Meet the man who allowed Livan Hernandez to punch him in the sack for $50 a pop
Mar 25, 2011, 12:30 PM EDT
I’m just going to leave this quote — about Arizona Diamondbacks’ bullpen catcher Jeff Moutzas — right here. You do with it what you will:
Pitcher Livan Hernandez became something of a sadistic benefactor when he arrived in Arizona in 2006. Motuzas said Hernandez once paid him $3,000 to drink a gallon of milk in 12 minutes. The two also hammered out a deal that permitted Hernandez to punch Motuzas in the groin for $50 a pop whenever he felt the urge. Motuzas would receive a $300 bonus after every 10th punch.
Based on that — and it just goes on and on like that — you may or may not want to read the whole profile of the guy at the Wall Street Journal.
We’re gonna need a bigger orchidometer.
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- cur68 - Mar 25, 2011 at 12:33 PM
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There is something terribly wrong with these 2 guys…
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- nps6724 - Mar 25, 2011 at 12:44 PM
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…Wow. Now THIS is a guy whose autobiography I want to read.
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- The Dangerous Mabry - Mar 25, 2011 at 12:49 PM
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And THIS is why baseball is the best sport in the world. Nothing else has bullpens.
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- heyblueyoustink - Mar 25, 2011 at 12:52 PM
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Hell of a story for the grandkids…..assuming he had any offspring before turning his swimmers into a twisted episode of the show Wipeout……
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- sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo - Mar 25, 2011 at 12:56 PM
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I wonder if anyone paid Beltre $50 for his…incident.
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- Brian Murphy - Mar 25, 2011 at 12:58 PM
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Livan Hernandez knows all about strikes and balls.
Livan Hernandez knows all about striking balls.
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- Panda Claus - Mar 25, 2011 at 1:55 PM
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Livan must be take the expression “balls to the wall” literally.
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- Dan in Katonah - Mar 25, 2011 at 1:14 PM
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I wonder who punched Burt Lancaster in the sac for that photo.
And Livan has some serious issues if this is what gets him off.
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- sportsdrenched - Mar 25, 2011 at 1:27 PM
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That is capitalism at it’s rawest, but not it’s finest.
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- WhenMattStairsIsKing - Mar 25, 2011 at 1:27 PM
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I would have asked for far more than $200 to eat two large moths. Evan Meek, you cheap SOB.
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- nps6724 - Mar 25, 2011 at 1:29 PM
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Meek plays for the Pirates. That’s punishment enough.
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- luckywi - Mar 25, 2011 at 1:46 PM
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Ummmm…..wow? Baseball: Home of bizarre injuries, and FREAKS! I love this game!
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- RickyB - Mar 25, 2011 at 1:56 PM
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I had a teammate in college that ate a woolly worm for $13. He was required to chew it three times and swallow — but we forgot to stipulate he couldn’t swig it down with water. Afterward, we asked him how it tasted, and he said, “Well, on the first bite there was a pop, but that was about it.”
I also had a teammate in independent ball that wore his hair in corn rows, but could pull off a mean Oscar Gamble if he wanted. I got 15 guys on the team to each give him $20 if he would go with the big afro for a TV game. He wouldn’t do it. So disappointing …
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- monsieurbear - Mar 25, 2011 at 2:19 PM
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This is why a bullpen catcher needs to wear a cup.
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- wickedworld123 - Mar 25, 2011 at 7:05 PM
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Hmm, $50 a pop for getting socked in the nuts and 3 grand for drinking some milk? Gotta have a little more business savvy if you’re gonna be the bullpen whipping boy…
