Five Fun Facts About Ben Hendrickson

by royalsreview on Mar 28, 2007 11:20 AM EDT in News Comment 33 comments

As thedude925 has already ably pointed out the Royals picked up Ben Hendrickson from the Brewers yesterday, in exchange for our beloved Maxim St. Pierre. (Hendrickson stats here)

To commemorate this wonderful day, I present to you:

Five Fun Facts About Ben Hendrickson

1. Ben Hendrickson is not Mark Hendrickson. Mark Hendrickson is that tall guy who has been given 120 career starts, all to prove that yes, a tall guy can still post a 4.98 career ERA. Ben Hendrickson is only 6'4. Mark Hendrickson is 6'9. Ben Hendrickson has made 12 big league starts. Ohh, how different life can be, if for another five inches!!

2. At the Major League level, Ben Hendrickson has faced the illustrious Tony Womack more than anyone else, with Womack going 2-8 with two singles. Our own Reggie Sanders has faced Hendrickson 6 times, going 1-6 with a single.

3. Hendrickson was born in St. Cloud Minnesota, and is the sixth Clouder (the name I just made up for St. Cloudians) to make the show. The last Clouder to play in the Majors was our own Jim Eisenreich.

With the local hottie and future really rich guy on board, the Royals just gained some fans at the Delta Phi House at St. Cloud State.

4. With the Brewers, Hendrickson hit .105/.150/.105 in 20 PAs, making him as likely to draw a walk as Tony Pena Jr.

5. Ben Hendrickson is also not the As the World Turns actor Benjamin Hendrickson, who killed himself in 2006.

(moment of silence for Benjamin Hendrickson)

Thank you.

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Welcome Aboard!

Ben Hendrickson. You can join Dewon Brazelton in the Omaha project commitee and maybe get your groove back. Good luck!

lordbyronk

by lordbyronk on Mar 28, 2007 11:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Moore made this move

to protect Sanders from having to face him

by royalsreview on Mar 28, 2007 12:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i signed up

to say good luck with Ben. He's a headcase that needed a change of scenery.

If you could get by in major league baseball with just a curve ball Ben would be dominant.

Unfortunately. the 88 MPH fastball doesn't really get it done.

A move to the bullpen is in order.

Also, like what you guys are doing with JDLR, i really think he's going to put it all together sometime soon.

by jacob on Mar 28, 2007 12:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

nice to hear from someone more in the know

i think de la rosa has already frustrated us to death

by royalsreview on Mar 28, 2007 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah

i think i'm one of two or three who haven't been frustrated by him.

he's a power lefty with 4 plus pitches who has not yet turned 26. power lefties take a little longer to develop with command for some reason. and he's fiery, i love that.

he was misused in Milwaukee, our manager believes that allowing pitchers to implode builds character.

here's my write up after the trade:
http://brewcrewball.com/story/2006/7/26/114713/584

he's out of options (does that reset) so they had to keep him on the 25, and Yost carried 13 pitchers so he wouldn't have to use him.

he just needs to go out there every 5th day and throw 6 innings. he'll put it together by the all-star break. i'm certain of it.

by jacob on Mar 28, 2007 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

so...

we've picked up another soft-tosser

wonderful

FIRE BELL

by FireBell on Mar 28, 2007 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that spike curve

is a thing of beauty though.

by jacob on Mar 28, 2007 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

your post on

dela rosa really brightened my day... maybe he can work out... although i really think he's a bullpen guiy

by royalsreview on Mar 28, 2007 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i'd be happy

about having him come out of the bullpen but he has the tools to be a starter. he just clearly does not have the stamina yet, he overthrows, and runs out of gas. when he came out of the bullpen he wasn't warmed up probably, and has poor starts . But when he's wild, he's only just wild.

the number of hitters he catches looking when he is on is disturbing. that slider, my god that slider, it buckles my knees just watching.

he's frustrating because he doesn't recover, when things go bad, they go really bad. much easier to deal with out of the bullpen when you aren't expecting 6 innings work.

by jacob on Mar 28, 2007 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I dig chicks with cigars

That is all.

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Mar 28, 2007 1:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Life in St. Cloud

Why would Hendrickson ever leave St. Cloud? He isn't going to find many butterfly-mobster parties in KC.

I've actually been to St. Cloud. I had a friend who studied in Collegeville MN. (spelling?) which is just outside of St. Cloud. My wife and I went to St. Cloud to shop while we were there and our cashier spoke just like Margie in the movie "Fargo." Yep, youbetcha. I liked it so much I told my wife to go buy something else so she also could hear her talk. Good times.

Rock Chalk Talk for pretty good KU College Baseball Coverage

by James Quinn on Mar 29, 2007 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

^^^thankyou...

JQ u just brightened my gloom day with this post

Buy the ticket, take the ride.

by PhattStairs on Mar 29, 2007 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

brew crew ball...

did a five fun facts about Maxim St. Pierre

http://brewcrewball.com/story/2007/3/28/9615/24654

this could be the beginning of a beautiful relationshp

by royalsreview on Mar 28, 2007 1:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

such a badass name

by LeoBloom on Mar 28, 2007 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

In the comments section

his name is an anagram for "Marxist empire."

Classic!

