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Haikunym OTM!
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 12 June 2006 16:11 (seventeen years ago) link
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 (seventeen years ago) link
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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 (seventeen years ago) link
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― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 18:51 (seventeen years ago) link
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 (seventeen years ago) link
Will Carroll: Peavy by far, on both counts.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 21:13 (seventeen years ago) link
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.
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― jergïns, Friday, 20 April 2007 17:57 (seventeen years ago) link
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 (sixteen years ago) link
link to article pls.
― Steve Shasta, Monday, 9 July 2007 03:21 (sixteen years ago) link
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 (sixteen years ago) link
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 (sixteen years ago) link
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 (sixteen years ago) link
THE KING!
― Steve Shasta, Monday, 23 June 2008 23:42 (fifteen years ago) link
WOW
― Andy K, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 00:02 (fifteen years ago) link
His grand salami off Santana was the first homer ever by a Mariner pitcher.
― Steve Shasta, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 00:06 (fifteen years ago) link