TB@SEA: Felix freezes Rodriguez to seal perfect game

8/15/12: Felix Hernandez gets Sean Rodriguez looking for the final out, completing the first perfect game in Mariners history

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[burninghammerstudios]

"it was done by the king!"
one of the best calls in all of sports ever. for me, it right up there with "do you believe in miracles"

[drewv]

This pretty much sums up his time in Seattle. He has to throw a perfect game to win 1-0. He didn’t get the run support he deserved most games.

[Senator]

Who else came back here after King Felix's final start for the Mariners?

[shoukatsukai]

I like how you can make a poem from what the announcer said:

"King Felix's Perfection"

The Seattle Mariners
Felix Hernandez
the 2-2...

He got him!
34 years!
119 games!
Its finally happened!
A
Perfect Game
by A
Seattle Mariner!
It was done
by
the King!
Felix Hernandez!

[erikwaterson]

That pitch was absolutely filthy too. 92 MPH, a change-up that just SLIPPED right under his bat like water.

[WiredLife]

As of the start of the 2017 MLB season, this is *still* the MLB's most recent perfect game.

[MAEVELOVE]

I stim that call all the time its so majestic. 34 YEARS, 119 GAMES, ITS FINALLY HAPPENED! A PERFECT GAME BY A SEATTLE MARINER! IT WAS DONE-BY-THE-KING! FELIX HERNANDEZ!

[richyrich]

Took almost 11 years for another perfect game to happen!!!! Great stuff!

[principalmcvicker]

Goosebumps still after all these years

[kshusxp]

Everything about this was just so beautiful. The pitch, the call, the celebration, the fans in the crowd. One of my favorite baseball moments for sure, and it was done by the king

[ericsanchez]

Who’s here after last night on June 28th, 2023? Pretty unique tbh, these are some exciting times for baseball and I think we all deserve to experience these moments, especially after 2020.

[dhinton]

Tampa Bay hasn't been around that long as a franchise, and has had (at least) THREE perfect games thrown against them: in Chicago (White Sox), Oakland, and Seattle.

[anthonycruz]

Prime Felix was so dominant bro. Unstoppable

[itsnotadriantho]

After 11 years, German is the most recent to throw a perfect game

[ire]

My husband and I were there in Diamond Club seats that we saved up for. It was amazing. You can actually see us in some of the shots.

[rJPEG]

Dave Sims you will be immensely missed

[Itsnotartitstrash]

One of the two calls that will always stick in my head.

[brettfriedman]

Crazy how there were 6 perfect games from 2009-2012 and there would have been 7 if mlb was using instant replay at the time.

[UdgeyWudgey]

The irony of this is that Felix' number was 34. :3

[ThurstonCyclist]

The best post-Niehaus call of a Mariners game.