thread_Cardinals_at_Mets/732863 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Game_72_Open_Thread_Cardinals_at_Mets/732863 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Game_72_Open_Thread_Cardinals_at_Mets/732863 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/4/444965064a06fc2d23a0b115815546c8d726dbcc/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f1788013.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1935BBE657AC86A964867BD7B2872435BA1.jpg Game Summary Livan Hernandez was on his way toward his sixth win of the season after delivering another solid performance, but Francisco Rodriguez blew his second save of the season and the Orioles won it on a walk-off single by Aubrey Huff to give the Birds a 5-4 win. Game Recap Livan Hernandez delivered yet another quality start and [...] Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:01:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Orioles_Walk_Off_With_5_4_Win_After_K_Rod_Falters/718611 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Orioles_Walk_Off_With_5_4_Win_After_K_Rod_Falters/718611 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Orioles_Walk_Off_With_5_4_Win_After_K_Rod_Falters/718611 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/7/9716541c9975c2c111542ade6c9c73e05bf112fd/small/World_Series_Game_425c.jpg The Mets have avoided making a tough decision by making an easy move that just satisfies the roster temporarily. The Mets have sent Nick Evans down to make room for Gary Sheffield, Evans was scheduled to be sent down on April 11th to make room for Livan Hernandez anyway. So really all the Mets have done is stalled, by next week they need to decide who has to go. They could carry one less reliever by returning Darren O'Day to the Angels or sending down Bobby Parnell who has options ( highl... Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:56:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Avoiding_the_Inevitable_roster_move/577911 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Avoiding_the_Inevitable_roster_move/577911 Below is the opening day roster as it stands now. When the fifth starter is needed Livan Hernandez will replace Nick Evans.   Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB     25 Pedro Feliciano L/L 5-10 190 08/25/76   48 Sean Green R/R 6-6 235 04/20/79   33 John Maine R/R 6-4 200 05/08/81   36 Darren O’Day R/R 6-4 225 10/22/82   39 Bobby Parnell R/R 6-4 200 09/08/84   34 Mike Pelfrey R... Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:15:50 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/2009_Opening_Day_Roster/574084 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/2009_Opening_Day_Roster/574084