Oh, Felix

DMZ · May 31, 2008 at 3:30 pm · Filed Under Mariners 

I can’t feel anything but happiness after watching that.

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43 Responses to “Oh, Felix”

  1. Flowin on May 31st, 2008 3:33 pm

    Wow! Big win for the Mariners! That is probably the best game that they have played all season.

  2. Sentinel on May 31st, 2008 3:34 pm

    Good for the M’s. Nice win, and a great game by King Felix.

    Still would have liked to see McLaren try Reed in LF, Raul at DH, and Wlad in RF. I guess he was going with the “Vidro, Raul, and Reed all bat left-handed” bit. Can’t really blame him. Maybe if Wlad was smoking hot right now.

  3. bratman on May 31st, 2008 3:35 pm

    1 – I agree great win … but that 1-0 shutout of Boston was the best game I’ve seen in 3 years. (prob bc of Red Sox nation) either way … Felix when hes focused is really a treat.

  4. Sentinel on May 31st, 2008 3:38 pm

    Hey Derek,

    I’m sure this has been brought up before, but do you think there is any correlation between Felix throwing more fastballs and less breaking stuff than last year and the fact that hitters seem to be doing better against him than in the past?

  5. Steve T on May 31st, 2008 3:39 pm

    No walks = definition of happiness.

  6. bratman on May 31st, 2008 3:42 pm

    5 – couldn’t agree more. pitching utopia.

  7. Sentinel on May 31st, 2008 3:45 pm

    No walks + 7 K’s = utter domination

  8. CC03 on May 31st, 2008 3:49 pm

    Few hard hit balls hit right at M’s defenders, but a great game nonetheless. This after a line drive that was fixing to take his head off.

  9. MattThompson on May 31st, 2008 3:54 pm

    This was, indeed, the prettiest game of the year so far. I say ‘so far’ with every hope they can match this at least once or twice again this season.

  10. zvazda on May 31st, 2008 3:59 pm

    And it’s crappy that he has to get those two unlucky HBPs.

  11. jlc on May 31st, 2008 3:59 pm

    I believe we’ll see Felix do that again this season, and to better teams. Not as confident about the rest of the guys. I’d put money on not seeing Kenji steal home again.

    It was finally a pleasure again to watch the entire game.

  12. vj on May 31st, 2008 4:09 pm

    It was a good game to watch. What do we think of the 8 flyouts vs. 6 groundouts, though? Just chance or continuation of a trend?

  13. John in L.A. on May 31st, 2008 4:15 pm

    AP headline for the game:

    Led by Johjima, Seattle knocks off Detroit (AP)

  14. Tom on May 31st, 2008 4:17 pm

    Imagine this rotation next year wtih Bedard, Felix, Morrow, and Frierabend.

    Not too shabby.

  15. joser on May 31st, 2008 4:25 pm

    I’d put money on not seeing Kenji steal home again.…ever, in the rest of his life.

  16. tomas on May 31st, 2008 4:39 pm

    Mac pulled Felix after 87 pitches! Given how entrenched their philosophy on pitchers (let them go too long 115-120 pitches) has seemed, could this be the start of something?

  17. jlc on May 31st, 2008 4:40 pm

    Unfortunately, DMZ’s title has put Journey’s “Oh, Sherry” in my head and it won’t go away.

  18. Typical Idiot Fan on May 31st, 2008 4:54 pm

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  19. Typical Idiot Fan on May 31st, 2008 4:55 pm

    WOW… that didn’t work did it?

    I swear to god I only copied the lyrics part of that web page…

  20. jlc on May 31st, 2008 4:58 pm

    Uh, thanks. Actually, I had to look up the name of the girl, I just had that annoying voice in my head. I’ll try having him sing the whole song through and see if that gets rid of him.

    Though I’d like to see the lyrics if they went through all those translations and came back into English.

  21. tomas on May 31st, 2008 5:38 pm

    What a way to ruin a thread, bringing up Journey. Hwhaaugh!. They should be erased from music history. On the pitch count thing, just wondering if maybe it’s a sign of some brain activity on the part of the managerial staff.

  22. forte40 on May 31st, 2008 5:42 pm

    Didn’t get to see the end of the game. Box score says Putz had 2 strikeouts, is he looking better?

