baseball_gal_aly Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41952316/dodgers-legendary-pitcher-fernando-valenzuela-dies-63 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 Damn... RIP Fernando Mania! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 RIP Fernando. He was a big deal in 1981 and had some other good years. Sad this is happening right before the Dodgers/Yankees Series. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 Only Dodgers' non HoF player with a number retired... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 He was nearly a White Sox. They wanted him, but the Dodgers got him. A couple of really close near misses Roland Hemond and Bill Veeck had that might have made Reinsdorf look better. Almost got Fernando, and almost had Guidry thrown in the Bucky Dent trade which included Gamble and Hoyt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: He was nearly a White Sox. They wanted him, but the Dodgers got him. A couple of really close near misses Roland Hemond and Bill Veeck had that might have made Reinsdorf look better. Almost got Fernando, and almost had Guidry thrown in the Bucky Dent trade which included Gamble and Hoyt. The following year Guidry was to have been dealt to Toronto for Bill Singer in a transaction that was approved by the Yankees but was vetoed by Blue Jays president Peter Bavasi.[6] Went on to make four All Star teams from 1979 to mid 80s. Edited October 23 by caulfield12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexSoxFan#1 Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 (edited) He played for 17 years in MLB, much longer than I thought...descanse en paz, Toro. Edited October 23 by MexSoxFan#1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 1981 was the 1st full year I was in LA county. Fernandomania was cool.RIP Fernando. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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