Fausto Carmona isn't really Fausto Carmona....

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Jan 19, 2012 3:26 PM
Supposedly

http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2012/01/19/apparently-fausto-carmona-isnt-really-fausto-carmona
[INDENT]Jorge Arangure of ESPN.com passes along word from reporter Yancen Pujols that Indians right-hander Fausto Carmona was arrested in the Dominican Republic and is being charged with using a false identity. According to Pujols, police arrested Carmona—whose real name is apparently Roberto Hernandez Heredia—while he was leaving the American consulate after renewing his visa.
[/INDENT] Worse than the name thing: Fausto, er, Roberto is allegedly 31 years old, not 28.
Jan 19, 2012 3:26pm
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Jan 19, 2012 3:29 PM
lol
Jan 19, 2012 3:29pm
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Jan 19, 2012 3:33 PM
This is hilarious on so many levels.
Jan 19, 2012 3:33pm
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Jan 19, 2012 3:42 PM
he can get in some big trouble couldnt he for that? thought I read where a player got his contract voided when he used a fake name and was older than he stated.
Jan 19, 2012 3:42pm
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Jan 19, 2012 3:46 PM
When looking for alternate identities to steal, he allegedly threw a dart at a dartboard, it hit completely off the board and stuck to a business card on the other side of the wall with the name Fausto Carmona. The rest is history.

Really though, the name is meaningless. The age thing is the key. He's now OLD...
Jan 19, 2012 3:46pm
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Jan 19, 2012 3:49 PM
This is pretty awesome stuff.
Azubuike24;1059261 wrote:Really though, the name is meaningless. The age thing is the key. He's now OLD...
He couldn't pitch when people thought he was 28 either, so I'm not too concerned about the age thing.
Jan 19, 2012 3:49pm
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Jan 19, 2012 3:53 PM
With Leo Nunez, Carmona and other stories like this, is it unfair to question any Latin pitcher who performs well at a very young age?

Heck, I wonder about Johnny Cueto. He was a phenom who tore up all minor league levels at age 20 and 21. Next year will be his 5th MLB season and he's only 25.
Jan 19, 2012 3:53pm
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Jan 19, 2012 3:58 PM
I will always love "Fausto" soley based on his Game 2 performance against the NYY.

I have no ill-will towards him, even if this is true.

I do hope he's off the roster though.
Jan 19, 2012 3:58pm
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Jan 19, 2012 3:58 PM
Mulva;1059266 wrote:This is pretty awesome stuff.



He couldn't pitch when people thought he was 28 either, so I'm not too concerned about the age thing.
I agree. And 31 really isn't that old for a MLB pitcher. I think the Tribe has options on him for 2 more years after this, so he is only under contract until he turns 33. So the age thing really doesn't concern me. The fact that he can't throw strikes and is mental are my biggest concerns with him.

Maybe now that he is 31 he will have matured as a pitcher?
Jan 19, 2012 3:58pm
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Jan 19, 2012 4:03 PM
lol...He doesn't throw strikes and now he doesn't even know his name.

And 31 isn't old.
Jan 19, 2012 4:03pm
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Jan 19, 2012 4:24 PM
Dolan's doing cartwheels around his office hoping this somehow means he doesn't have to pay him
Jan 19, 2012 4:24pm
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Jan 19, 2012 4:30 PM
I think it's grounds to void his contract, but I don't have his contract in front of me so I can only speculate.
Jan 19, 2012 4:30pm
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Jan 19, 2012 4:46 PM
Helps kind of explain his performance in the 2007 ALCS a little better now. Those extra 3 years would have made him 26 instead of 23. Wasn't quite the inexperienced youngster we all figured him to be.
Jan 19, 2012 4:46pm
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Jan 19, 2012 4:56 PM
it'd be more depressing if he was actually good. the fact that fausto/roberto sucks just makes it a very humorous story
Jan 19, 2012 4:56pm
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Jan 19, 2012 5:21 PM
31 IS old when we're talking terrible starting pitchers who already signed a big contract extension. At 31, there's no upside. At 28, there still can be. It's old...and I'm 28.
Jan 19, 2012 5:21pm
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Jan 19, 2012 5:26 PM
Whats his contract status? I bet the tribe could use this to get outta whatever bad deal they have with him.
Jan 19, 2012 5:26pm
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Jan 19, 2012 5:38 PM
thavoice;1059372 wrote:Whats his contract status? I bet the tribe could use this to get outta whatever bad deal they have with him.
The Indians picked up his $7 million option for this season back in October, much to my displeasure.
Jan 19, 2012 5:38pm
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Jan 19, 2012 6:01 PM
Any guesses on how old Pujols is??
Jan 19, 2012 6:01pm
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Jan 19, 2012 6:11 PM
This makes sense since his one year (2007) of good pitching......which would of made him 27.



You can never trust these Dominicans.....:rolleyes: lol
Jan 19, 2012 6:11pm
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Jan 19, 2012 6:13 PM
Midstate01;1059388 wrote:Any guesses on how old Pujols is??
That is why I think that contract was insane the Angels gave him.

If you look at his numbers he has been on the decline for about 2-3 years now. It is entirely plausible he is actually 34-35 instead of his listed 32. That 10 year deal is going to look like the world's biggest albatross by about year 6-7.

So many Dominican guys have been busted for bogus ages I don't know how any team can sign these guys believing their actual ages.
Jan 19, 2012 6:13pm
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Jan 19, 2012 6:49 PM
lhslep134;1059313 wrote:I think it's grounds to void his contract, but I don't have his contract in front of me so I can only speculate.
According to 92.3, it is.
Jan 19, 2012 6:49pm
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Jan 19, 2012 7:14 PM
Voiding his contract would just make him a free agent....If they didn't want his contract they could have just not picked up his option. Unless they've changed their mind, what's the point?
Jan 19, 2012 7:14pm
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Jan 19, 2012 7:16 PM
HitsRus;1059440 wrote:Voiding his contract would just make him a free agent....If they didn't want his contract they could have just not picked up his option. Unless they've changed their mind, what's the point?
Yeah, I agree.
Jan 19, 2012 7:16pm
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Jan 19, 2012 9:50 PM




He's also decided to just combine both names and be now known as Falsetto
Jan 19, 2012 9:50pm
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Jan 19, 2012 9:58 PM
Good riddance. I will take the 7 million back. The pussy was a mental head case. He could be up 2 outs, then walk a batter after a long at bat, and then all of a sudden he gives up a 4 run inning.
Jan 19, 2012 9:58pm