Ex-Braves Reliever's Story About Livan Hernandez's Sleeping Habits is Exactly What We Need Right Now
By Michael Luciano
Former MLB pitcher Livan Hernandez pitched his way to a couple All-Star games in his 17-year career, but that certainly isn't the most memorable part of his career.
At least, according to former Atlanta Braves reliever and Hernandez teammate Eric O'Flaherty.
O'Flaherty claimed that the rotund, 245-pound Hernandez, who came out of the bullpen during his final MLB season in Atlanta in 2012, used to somehow sleep comfortably face down on a recliner, with his stomach sliding into the gap and serving as a makeshift cushion.
This man used to sleep face down in a recliner. His stomach filled the gap and turned the recliner into a twin size mattress.
— Eric OFlaherty (@EOF34) November 20, 2019
One of the best. https://t.co/9d8Br6E0xb
Beautiful visual, Eric. And who among us has not slumped body-first onto a surface not meant for resting?! I ask you!
Hernandez pitched for 17 seasons, most of which came with the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, though his time as a much leaner 22-year-old with the then-Florida Marlins during their championship year of 1997 is also worth celebrating.
Hernandez led the league in innings pitched three times and made two All-Star teams, as his trademark looping curveball made the plump righty a force for nearly two decades.
Might be the most outrageously hilarious tweet I’ve ever seen.
— Daniel Norris (@DanielNorris18) November 20, 2019
Apparently, he was just as captivating a watch in the clubhouse as he was on the field.