Fernando Rodney

Performance artist.

Or more properly, "artiste".

Fernando Rodney

Born on today's date, Fernando Rodney.

"No team wanted to pay me like the Angels." - on why he signed with the Angels as a free agent

(Love the honesty!) 

Finally a player Regan can relate to!

 

Fernando Rodney practicing for the pre-game hand and glove check!

I really like honest people

Fernando Rodney via Steve Kornacki of mlive.com on why he signed with the Angels:

"No team wanted to pay me like the Angels".

The world would really be a much better place, you know.

Tiger fans will appreciate this

It is noted that Angels pitcher, Fernando Rodney started the eighth inning yesterday against the Twins throwing six straight balls before getting a popup and a double-play grounder to end the inning.

This is eerily familiar for some reason.

Can they even balance a checkbook?

In the truth is "stranger than fiction" category, the Tigers made no effort to sign their halfway-decent closer, Fernando Rodney as they thought he was too expensive. Rodney later signed with the Angels for $11 million for two years. Yesterday the Tigers signed Jose Valverde to be their closer at $14 million for two years.

Weeks back, the Tigers unloaded Curtis Granderson to the Yankees as they said he was too expensive at $5.5 million for 2010. Reports now have the Tigers interested in Johnny Damon who's demand to the Yankees was $20 million for 2 years.

No, this is true.

Look it up! It's in the papers.

They just can't make stuff up you know.

Fernando Rodney was just enjoying the moment, dont you know?

Fernando Rodney* of the Tigers has been suspended 3 games for throwing (according to sportswriters it was not just a lob) a ball into the press box at Tropicana Field after the Tigers victory over the Rays Friday.

Per the Detroit News, Rodney said, "It was nothing. I didn't hit anybody." He further indicated that he was just "celebrating the moment."

Ok. I am a Tiger fan so I guess I am supposed to come up with some knee-jerk defense of Fernando Rodney here.

Hmmm.

Still thinking.

Something will come to me sooner or later.

Too hard.

*This probably wouldn't have happened if Roman Colon was pitching like he is on Rodney's card above.