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)
somewhere stay work
When you work somewhere and you feel comfortable, you don't want to leave. You want to stay there forever.
believe disappoint people trust
I'm going to say this - to the people in Seattle, to all the people in Seattle that trust me, that believe in me - I'm going to say this: I'm not going to disappoint anybody.
love
I can't say anything I don't love about Seattle.
games harder kinds team worked
I think those kinds of games are going to make me a better pitcher. Without my command, I just worked harder to do the job, to keep my team in the game.
against great honor pitching though
Pitching against (Johnson) was an honor -- a great joy. Even though I lost, it was an honor to be out there against him.
playing tired
I'm uncomfortable with it. When I thought of playing baseball, I never thought of that. It was never important to me. I am a little tired of it, and I've had enough.
It was just two pitches, two runs, two mistakes. They were high.
bit took
After that it took me a little bit to get back on track.
expect proud
I didn't expect all that. I'm proud of myself.
deserves great job pitching worked
He really deserves the job and it's going to be great working with him. When I worked with him, it wasn't like working with a pitching coach. It was like working with a friend.
He told me to keep working hard. That was pretty special.
communication good
I don't think any of the things (that have been speculated on) about communication are a problem. I'd say we already have pretty good communication.
bit
I'm fine. I don't feel any kind of pressure. I was just a little bit off with my command.
mental physical
I know this is a physical game. But the mental part of it is so important. It's important for me and important for the team.