Published On Jun 3, 2021
Full documentary available here: • Fernandomania @ 40 - Full Documentary
Fernando Valenzuela broke camp in 1981 as the Dodgers No. 3 starter. But when Opening Day pitcher Jerry Reuss came down with a calf strain, manager Tommy Lasorda tapped the unheralded 20-year-old rookie to replace him. Valenzuela proceeded to throw a 4-hit shutout over the Houston Astros. It was not only the first win of an amazing 8-0 start for the pitcher - it was ground zero for Fernandomania.
EPISODES:
Fernando, the hero - • Everybody wants to have a hero | Fern...
Fernando discovered - • How the Dodgers discovered Fernando V...
Chavez Ravine ghosts - • Why the Dodgers are haunted by Chavez...
‘Mexican Sandy Koufax’ - • Before Fernando Valenzuela, the Dodge...
1981 Opening Day - • How Fernando Valenzuela’s 1981 Openin...
A changed fanbase - • How the look of the Dodger fanbase ch...
The screwball - • What made Fernando Valenzuela's screw...
The media adapts - • How the Dodgers and media had to adap...
Meeting President Reagan - • How immigration policy changed once R...
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