Felix Hernandez Signs With Braves

I guess Felix Hernandez will not retire as a Mariner.  Perhaps the most popular player in the club's history, Hernandez, coming off his worst season, has signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves. 

After 15 years of pitching for the M's, it will be weird seeing him play in a different uniform.  

Felix Hernandez To Make Last Start Tonight

Like all great stories, the legend that is Felix Hernandez is scheduled to come to an end tonight.
The right handed phenom who has pitched his entire career with the Mariners, a team that never made the post season during his tenure.
Hernandez, known to M's fans by his first name pitched the Mariners only perfect game.  He has also won the Cy Young Award for best pitcher in 2010.  
He had a section of the Mariner stadium full of fan's known as the King's Court.

In recent years, his production has fallen, last year, he was 8-14 on a team with a winning record.  It was obvious that his best years were behind him.  

Still, we remember the great years and we salute a player whose loyalty to the team,  may have cost him the chance to play in a World Series.  Congrats Felix!

Hey, Look Up! See Whose In First!

After an 8 inning 5 hit effort by Felix Hernandez, the Seattle Mariners, owner of the longest playoff draught in professional sports, took sole possession of first place with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.  It's still early in the season and a lot can happen.  But victories are victories and the team is finding new ways to win.

AL West standings

1. Mariners 37-22 (.627)

2. Astros 37-23 (.617) | 0.5 GB

3. Angels 31-28 (.525) | 6 GB

4. Athletics 31-29 (.517) | 6.5 GB

5. Rangers 25-36 (.410) | 13 GB

Felix Is Now Mariner Strike Out King

Congratulations to Seattle ace Felix Hernandez, who notched his 2163rd career strike out last weekend to become the all time leading Mariner in that category.  The King struck out Rafael Ortega of th Angels to get the record.  It allowed him to pass previous strike out leader, Mariner legend Randy Johnson, the "Big Unit".  Felix is now 59th on the MLB all time strike out list.

Sunday At The Ballpark

Nelson Cruz comes up to bat, Sunday as we watched the Mariners play Texas at Safeco.  Cruz would later hit a home run,  as the M's would win 4-2  Felix Hernandez, although not as his sharpest was  able to get his 14th win.  Seattle's Jesus Montero also had a 2 run blast.

Congratulations Felix Hernandez!

He may be the most popular Mariner of all time, Felix Hernandez became the 4th youngest pitcher to  get 2000 strikeouts. It's been a great start for Felix, who has yet to lose a game this season.

Take Me Out To The Ballgame

I had a great time last night with with wife, and friends as we went to Safeco Field to watch the Mariners play the Baltimore Orioles.  Although the M's came up short, we watched an excellent pitching performance by Felix Hernandez.  We also stayed around for the fireworks display afterwards.  Before we went over, we met for a pre-game brew at Henry's

King Felix To Stay In Seattle

It seems like everything is finally on the right path in the Seattle Professional Sports scene.  The Seahawks were successful and had a great play off run.  The Sacramento Kings look like they will be relocating here to become the new Seattle Super Sonics and Felix Hernandez is reported to sign a $175 million  deal to remain with the M's for the next 7 years. 
The deal will make Hernandez, a past Cy Young Award winner who last year pitched a perfect game, the highest paid pitcher in Major League Baseball history.  
Of course, history shows King Felix to be a slow starter, even in his outstanding seasons.  Don't be alarmed if the King is not looking like the million dollar pitcher this April and May.

Congratulations King Felix

Mariner Ace Felix Hernandez became the first on the team to pitch a perfect game.  A perfect game means that not only did the other team not get a hit, but no batter from the opposite team reached first base. It was only the 23rd perfect game in baseball history.  It was also the Mariners' second straight one run victory on the Tampa Bay Rays.  The Mariners came from behind last night and beat the Ray's 3-2 with Eric Thames walk-off single.

King Felix Wins Cy Young Award

In what has really been the most dismal year in Seattle Mariner history, there is finally some good news. This year's American League Cy Young award (best pitcher of the year) is our own Felix Hernandez. Known as "King Felix", he had 13 wins against 12 losses in spite of pitching on a team with essentially no offense. Congratulations to Felix Hernandez!

An Evening At Safeco Field

The Mariners are having a horrible season, but the ballpark is still a gem. We've been to three games this year including one where the M's played the Boston Red Sox. The Mariners have won all three. Of course, King Felix pitched in 2 of them. The above picture was taken about 9:00 pm from the 300 level last night. We watched the Mariners beat the Oakland A's 2-0. Felix Hernandez had a career high 13 strike outs.

Music To Our Ears--King Felix To Stay Awhile

Seattle sports fans have been saved a summer of anxiety when word got out that Ace Pitcher Felix Hernandez is in the process of working out a five-year deal with the Seattle Mariners. This is the latest in what seems to be a series of well thought out moves this season by the Mariner management. Under the direction of first year GM Jack Zduriencik, the M's went from a 100 loss season in 2008 to a winning season in 2009. Nothing is guarenteed for 2010, the outlook is bright.

Mariners Celebrate Winning Season

Ichiro and Ken Griffey, Jr. are carried off the field as the Seattle Mariners become only the 13th team in Major League history to finish a season with a winning record one year after losing 100 games. Ken Griffey got a hit in what may have been the last at-bat in his career. A third place finish in the AL West may not seems like something to celebrate, but fans are hoping that it is the sign of better things to come. The Mariners 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers, by the way, marked the 19th victory of Felix Hernandez.

It's Felix Hernandez In Historical Win And Loss

Mariner pitcher Felix Hernandez hit the first grand slam homerun by an American League pitcher in 37 years also making him the first Mariner pitcher ever to hit a home run in in a 5-2 victory over the New York Mets last night.
The feat was dampened when Hernandez was injured covering homeplate in an atttempt to stop Carlos Beltran from scoring. The ensuing collision left Hernandez with a sprain ankle and he had to leave the game. His prognosis is uncertain at this time.

Mariners Bleach The White Sox

The Seattle Mariners kept up their slim lead in the American League Wild Card Race by beating the Chicago White Sox 11-5. Winning pitcher Felix Hernandez looked mortal in a 10 hit, five earned run outing, but had tremendous offensive support, as the M's had 10 hits as well.

Felix Hernandez Tames The Red Sox

Congratulations to Felix Hernandez, who threw a one hitter in Fenway Park as the Seattle Mariners shut out the Boston Red Sox 3-0.

Good Luck M's

The 2007 Seattle Mariners begin the regular season tomorrow with Felix Hernandez on the mound. Starting his second full season in the bigs, the 20 year old Hernandez is expected to be ace of the pitching staff. The Mariners will take on arch nemesis Oakland Athletics in Safeco Field.