Return of the King

by RallyMonkey5 on May 15, 2007 9:51 AM PDT

Kelvim Escobar goes up against Felix Hernandez tonight.

Unlike the A's, may they lose every game they play in from now until forever, I have no ill will against the Mariners. I hope Felix returns, shows no signs of any injury, and goes on to pitch the Mariners to a second place finish.

For tonight, I'm OK with him dominating our lineup, pitching a 3 hitter, and allowing only one run after Reggie Willits walks in the 7th inning, steals 2 bases, and scores as Orlando Cabrera's single just scoots past a drawn in infield.

Just as long as Escobar throws a shutout.

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I like him

I like Felix. Why? Because he owned Matsuzaka, and shut up the incessant, annoying, and moronic Boston fans for a couple days, sparing me the agony of "DICE K MANIA OMG LOL!"

by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2007 9:49 AM PDT reply actions

King Felix definitely is a joy to watch

and should be for years to come assuming Seattle doesn't ruin his arm.

Light Up That Halo! ...and tell Clutch to chill!

by cardinalwraith on May 15, 2007 11:16 AM PDT reply actions

Ruin his arm?

They have been pretty careful with him. They had him on pitch counts prior to this year and went as far as not allowing him to throw his best pitch; his slider. They even had total innings ceilings the last couple of years. I am not sure what else they can do.

Angels Baseball 2007!............I need a drink.

by hauldog on May 15, 2007 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions

Hype

Obviously, I wasn't the only one pissed about the Dice-K hype machine that was MLB/ESPN when he faced Ichiro.

In fact all of the hype makes me grit my teeth every time I hear it, as if baseball is so goddamn important nothing else matters.

It's a game, played mostly by millionaires working for billionaires, and we as fans get dumped on regularly by MLB---remember when they went to court to block the use of baseball statistics in fantasy leagues without royalties? Thank god MLB lost that lawsuit! The judge thought it pretty ridiculous that MLB claimed ownership of stats when box scores have been published in newspapers--public info--forever.

I'm just glad we've got a pretty good owner who treats the fans like numero uno.

by SactoFan on May 15, 2007 12:13 PM PDT reply actions