It is now time to fall in love with the King, Felix Hernandez

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Between him and Lastings Milledge, clearly the world is fucked.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 12 June 2006 14:08 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, and both of them are totally like 30 years old anyway. And on steroids.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 12 June 2006 14:58 (nineteen years ago)

We should be arguing over whether Francisco Liriano was deliberately poisoned by King Felix. My theory is that Felix is still bitter about not winning the ROY last year and he now resents other pitching phenoms who are trying to win it.

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Monday, 12 June 2006 15:08 (nineteen years ago)

he's like Vincent Price in Theatre of Blood... cept he should be poisoning BBWAA voters!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 12 June 2006 15:12 (nineteen years ago)

of COURSE hernandez poisoned liriano, he poisons everything he touches. he's the single worst thing about the national pastime today, narrowly beating out that geriatric charlatan albert "he deserved it" pujols.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 12 June 2006 16:08 (nineteen years ago)

oh yeah and that smug bastard dontrelle willis, he's pretty evil too.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 12 June 2006 16:09 (nineteen years ago)

I never thought I'd ever say it but:

Haikunym OTM!

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 12 June 2006 16:11 (nineteen years ago)

DID YOU KNOW (TACO edition):

Only one pitcher in baseball has given up more tacos per fly ball than FeHan? Up until yesterday the King was numero uno.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 12 June 2006 16:20 (nineteen years ago)

Jeff Weaver should be ashamed of himself for not having the taco crown.

― ALLAH FROG (Mingus Dew), Monday, 12 June 2006 22:33 (nineteen years ago)

It's a long season, friend.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 12 June 2006 22:34 (nineteen years ago)

Going to the AAA game in Tacoma next Sat on a SABR bus: Felix Bobblehead Night!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 26 June 2006 17:59 (nineteen years ago)

He got sent down?

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 26 June 2006 18:21 (nineteen years ago)

We'll see, they have 5 days.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 26 June 2006 18:44 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

Mike (Seattle): Are my Mariners gonna shut down Kng Felix soon? And should they?

Jim Callis: (2:12 PM ET ) I believe they have him on a 200-inning limit, counting spring training. Unless they're still in contention, I don't believe they'll allow him to exceed it. Which makes sense. Don't fire those bullets unless you have to when it comes to such a talented, young arm.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 18:13 (nineteen years ago)

they put him out there for 8 last night. hopefully they won't do that again. i'd rather lose.

― jergins (jergins), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 18:37 (nineteen years ago)

they left him out there for 8 last night (don't know the pitch count). hopefully they won't do that again. i'd rather lose.

― jergins (jergins), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 18:40 (nineteen years ago)

thanks for reviving this! he actually looks really good of late.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 18:51 (nineteen years ago)

five months pass...

Felix Hernandez: Losing Weight

RotoWire.com Staff - RotoWire.com
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Update: Hernandez dropped 20 pounds this offseason from last year's spring training weight of 246, the Associated Press reports.

Recommendation: Earlier reports said Hernandez was in the best shape of his career, but losing 20 pounds makes that a bit more believable. He's at 226, four pounds below the Mariners' goal, after an offseason in which he changed his diet, eating more vegetables, and a daily exercise program.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 25 January 2007 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

john (chicago): Hi Will, Who has better mechanics Peavy or King Felix? Who's going to have a better 2007 year?

Will Carroll: Peavy by far, on both counts.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 21:13 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah but, Sheehan:

I think Hernandez was so hyped last season that his performance is perceived as worse than it actually was. He was basically a league-average starter with pretty good peripherals (24 Stuff score, far above average). After some early-season issues with hit rate and home-run rate, both of those figures came down to expected ranges, and with them, his ERA. I see no reason why the projections from a season ago can’t be Hernandez’s baseline for '07. He’s the only pitcher other than Johan Santana I can see deserving the AL Cy Young Award.

― g00blar (gooblar), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 01:13 (nineteen years ago)

um.... halladay? clemens? matsuzaka? sabbathia? jeff weaver?

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 02:58 (nineteen years ago)

Or like any pitcher who suddenly has an amazing season, a la Esteban Loaiza.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 03:17 (nineteen years ago)

Haha Jeff Weaver!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 03:46 (nineteen years ago)

Some wakeboarder needs to lay off the tacos.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 04:13 (nineteen years ago)

two months pass...

Revive.

― Steve Shasta, Thursday, 12 April 2007 16:32 (nineteen years ago)

yeah damn.

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 12 April 2007 17:13 (nineteen years ago)

he looks so totally unflappable out there. and he works so FAST.

only one moment where he lost his cool: when sexson missed the throw to first in the eighth (?) - felix got up in his grill. sexson gives a "i'm a big idiot" type look and felix realizes he needs to dial it down and he tells him it's all right.

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 12 April 2007 17:16 (nineteen years ago)

It didn't look like Felix was all WHAT THE FUCK when talking to Sexson - it just looked like they were talking about who should've been where.

BTW - "TINSTAAPP can eat a dick."

― David R., Thursday, 12 April 2007 17:46 (nineteen years ago)

Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.
A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports:

MLB
Felix Hernandez threw a one-hit shutout at Fenway Park, and he had a no-hitter going through seven innings against the Red Sox. Hernandez, who turned 21 years old on Sunday, is the youngest pitcher to take a no-hitter through seven innings since the Rangers' Ed Correa had his bid broken up by Willie Randolph with one out in the eighth inning on April 28, 1987, one day before Correa's 21st birthday. The last pitcher as young as Hernandez to actually throw a no-hitter was the Pirates' 20-year-old Nick Maddox against the Brooklyn Dodgers on Sept. 20, 1907.

It was the longest no-hit bid by a Red Sox opponent at Fenway since Mike Mussina's bid for a perfect game was foiled by Carl Everett's single with two outs and two strikes in the ninth inning on Sept. 2, 2001.

- Hernandez's numbers this season: 17 innings, four hits in 53 at-bats, a batting average of .075. The last time a pitcher threw that many innings while holding his opponents to such a low batting average in his first two starts of a season was in 1970 when two pitchers did it: The Mets' Nolan Ryan threw 17 innings and held opponents to three hits in 51 at-bats (.059); and the Orioles' Tom Phoebus threw 17 innings and like Hernandez, held opponents to four hits in 53 at-bats.

― Steve Shasta, Thursday, 12 April 2007 19:13 (nineteen years ago)

Phoebus with the fast ball of mighty Apollo!

― Belisarius, Thursday, 12 April 2007 20:58 (nineteen years ago)

yeah david you're probably right.

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 12 April 2007 23:52 (nineteen years ago)

oh i wish i could have seen it. people need to start torrenting stuff like this

― jergïns, Friday, 13 April 2007 16:48 (nineteen years ago)

Pitching VORP leaders

Felix 10.5
Hudson 9.7
Penny 9.4
Peavy 9.1
Harden 8.7

― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:25 (nineteen years ago)

is he really gonna go on 6-7 days rest from here on out?

― Steve Shasta, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 03:07 (nineteen years ago)

Top of 1st inning

- L. Castillo singled to left center
- J. Tyner singled to right, L. Castillo to second
- J. Mauer walked, L. Castillo to third, J. Tyner to second
- L. Castillo scored, J. Tyner to third, J. Mauer to second on wild pitch
- M. Cuddyer grounded out to second, J. Tyner scored, J. Mauer to third
- J. Woods relieved F. Hernandez
- J. Morneau walked

Woods relieved Felix with a 2-1 count to Morneau.

Was there any official reason why Felix was given an extra day's rest for this turn?

― Steve Shasta, Thursday, 19 April 2007 02:32 (nineteen years ago)

Thought it had to do w/ rainouts?

― David R., Thursday, 19 April 2007 02:33 (nineteen years ago)

Okay it's a tweaked groin... in-game reports were he never hit 90mph and had little to no movement on his breaking pitches.

― Steve Shasta, Thursday, 19 April 2007 03:05 (nineteen years ago)

Now they're saying right elbow tightness?

― Steve Shasta, Thursday, 19 April 2007 03:09 (nineteen years ago)

yeah. oh man...

― jergïns, Thursday, 19 April 2007 08:48 (nineteen years ago)

okay, not nearly as bad as it could have been, at least that's what they're saying: he'll miss 2-3 starts with a muscle strain in his right elbow. they describe the strain as minor.

― jergïns, Friday, 20 April 2007 17:57 (nineteen years ago)

two months pass...

oh man as if the local bloggers didn't have big enough heads already:

An excited-sounding Felix Hernandez credited some unusual scouting help for his return to dominance.

Hernandez was back to his old self Saturday, two-hitting the Oakland Athletics over eight innings of a 4-0 Mariners win that has pushed the division rivals to the brink of falling out of contention. In the clubhouse afterward, explaining the possible reasons for a revived mound form not seen since April, the 21-year-old threw out a tribute to a Web site run by Mariners fans.

On June 27, the "U.S.S. Mariner" site had published an open letter to Seattle pitching coach Rafael Chaves, imploring him to get Hernandez to throw fewer fastballs early on. Chaves was handed a printout of the Internet posting, which contained detailed analysis of Hernandez's pitch sequences, by someone in the stands and later showed it to the pitcher.

― jergïns, Sunday, 8 July 2007 19:02 (eighteen years ago)

link to article pls.

― Steve Shasta, Monday, 9 July 2007 03:21 (eighteen years ago)

weird how they switch over to AP for old game reports. well, this one has a mention of it:

http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/mariners/2007/07/hernandez_keys_40_win.html

and the original post

http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/27/an-open-letter-to-rafael-chaves/

― jergïns, Monday, 9 July 2007 04:04 (eighteen years ago)

six months pass...

Bryan (Hyattsville): Thoughts on King Felix for this year?

Joe Sheehan: Love him. He's probably going to take a step forward in his command this season, lop off 20 walks or so. Throw in some regression in BABIP, and you've got a Cy Young contender.

― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 7 February 2008 20:37 (eighteen years ago)

one month passes...

I was kinda O_o that Yovani Gallardo (6 weeks older than King Felix) has a higher VORP projection for 2008.

Both have Jeremy Bonderman as #1 comparables.

― Steve Shasta, Thursday, 13 March 2008 23:25 (eighteen years ago)

three months pass...

THE KING!

― Steve Shasta, Monday, 23 June 2008 23:42 (seventeen years ago)

WOW

― Andy K, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 00:02 (seventeen years ago)

His grand salami off Santana was the first homer ever by a Mariner pitcher.

― Steve Shasta, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 00:06 (seventeen years ago)

― Andy K, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 00:16 (seventeen years ago)

That sucks.

― Andy K, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 00:19 (seventeen years ago)

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