Reason #151

Guest blogger: Allie Tarantino - New Rochelle, NY

Keith Hernandez always got beyond first base with the ladies. Tommy Lasorda, on the other hand, only got there if he paid them.

Reason #150

Keith Hernandez played for the Cleveland Indians for one year and then retired. His mustache, however, stayed with the organization as an advanced scout and discovered Grady Sizemore.

Reason #149

Keith Hernandez invented the footlong hot dog.

Reason #148

On the sole basis of being Keith Hernandez, umpires awarded the former player first base during a game last year while in the booth for SNY.


Photo/Mike DiScuillo

Reason #147

Guest blogger: Allie Tarantino - New Rochelle, NY

While Razor Shines is a pretty cool baseball name, it's still not as cool as Keith Hernandez.

Reason #146

Guest blogger: Eli Moshman - Melbourne, Australia

A Chuck Norris roundhouse kick was easily deflected by Keith Hernandez using nothing but his mustache. As punishment for this cowardly action, he forced Chuck to act with Joe Piscopo in Sidekicks.

Reason #145

Keith Hernandez celebrated winning the World Series in 1986 with a lot of booze and women unlike that unseen mystery guy who chose to grope Ed Hearn's arse in the picture below.

Reason #144

Guest blogger: Gary Chattman - Yonkers, NY

President Bush has requested that Keith Hernandez make a bronze cast of his mustache so he can put it on his desk as a paperweight.

Reason #143

Keith Hernandez's future's so bright, he's gotta wear shades.

Reason #142

Like Snoop Dogg, Keith Hernandez is laid back with his mind on his money and his money on his mind.

Reason #141

Guest blogger: Allie Tarantino - New Rochelle, NY

Eleven Mets have worn his #17 since he left the New York Mets, but none of them were also named Keith Hernandez.

Reason #140

Keith Hernandez never took crazy pills and smashed a window with an umbrella. Like school on Monday through Friday, he's got class.

Reason #139

Keith Hernandez followed a strict workout regime before each game. It included running, weightlifting, sit-ups, and Kama Sutra.

Reason #138

Keith Hernandez never text messaged any votes for Bo Bice.

Reason #137

Guest blogger: Rich Tarantino - Yonkers, NY

If Keith Hernandez were a cereal he would be Lucky Charms cause hes magically delicious.

Reason #136

Keith Hernandez posters out sold Cheryl Tiegs posters by more than 1,000 to one.

Reason #135

Guest blogger: Allie Tarantino - New Rochelle, NY

Keith Hernandez would not leave his son unattended at home plate.

Reason #134

Guest blogger: Rich Tarantino - Yonkers, NY

Keith Hernandez has more hits with the ladies than Pete Rose has with the Phillies.

Reason #133

President Ronald Reagan once considered adding Keith Hernandez's face to Mount Rushmore but construction of the slugger's mustache proved too costly.

Reason #132

Guest blogger: Justin Ciccotelli - East Rockaway, NY

Keith Hernandez 17...inches

Reason #131

Despite not being considered a stolen base threat, Keith Hernandez is actually the career leader in swiping bags with 1294... fun bags that is.

Reason #130

Keith Hernandez never pulled his groin during a game. Afterwards, however, was a different story.

Reason #129

Guest blogger: Rich Tarantino - Yonkers, NY

Babe Ruth is the "Keith Hernandez of Baseball."

Reason #128

Guest blogger: Allie Tarantino - New Rochelle, NY

Keith Hernandez thinks that the only thing keeping Robin Ventura out of the Hall of Fame is his beatdown at the hands of Nolan Ryan.

Reason #127

Keith Hernandez is a Civil War buff. He has the words "The South Shall Rise Again" emblazoned across the front of his boxer shorts.

Reason #126

Charles Barkley inspired his mustache after Keith Hernandez, but the basketball great admits it pales in comparison to Hernandez's signature stache.

Reason #125

Every affair with Keith Hernandez, is a black tie affair.

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Reason #124

Guest blogger: Allie Tarantino - New Rochelle, NY

Keith Hernandez was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Mets for Neil Allen and RIck Ownbey. Not a dry eye at Busch that day.

Reason #123

In recent head-to-head combat, Keith Hernandez's mustache won a stare down contest with Jose Valentin's mustache. Hernandez won by a whisker.

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Reason #122

In 2002, Carly Simon's secret was finally revealed. She wrote "You're so Vain" about Keith Hernandez.

Reason #121

Guest blogger: Allie Tarantino - New Rochelle, NY

During the day of Keith Hernandez's last game (July 24, 1990), there was peace in the Middle East for the duration of the game.

Reason #120

Keith Hernandez never laid a finger on Rusty Kuntz.

Reason #119

Keith Hernandez ends his signatures with "BFF" written at the bottom of it.

Reason #118

Guest blogger: Eli Moshman - Melbourne, Australia

God actually asked Keith Hernandez if it was OK that the Red Sox broke the curse in 2004.

Reason #117

Guest blogger: Allie Tarantino - New Rochelle, NY

Keith Hernandez turned down the role as Isotoner gloves pitch man because he felt Dan Marino needed the money more.

Reason #116

In 1983, Keith Hernandez bodyslammed Whitey Herzog because the GM said he didn't hustle during a game against Montreal.

Reason #115

When Keith Hernandez gets a number from a lady at a bar, he never falls for that "867-5309" trick. Never.

Reason #114

Prior to his 1985 season, Chef Boyardee himself tried to change his company's slogan to "Thank Goodness for Keith Hernandez"

Reason #113

Unlike Patrick Duffy, Keith Hernandez has staying power.

Reason #112

Guest blogger: Allie Tarantino - New Rochelle, NY

When Gregg Jefferies was compared to Pete Rose in 1988, Keith Hernandez stated "I bet he never gets as many hits."

Reason #111

Keith Hernandez never fell out of a hot tub, because once he gets in, he never gets out.

Reason #110

Last year, Keith Hernandez was honored at a California luncheon for simply being Keith Hernandez.

Reason #109

In the spring of 2002, Keith Hernandez was accused of storing Weapons of Mass Destruction in his mustache. While that claim was false, it was later discovered that the baseball legend actually stores them in his pants. Hello, ladies.

Reason #108

The Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines Keith Hernandez as "the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like."

Reason #107

Guest blogger: Gary Chattman - Yonkers, NY

Keith Hernandez stole home so many times, his wife and children never had a place to stay.