Rumors of Orlando ‘El Duque‘ Hernandez’s death have been greatly exaggerated, as news surfaces today he participated in what some might kind of call baseball activities. According to Adam Rubin , Duq tossed four innings in a rookie level game in the Gulf Coast league, allowing four hits and one earned run.

Figure maybe another Gulf Coast appearance, a brief stop with the Cyclones, a few games with Binghamton, another injury, a month in a boot, back to the Gulf Coast, skip a few starts with arthritis, a few weeks with the Zephyrs, experiment with a delivery requiring little to no leg movement, and by this time in 2010 he’ll be ready to start one or two games for the Mets.

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