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)
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.
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.
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.
fine protect trying
It's fine with me. I know they are trying to protect my arm. They know more than me.
change fastball hit
The whole world can hit a fastball if it's in the right place. I just try to change it up.
expect proud
I didn't expect all that. I'm proud of myself.
baseball played
Try this, try that. He'd played baseball a lot, too.
bad seemed today
Today was one of those days. Nothing really seemed to work. It was a bad game.
love
I can't say anything I don't love about Seattle.
somewhere stay work
When you work somewhere and you feel comfortable, you don't want to leave. You want to stay there forever.
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.
harder work
Every year, you have to keep adjusting. I'm 28; I'm not 19 anymore. You have to work harder now.
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.