Fernandez Fakes Out The Braves On Way To Win

((HT:MLB.com))

The HQ doesn't quite know what it is about Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez and the Atlanta Braves...

He has their number- on the mound, at the plate, and now in the field as he cruised to a 9-0 win last night.

He bluffed the day lights out of Tyler Pastornicky and kept a run from scoring early on...


In two weeks, Fernandez has thrown 17 scoreless innings against the Braves. His scoreless innings streak at home is now at 21 and two-thirds innings and he is now 8-0 in his last nine home starts with an ERA UNDER 0.50

All the Braves have to now is wait for free agency and they'll pick him up...
Or the Yankees will...

Chris Johnson Doesn't Appreciate Those Who Watch Homeruns

((HT: MLB/FSFlorida))

This was one of those incidents that had a lot of things wrong with it...

And, mostly, it was because of how entirely young the Miami Marlins are...

It all starts with a home run... by a pitcher...

Here's what went down...


So, did Fernandez cause the furor by staring...? Yes...
Was it immature...? Yes...
Was McCann in the right by trying to explain etiquette to Fernandez...? Yes...

Do young kids in a group lend itself to immaturity...? And, when confronted by veterans does something like this escalate...? Yes.

Fernandez wasn't a fan of what Evan Gattis did when he homered earlier, so he may have retaliated. But Fernandez said McCann told him "You can't do that Buddy. He talked to me like a friend, a father."

Which may have put an end to the whole thing- until the next time Fernandez pitches against the Braves...