Just because something is the best doesn’t mean it is the most entertaining.

Peyton Manning may be the best quarterback in the NFL, but I’d much rather watch Colin Kaepernick roll out of the pocket and make a play with either his legs or his arm.

It’s more exciting.

Clayton Kershaw is the best pitcher in baseball, but if Felix Hernandez is pitching in Seattle, I’m watching.

It’s a party.

Hernandez picked up the win against the Braves on Tuesday night as he threw eight innings and allowed one run on four hits while striking out eight.

It was his 15th consecutive start of seven or more innings while allowing two or fewer runs – the longest streak in Major League history.

The American League Cy Young Award frontrunner is 12-3 with a 1.97 ERA, but this is not all about the numbers.

Although the numbers are really, really good.

Whenever Hernandez takes the ball the Mariners wish their fans a “Happy Felix Day!”

The Mariners also have a section of fans devoted to Hernandez known as the “Kings Court,” which collectively wears the same yellow shirt, waves “K” signs and always gets nice and rowdy when King felix gets two strikes on a hitter.

If Hernandez finishes that hitter with a punch out, the party continues.

There are plenty of great players that are exciting to watch in baseball, but the way the Mariners have marketed and promoted Hernandez makes all the difference.

Every fifth day there seems to be a certain electricity around Safeco Field and the Mariners organization. It is present in the fans wearing the shirts, in the team’s social media accounts and in Hernandez’s demeanor on the mound.

The Mariners concluded play Tuesday just one game back in the Wild Card and if they continue to stay in the hunt late into the season, I can only imagine the party will continue to grow.

There are a lot of great players in various playoff races worth watching over the next two months, but make sure you tune into the Mariners game next time it’s Felix Day in Seattle.