I don’t think there was a sadder Mariners game in the past five or so years than August 7th, 2018. Watching Félix, our eternal King, get obliterated for eleven earned runs through six innings, during the worst season of his career, looking as lifeless as we had ever seen him, stung like very few baseball moments have. I steeled myself for a potential similar outcome for tonight, every pitch watched with my guard up.
Turns out he was totally fine!
Of course, some things about 2016-19 Félix have stayed the same, as after two quick outs, Willie Calhoun obliterated a meatball of a 3-2 pitch: