"Here comes the sun..."

Two things I love apply today. The Beatles song quoted above, and oh how fitting it is. Baseball is back! It has indeed been a long cold winter. What was the deal with all the snow? As fun was to walk my dog in it, especially when it got really hard... okay, I digress.

HAPPY KING FELIX OPENING DAY!!!

We got a little lucky, and due to some injuries for the Twinkies, we get to see round three of Felix Vs Liriano. Liriano has had some injury issues that have set him back, but this kid has great stuff when he's on. At one point, these were the two biggest up-and-comers in baseball.

If they were in Seattle, I'd expect a pitcher's duel. But, they open on the road, the final season of the "Homer Dome." Breaking balls, Felix. Please.

SEA @ BAL	MLB.com Box
	OPPOSING TEAM	OPPOSING STARTER
	Minnesota	Francisco Liriano

DECISION: Win
FASTLINE: 8.0 IP | 5 H | 1 R | 1 ER | 3 BB | 6 K | 0 HR

Huzzah! Winnar! Felix had some control issues early on, and had to work himself out of some jams, including a bases-loaded-no-outt situation in the 5th, where only one run scored. Overall, though, I'll take 8 innings of one run ball, even against an already weak Minnesota lineup that was missing Mauer.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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

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

	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

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

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