Keith Hernandez
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"Keith Hernandez" is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played the majority of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. Hernandez was a five-time Major League Baseball All-Star Game/All -Star who shared the 1979 NL MVP award, and won two World Series titles, one each with the Cardinals and Mets.

A contact hitter with a .296 career Batting average#Major_League_Baseball/average and a "great" Base on balls/walk rate of 12.5%, Hernandez's career hitting productivity was 31% above league average, by [http://www.fangraphs.com/library/offense/wrc/ wRC+]. For his defensive work he received Gold Glove awards in eleven consecutive seasons, the most by any first baseman in baseball history.

Hernandez retired as an active player after spending one year with the Cleveland Indians in 1990 Cleveland Indians season/1990. He has worked since 2006 as a baseball analyst on Mets telecasts for SportsNet New York and WPIX since 2006, and he has gained a cult following from his broadcasting career.

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That's why you have all these young umpires with limited experience, ... (The young umpires) were called up to the big leagues too soon. Their lack of experience shows each and every game.

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I stand by those statements. I think this is a man's game and I feel very strongly about it. And if anybody thinks when I made that comment about women being in the kitchen, and takes it seriously, well, get a sense of humor.

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I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout.

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He said the difference between a .300 hitter and a .280 hitter on a 600 at-bat season is only like 12 hits. So what Pete used to do was look in terms of every 100 at-bats . . . so you're not constantly thinking day-by-day. You can get caught up in your own statistics and get yourself in a lot of trouble. It's a long season.

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Who is the girl in the dugout, with the long hair? What's going on here? You have got to be kidding me. Only player personnel in the dugout.

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A lot of them are full of crap.

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The worst, best, most nerve-racking game I was ever involved in.

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Look, (Looper) got his foot caught in the grass, ... His body wasn't squared toward second to make a proper throw.

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I really think this town is ready to embrace this team like they did the one in '86. It's early, but if they keep this going, it's going to be a special season. New Yorkers know when guys are out there busting their butts and playing good baseball. They aren't guys looking to hit the three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to get the headline.

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