#fernando rodney

[sayheykid]

physically, i’m here, but mentally i’m fernando rodney sitting in the trees at coors field

[thornescratch]

BEEP BEEP MOTHERFUCKERS.

[jod13whittaker]

An updated guide to the 2019 Postseason Washington Nationals

Valid: Anthony Rendon, Sean Doolittle, Victor Robles, Wander Suero, Joe Ross, Wilmer Difo, Michael A Taylor, Javy Guerra

Big Fuckin Yikes: Ryan Zimmerman, Kurt Suzuki

Sus AF: Stephen Strasburg

Gotta Keep My Eye on You: the rest of them

[this-day-in-baseball]

October 19, 2012

Rays closer Fernando Rodney is named the AL Comeback Player of the Year after he establishes the all-time MLB mark with a 0.60 ERA and sets the franchise's saves record with 48. Prior to playing for Tampa Bay, the 35-year-old right-hander struggled for two seasons with the Angels, saving just 17 games during his tenure with the Halos.

[baseballin]

[diamondbacksdaily]

@dbacks: Celebration hugs are the best hugs. #OurSeason

[pitchburgh]

[thornescratch]

The story behind the Nationals’ lucky sunglasses is even weirder than you think

The glasses were a promotional giveaway outside of Comerica Park in Detroit, but Gerardo Parra hints that there is more to the story.

The story of the sunglasses that became a symbol for the Nationals’ improbable run to the World Series started in Detroit, on a Sunday afternoon so nice that Gerardo Parra and Fernando Rodney decided to walk to the ballpark. As they approached Comerica Park, they noticed a group of people waiting in line; Bubly, a sparkling water brand, was having a promotional giveaway.

“You want to wait in line for some glasses?” Rodney recalled Parra asking.

“Of course, yeah,” Rodney responded. “It’s free.”

Parra’s shades had clear rims with red lenses while Rodney and pitcher Aníbal Sánchez received pairs with yellow lenses. The three immediately decided that the new eyewear should be treated as lucky charms for a team that had steadily turned around its season after a woeful start. The Nationals carried a .500 record into that June 30 game against the Tigers, and the 2-1 win left Washington 1½ games out of a wild-card spot...

Parra is secretive with the origin story, but when asked whether Bubly gave him the glasses that afternoon in Detroit, Parra clarified, “No, no, no, they no give it to me. We got it. We took it from the table.”

“I can’t say,” he added. “It’s special information.”

This team is so weird and I love them.