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Mar 28, 2007 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good pickup

Hendrickson's a good pickup. Just the kind of guy we should be looking for, guys with a chance who got lost in their old organizations. Despite our less-than-stellar record on reclamation projects, this is good.

by Sliver on Mar 28, 2007 2:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Exactly

Teams like the Royals have to pick up guys like Hendrickson, De la Rosa, Hudson and Welemeyer. Not because all or even most of these reclamation projects work out. But because they are an inexpensive way to find talent. Keep doing this and maybe 1 out of 10 will pan out. It just takes some patience. For this team's sake, De la Rosa needs more time.

by NYRoyal on Mar 28, 2007 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

2004 International League Pitcher of Year

Was shocked to read in BA Trade Central that Hendrickson was the award winner in 2004.

by daveyork on Mar 29, 2007 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

OT: you're slacking RoyalsReview

Jenn has a new new partner at SI

visiting A's fan

by mikeA on Mar 28, 2007 3:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

thanks for the heads up

I'll remember this the next time I read an off-hand comment about bloggers lacking journalistic credibility and writing skills

SI On Campus is a reason to move to Europe, its awful

by royalsreview on Mar 28, 2007 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Scrolling down to the comments,

it seems as if there's some disagreement on whether or not she's new. Don't count your chicks after they've hatched...or something.

"Your best? Losers always whine about 'giving it their best.' Winners go home and fuck the prom queen."

"Carla was the prom queen."

by NHZ on Mar 28, 2007 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i saw that too

but i dont think it makes a difference, since i'm pretty sure being a female football player (OK?) has nothing to do with writing

by royalsreview on Mar 28, 2007 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Make sure you go to

http://studentorg.stcloudstate.edu/dpe/index.htm

you won't want to miss this collection of beauties

Especially like how 2nd row 3rd from left is so thrilled to be lettin it all hang out there.

That Megan on the other hand is my kind of girl.

by chukar on Mar 28, 2007 4:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You are such a sexist pig, Chukar...

Kill any targets on the range today?

by grudz69 on Mar 28, 2007 5:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yea it was a good day as predicted

My shrink says it's very therapeutic for me.

by chukar on Mar 28, 2007 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

All that matters is that

those girls are hendrickson fans

by royalsreview on Mar 28, 2007 5:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I thought the pulled down projector screen

was a nice touch.

RR, hope we didn't embarrass you with your colleague Al too much. Felt like we were the kids that terrorize the neighborhood and spoil their parents' reputation when they're away from home. I thought about this as it was happening, but Al proved to be an irresistible target (Billy Brewer was classic). Seriously, I have no idea how the politics of the whole SB nation work, but I hope we didn't damage any relationships on your end. Hopefully Al recognizes it was all in good fun, and he learned a small lesson about disparaging downtrodden franchises on the eve of a new season.

by chukar on Mar 28, 2007 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was hoping what I said would kinda mitigate

...any damage, but Al never ended up responding. I'm afraid I was enjoying chukar's (and colleagues) rampage too much to act as the neutral party I allegedly am...

"Your best? Losers always whine about 'giving it their best.' Winners go home and fuck the prom queen."

"Carla was the prom queen."

by NHZ on Mar 28, 2007 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

its all good

I think AL was a little taken aback initially, but he wasn't offended i don't think

by royalsreview on Mar 28, 2007 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you feel the need to mock someone

The Adopting the Royals guy is always a great target.

He recently wrote in his blog about how he was excited about how much Teahen has developed, and how he thought he would make great strides at 3rd Base this year.

Then, when one of his readers pointed out that Gordon was at 3rd, he predicted that Teahen would be great in left field this year.

When someone pointed out that Teahen was playing right field, the Adopt the Royals guy made a vow to discontinue his blog and never write again.

Or, at least that's what I wished he'd do. Instead he just made some lame excuse along the lines of how the Royals are making so many decisions this spring it's hard to keep up.

What a maroon.

by marbotty on Mar 28, 2007 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just try not to acknowledge

that blog, because i feel theres something sinister about it

by royalsreview on Mar 28, 2007 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

marbotty, this exchange is priceless, thanks for

the heads up. Again, not really nice to have fun at other's expense but this was too good to pass up.

Blog guy:
"Also, the more I look at 3B for the Royals, the happier I get. I really think Mark Teahen is going to continue to improve. I think he's going to be a cornerstone(no pun intended) for the team."

Does the pun refer to 3B, makes it even better.
He only got 1 comment, seems everyone just tuned him out at that point:
"You realize Teahen isn't at 3B anymore, right?"

Blog Guy:
"So disregard that Teahen at 3b remark. Sigh. He's at LF, which is near third I guess. Sorry about that."

Only Comment:
"Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Teahan is actually going to be the starting Right Fielder on Opening Day and he's been playing in CF filling in for DeJesus as he recovers from the mysterious "stomach ailment."

Blog guy:
"So Teahen is listed at LF on some sites, RF on others. A reader said he's going to be in RF, so I'll defer to him."

So he had a 2/3 chance since he could've gone with CF or RF and been ok, but he still blew it. Is he even looking at the box scores? Someone at the Star needs to be notified and put an end to this embarrassment immediately. I get that it's intended to be a fun fan thing, but he's holding himself out as knowledgeable and apparently didn't even know that Gordon is on the team. Feel sorry for him, but geez, put in a little effort.

by chukar on Mar 28, 2007 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs