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King Félix lays his crown to rest

“He gave us his heart, he gave us his soul, he gave everything he had to give until there was nothing more.” ~ Rick Rizzs

The score was always destined to be insignificant. Tonight’s recipe was celebration of greatness, stuffed full of nostalgia, and sprinkled with hope for one last bit of magic. Every moment felt hyperreal, like if ‘Truman’s Show’ were set in a ballpark. Tonight, under the lights of T-Mobile Park as the home starter for the final time, King Félix made the game interactive as he did for so many years. He brought the crowd in, and let us all feel, without a hint of obfuscation, that he was living and dying with each of his pitches the same as we were.