Felix Hernandez, pictured above, was overcome with emotion before breaking down in tears behind the mound after a frustrating loss to the Yankees on Saturday. After hearing snickering and “Queen Felix” comments from a group of players in the tunnel, manager John McLaren, a sensitive guy himself, closed the clubhouse doors and defended his young hurler in an angry, expletive laden tirade after the game.

“We couldn’t hear the exact words, and the ones we did hear, couldn’t be used in print,” wrote Ryan Divish of the Tribune.  Geoff Baker of the Times added that the rant “could be heard echoing in the hallways outside.”

“Everything he said, he hit the nail on the head,” said Raul Ibanez, ashamed. “He’s absolutely right.”

(A feeble attempt at injecting some humor into a few frustrating loses)