Fernando Valenzuela captivated the baseball world in 1981. His unforgettable year included winning the NL Rookie of the Year, Cy Young Award & a World Series title.
We honor the memory of the Dodgers icon, who passed away Tuesday at age 63, with a look back at “Fernandomania.”
The Oakland A’s were killed by greed. Do not allow the people responsible for this to spin it any other way. John Fisher did not have to move this team. Major League Baseball and its owners did not need to be complicit in it. This was a choice. A wrong one. History will sneer.
Over the last three months, Jackson Chourio’s numbers are absurd — particularly for a 20-year-old
BA: .319 (7th in MLB)
OBP: .372 (12th)
SLG: .542 (14th)
OPS: .915 (12th)
HR: 13
SB: 13
RBI: 51
K%: 15.8%
He’s already a star. And won’t be 21 until March.
Madison Bumgarner had more grand slams than Prince Fielder, who had more inside-the-park home runs than Rickey Henderson, who had fewer steals of home than Babe Ruth, who had as many shutouts as Pedro Martinez.
December 3, 1989
RANDALL'S 91-YARD PUNT
After taking a sack that was nearly a safety, #Eagles quarterback Randall Cunningham blasts a 91-yard punt from his end zone on Fourth-&-33 against the #Giants at the windy Meadowlands.
With just over 12 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of a 17-17 tie game, this play completely flips the momentum — and the field.
Following a team for 162 games and then having it end in the first 2 games in the playoffs is hard to swallow. Heck of a season @Brewers - It was a fun ride.
It’s 330am on July 5th, 1985, 18th inning of a game between the Mets/Braves. The Braves are down 11-10 and down to their last hitter. They send reliever Rick Camp, who had a batting average of .062. See what happens.
Beautiful call by legendary broadcaster, John Sterling.