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)
excuse fine
I feel fine now. It's not an excuse, I really feel fine now.
baseball played
Try this, try that. He'd played baseball a lot, too.
fine protect trying
It's fine with me. I know they are trying to protect my arm. They know more than me.
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.
They are like any other team. I just try to do my job.
hear liked offer people seattle
They were the first ones to offer me a contract. I just wanted to hear from other teams. It was my decision. I liked Seattle the best. I like the people very much.
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.
It hurt. At first, I couldn't feel the ball.
stayed threw
I threw it and it just stayed up there. It was an error.
bad seemed today
Today was one of those days. Nothing really seemed to work. It was a bad game.
bullpen came good maybe per playing three throwing
In '05, '06, '07 and '08, I wasn't throwing any changeups at all. Maybe two or three per game. In '09, I started playing with the grip, started throwing it in the bullpen and playing catch. It came out really good.
harder work
Every year, you have to keep adjusting. I'm 28; I'm not 19 anymore. You have to work harder now.
possible
I don't want to be just an average guy. I want to do whatever possible to win a lot of games. I'm a competitor.