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Game 75 - @ BAL Jeremy Guthrie

SEA @ BAL
MLB.com Recap  
   OPPOSING TEAM             OPPOSING STARTER              
  Texas Jeremy Guthrie



Happy EARLY King Felix Day! Erik Bedard has some hip inflammation issues. Not expected to be a huge deal, but Felix will step up a day early, and put on a show for us. Lucky us!

Game 74 - ND vs TEX Vincente Padilla

TEX 5 @ SEA 4
MLB.com Recap  
   OPPOSING TEAM             OPPOSING STARTER              
  Texas Vincente Padilla  

DECISION: No Decsion
FASTLINE: 7.0 IP | 8 H | 1 R | 0 ER | 3 BB | 3 K | 0 HR


Original Post:

Felix dominated early last year before the injury. Now, he doesn't have to face team's top flight starters. So, I expect to see him go deeper into games even when he has a little trouble, since the offense should (hopefully) score some more runs for him.

Either way, it's just awesome to be able to say Happy King Felix Day again every five days!

Updating Site

Look different? It should.

I'm currently converting the site into a blog. Since I was not using any kind of database, this means manually transferring the data. Fun! I'm starting from Game 1 and making my way to present day. Completion will be before spring training sometime soon.

New logo and such to come.

Stroll down memory lane. Leave a comment on your favorite game. Or, leave ideas and suggestions on this thread.

Stats

Career Pitching Stats
 YrG
GSCGSHOIPHRERHRBBSOWLERA
2005
12
12
0
0
84.1
61
26
25
5
23
77
4
4
2.67
2006
31
31
2
1
191
195
105
96
23
60
176
12
14
4.52
2007
30
30
1
1
190.1
209
88
80
20
53
165
14
7
3.92
2008













Total73
73
3
2
465.2
465
219
204
48
136
418
30
25
3.95

Advanced Stats to come.

History

2007
Made first career opening day start. Appeared in 30 games. Pitch count limitations were removed. In second start of the season at Boston, took a no hitter into the ninth inning, before giving up a single to JD Drew. This was also his only complete game, and shutout, of the season. Went 14-7 with 3.92 ERA, striking out 165 and walking 53. Missed a month after suffering a Grade 1 (mild) flexor-pronator strain in his throwing elbow on April 18.

2006

Started 31 games in his first full season in the major leagues. There was a lot of promise after his 2005 rookie campaign. National attention was on him, as his nickname of "King Felix" was expected to be lived up to. He went 12-14, and his ERA balooned to 4.52. Home Runs were a problem as well, as he gave up 23. The average against him was .262 and the OPS against him was .728. His strikeout totals remained high as he fanned 176 to be amongst the top in baseball. He allowed 60 walks.

2005
Made major league debut on August 4, 2005. In 12 games, he went 4-4 with a 2.67 ERA, giving up 23 walks against his 77 strikeouts. He held opposing batters to a .203 average. In his 84.1 innings he allowed only five home runs. He suffered a 2-0 loss against Randy Johnson of the New York Yankees, allowing two solo home runs. On September 21, he took a no hitter into the seventh inning at Toronto. Named the PCL Rookie and Pitcher of the Year for the Tacoma Rainers. In tacoma, he was 9-4 with a 2.25 ERA in 19 games. He struck out 100 in 88.0 innings, only allowing three home runs.

2004
Split the 2004 season between Inland Empire (A) and San Antonio (AA) with a 14-4 record, 2.95 ERA and 172 strikeouts. Named to the California League All-Star Team. He was promoted to San Antonio on June 30. He had a 7 inning CGSO allowing only three hits while striking out seven. Named the Mariners Minor League Pitcher of the Year.

2003
Began his professional career with Short-A Everett AquaSox. He began the season 5-0 with a 0.82 ERA in 22 innings pitched. During that time he also compiled 31 strikeouts, and only 2 earned runs. He finished the season 5th in the league with 73 strikeouts in 55IP. He was a member of the Northwest All-Star Team, and named Everett's MVP by the Mariners.

2002
Hernandez graduated from Unidad Educativa Jose Austre in July of 2002.

Game 48 - Loss vs SD Justin Germano

SD 2 @ SEA 1 MLB.com Recap  
   OPPOSING TEAM             OPPOSING STARTER              
  San Diego Justin Germano  

DECISION: Loss
FASTLINE: 5.0 IP | 8 H | 2 R | 2 ER | 3 BB | 9 K | 0 HR

Game 47 - ND vs LAA Kelvim Escobar

LAA 3 @ SEA 11 MLB.com Recap  
   OPPOSING TEAM             OPPOSING STARTER              
  LA Angels Kelvim Escobar  

DECISION: No Decision
FASTLINE: 3.2 IP | 7 H | 3 R | 3 ER | 3 BB | 5 K | 0 HR

Game 46 - Loss vs MIN Carlos Silva

  MIN 5 @ SEA 4 MLB.com Recap  
   OPPOSING TEAM             OPPOSING STARTER              
  Minnesota Carlos Silva  

* Felix left the game after only 24 pitches with soreness in his elbow. It was later found out that he suffered a Grade 1 (mild) flexor-pronator strain in his throwing elbow. He was expected to miss 10-20 days (2-4 starts).

DECISION: Loss
FASTLINE: 0.1 IP | 2 H | 3 R | 3 ER | 2 BB | 0 K | 0 HR

Game 45 - Win @ BOS Daisuke Matsuzaka

SEA 3 @ BOS 0 MLB.com Recap  
   OPPOSING TEAM             OPPOSING STARTER              
  Boston Daisuke Matsuzaka  

DECISION: Win
FASTLINE: 9.0 IP | 1 H | 0 R | 0 ER | 2 BB | 6 K | 0 HR

Game 44 - Win vs OAK Dan Haren

OAK 0 @ SEA 4 MLB.com Recap  
   OPPOSING TEAM             OPPOSING STARTER              
  Oakland Dan Haren  

DECISION: Win
FASTLINE: 8.0 IP | 3 H | 0 R | 0 ER | 2 BB | 12 K | 0 HR