  23. docmwj on May 31st, 2008 5:44 pm

    Actually, it’s not Journey.
    It is lead singer, Steve Perry, singing Oh Sherry…
    Love the mullet…

  24. joser on May 31st, 2008 5:54 pm

    It could be worse. “Ohhhhh-klahoma where the something something something” (about herders and ranchers and Sonices owners and brokeback mountain and whatever)

  25. joser on May 31st, 2008 5:56 pm

    Putz was fine until the final batter. He got two quick strikes on Guillen and then was all over the place a la Morrow, taking the count full, before getting him to fly out.

  26. msb on May 31st, 2008 6:26 pm

    that was a very nice time.

    Putz was fine until the final batter. He got two quick strikes on Guillen and then was all over the place a la Morrow, taking the count full, before getting him to fly out.

    well, that is the traditional Safeco 9th inning of just about any closer I see in person, so it looked normal to me.

  27. Bozo on May 31st, 2008 6:26 pm

    re #16:

    The AP wire story seemed to suggest that Felix’s calf was tightening up during the game. Given that, being overly cautious about pulling him after 7 seems reasonable.

  28. msb on May 31st, 2008 6:35 pm

    not just a suggestion– both Mac & Felix said they asked & he told them it was getting tight & tired

  29. HamNasty on May 31st, 2008 7:53 pm

    Awesome game… but the GB/FB ratio is still not where it could/should be for my likings. Especially with Raul “covering” spacious left field.

  30. Breadbaker on May 31st, 2008 8:01 pm

    I wouldn’t worry about the GB/FB when Felix has the command he had today. He won’t have it always, but today it looked like he was toying with their bats and their minds. I swear on one of the curves he threw for the third strike he was walking off the mound before the ball hit Kenji’s glove. A thing of beauty.

  31. Typical Idiot Fan on May 31st, 2008 8:09 pm

    Morrow’s been fabulous so far this season, but today’s pitch sequence was just brilliant. After a few fastballs to Renteria, they throw a beautiful slider / curve tailing on the outer part of the plate that had the hitter reaching and tapping over to Yuni. Next batter gets two curves for strikes then a blistering 99mph fastball low and away.

    I wish they’d figure out how to pitch Felix with this kind of pitch selection mixing.

  32. bonesbarry on May 31st, 2008 8:30 pm

    E…..x….t….e…n…s…i….o….n……

  33. OppositeField on May 31st, 2008 8:55 pm

    Felix was an absolute joy to watch today. There is literally no ceiling for how great this kid might become. His stuff and his swagger are both devastating.

  34. Tom on May 31st, 2008 9:04 pm

    #32:

    I agree!!! Howard Lincoln, get this guy in your office right now and start writing that check. Let’s keep maybe the best 25 and under starting pitcher around in Seattle for life.

  35. Steve Nelson on May 31st, 2008 10:41 pm

    It’s the “Los Marineros” jerseys that did it. Hispanic pride and all that.

  36. msb on June 1st, 2008 7:34 am

    yah, you could really see that spurring Joh on, as he raced towards home.

  37. msb on June 1st, 2008 8:15 am

    if the Padres can wear their camo unis, I assume the Ms could be Los Marinaros again if they wanted ….

  38. joser on June 1st, 2008 8:55 am

    I still want to see McLaren come out to the mound in a big “Pirates of Penzance” admiral’s uniform. He’s failing as a manager, but he could redeem himself as a mascot.

  39. realsmack on June 1st, 2008 10:41 am

    Clearly I missed something.

    I went to the game yesterday fully expecting to see Washburn get shelled. Imagine my surprise at seeing Felix, and then an abolute gem of a game!

    When did the rotation get jiggered? I’d swear when I checked the probable pitchers last Wednesday or Thursday it said Washburn…

  40. ManageWA on June 1st, 2008 12:05 pm

    let’s not have a game thread today until around the 3rd inning. Seemed to work well so far.

  41. north on June 1st, 2008 1:04 pm

    Led by Johjima, Seattle knocks off Detroit (AP)

    Ridiculous. The media focus on a fluke steal of home on a broken play rather than superlative pitching for 9 inning. And all three Ms pitchers were a treat to watch. Great stuff.

  42. msb on June 1st, 2008 5:12 pm
    Led by Johjima, Seattle knocks off Detroit

    Ridiculous. The media focus on a fluke steal of home

    well, actually it is the guy stuck adding the headline on to a story …

  43. pygmalion on June 2nd, 2008 10:05 am

    When did the rotation get jiggered? I’d swear when I checked the probable pitchers last Wednesday or Thursday it said Washburn…

    A couple starts ago Felix was pulled because of a sore calf (I think) and Washburn – who had only pitched a couple of innings in his last start against – was moved up in the order. Hence, your lucky break.

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