Lookout Landing · Jul 19, 2022
Julio finishes second in the Home Run Derby, makes his mark
If this blog has a most-famous particular phrase, it’s this: Félix is ours, and you can’t have him. Mariners fans trotted it out often, and it was perfect. The Mariners do not get a ton of attention, and Félix Hernández, despite All-Star appearances and a Cy Young award, was all ours. He certainly had respect around the league, but it was only in the Northwest that we treasured him so. The idea that Yankees fans so smugly assumed they could put together a good enough package for him, which is what inspired the phrase, was evidence that the rest of the world didn’t appreciate him like we did.