Jose Reyes doesn’t really like his bobblehead doll

By Aaron GleemanSep 18, 2012, 1:18 PM EDT
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Tomorrow night the Marlins are giving away a Jose Reyes bobblehead doll, but the shortstop isn’t thrilled with how it looks.

Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post describes the amusing scene:

“It doesn’t look like me,” he said. “Not at all. Except for the beard.”

He reached into his locker and pulled out one of the bobblehead dolls and said: “I mean, what do you think?”

I told him I thought it looked sort of like him, but a lot more like Fernando Vina.

For anyone curious, Fernando Vina looks like this.

Jordan Hicks throws 105 MPH twice against Phillies

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By Bill BaerMay 20, 2018, 8:25 PM EDT
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One likely wouldn’t guess it based on his strikeout rate, but Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks is one of the hardest-throwing pitchers in the game. The right-hander hit 105 MPH on the radar gun twice during Sunday’s appearance against the Phillies, according to Statcast.

Hicks was asked if he could throw harder than 105 MPH. He said, “I surprised myself yesterday (when he reached (103.8 MPH), I surprised myself today. We’ll see.”

Hicks got the final four outs of Sunday’s 5-1 victory over the Phillies. He walked two and struck out one. He carries a 2.05 ERA but has only nine strikeouts and 16 walks in 22 innings this season.