This might just be my most favorite Mariner photos EVER.
Cliff's expression is oozing with pride at his young teammate's accomplishment and the Felix's appreciation of that emotion is fully evident....
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| Seth Wenig | AP |
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| Seth Wenig | AP |
Where do I begin?
We shall soon see if there are enough superlatives to describe this game.
on the mound
If ever there was a game in which Felix lived up to his nickname "K'ing", I would say this would be it - that apostrophe becomes important (and understandable) in a game where "his highness" strikes out ELEVEN. Not only did he dominate with the K, but essentially allowed ONE hit, even though the scorecard shows TWO (Figgy somehow lost an easy popup in the Bronx night sky). Felix did allow THREE walks, but we'll forgive him, as none of them came around to score. Can you say DOMINANT? Granted, a game on the last day of June on a team with little hope of seeing the post season could hardly be considered "big" ... but that makes this performance from Felix all the more special and impressive.
at the plate
Who ARE these guys?!? NINE hits, FOUR walks, FOUR home runs (Milton, Russell and Michael w/TWO) and SEVEN runs (for the second straight game).
~Sure Michael isn't even hitting his weight but, 20rbi and 7hr in 39 game is certainly note worthy production - you go, Condor!
~Nice to see Figgy coming around (it was bound to happen) with a hit, a run, a walk and another stolen base SB (that's TEN in his last NINE games - and he !). He ended up batting .271 with 13 stolen bases for the month of June.
~Welcome back, Russell!
~Lopey extends his hitting streak to THIRTEEN
~Milty doing his best to catch up with Russell.
leather-works
Oh yeah - "the Condor" can field his position pretty darned well too - TWO very nice grabs in left.
Yankees = 187 pitches (118 strikes)
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