Felix Hernandez
Felix Hernandez
Félix Abraham Hernández García, nicknamed "King Félix", is a Venezuelan professional baseball starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut in 2005...
NationalityVenezuelan
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth8 April 1986
CityValencia, Venezuela
CountryVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
felt ready spring training
I don't know. At the end of spring training I felt ready to pitch.
expect focused stay work
I don't expect anything. I just stay focused on my game. If you work hard, this is what can happen.
age good
My age doesn't matter. I'm a good pitcher. Once I'm on my game, I can't fail.
frustrated game team trying
I was frustrated at myself, not with the team. I was trying to keep the team in the game so that they could come back from behind.
frustrated
I was frustrated at myself, not with the team.
felt happy team
I felt a little nervous. I know I pitched well, but I can't be happy because the team lost.
excuse fine
I feel fine now. It's not an excuse, I really feel fine now.
fine protect trying
It's fine with me. I know they are trying to protect my arm. They know more than me.
behind breaking count found hit nights seemed threw throw tonight tried
I tried to throw my breaking ball, but nothing seemed to work, so I was behind in the count a lot. And when I threw the fastball, they hit it, and it found holes. Tonight was one of those nights when nothing seemed to work.
complete happen league major team upset
It was really important to me. It would have been my first major league complete game. It didn't happen and I'm upset that the team lost.
tough
It was a tough play, so I don't feel like it was an error.
expect proud
I didn't expect all that. I'm proud of myself.
He told me to keep working hard. That was pretty special.
baseball played
Try this, try that. He'd played baseball a lot, too.