The Brewers may be receiving Major League help in their starting rotation, or perhaps their bullpen, from a veteran pitcher. This afternoon, former Brewers infielder/outfielder Bill Hall tweeted:
Just seen Livan Hernandez n the airport in Chicago.He's on his way 2 Milwaukee 2 help their starting rotation.Talked briefly sounded excited — Bill Hall (@BillHall_III) June 22, 2012
Brewers spokesman John Steinmiller would neither confirm nor deny that Hernandez is joining the team.
Hernandez was released by the Braves last Friday after going 1-1 with a save and compiling a 4.94 ERA this season in Atlanta. He surrendered five runs on seven hits in just 1 2/3 innings against the Blue Jays in his final appearance for the team. The save this year was the first of his career.
The Braves signed the 37-year-old Cuba native, a 17-year MLB veteran, a day after he was released by the Astros on March 30.
Hernandez has a career record of 175-177 and has played for nine teams, including the Giants, Mets and Diamondbacks, among others. He was 8-13 last year with the Nationals, with a 4.47 ERA.
I hope I just didn't break news that wasn't known yet. Ugghhhh I thought it was public knowledge. Sorry #brewers and @Haudricourt — Bill Hall (@BillHall_III) June 22, 2012
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Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
