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[Madmarsha]

Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela, who changed MLB by sparking Fernandomania, dies at 63

Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born pitcher who led the Dodgers to a World Series win and vastly expanded MLB's Latino fan base, dies at age 63.

www.latimes.com

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. God, Fernandomania was such fun.

 

[RaginCajun83]

I actually got to see him pitch for the Angels AA team on a rehab assignment one season. Might of been the only sellout ever for them too

 

[Saintman2884]

I actually got to see him pitch for the Angels AA team on a rehab assignment one season. Might of been the only sellout ever for them too

Was that in the early 90's after he'd left the Dodgers and traversed to play for the cross-town AL team, the then-named California Angels?

Personally, I prefer the old California Angels team name and moniker. It's precise, no-nonsense uniformity that doesn't come across as silly, pedantic, and overly wordy like a name like "L.A. Angels of Anaheim"? It's an unnecessary, cumbersome team name.

 

[RaginCajun83]

Yes it was after he left the Dodgers

 

[Eeyore]

 

[Saintman2884]

MLB seriously believes in giving troubled, alcoholic celebrities more of a second chance then I would after massively screwing up singing the National Anthem just a few months before. I would let a few years pass so she could work her confidence and reliability back up again before hitting the high notes.

Or, at the very least so soon after her embarrassing performance in front of millions of sports fans nationwide and close to 45,000 fans at the All-Star Game.

 

[RaginCajun83]

I thought it was a joke

 

[superchuck500]

The World Series still has a such a unique vibe in sports. Such a huge event but the lack of a clock and the fact that everything can change in an instant make it wild when it’s close.

 

[superchuck500]

Game 1 delivering big time

 

[superchuck500]

Walk off grand slam in the bottom of the 10th!!

 

[efil4stnias]

I literally tuned in as Freeman walked up to bat...announcers set up " you dream about this moment as a kid...bottom 10, 2 out ....freeman is that kid"

Grand Slam. First pitch

Holy cow

 

[Brandon13]

Been some good ones, but might have been the singular best World Series game I've ever seen. Had freaking everything.

 

[efil4stnias]

Kirk Gibson-esque?

 

[superchuck500]

The second of half of that game was bonkers

 

[Eeyore]

I'm sure that New York is going to roast Aaron Boone for this. When they said that they're intentionally walking Betts to get to Freeman I couldn't believe it.