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Originally Posted by jefferyepayne
I thought it was great the Dodgers won it all the same month Valenzuela passed. Many of us probably remember Fernando-mania very well! And his unlikely no-hitter late in this career.
jeff
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Yanks fan here, but it was definitely a fitting tribute to Fernando. I remember Fernandomania well.
I was 10 years old, excited every time I pulled a Fernando (or "Fernand") card from a pack. What was Donruss thinking not putting him in their set?
Then he killed it for them in the Playoffs and beat the Yanks in a nail-biter of a Game 3 when he didn't have his best stuff, but still hung in there for a Complete Game win, while throwing 147 pitches, shutting the Yankees down from innings 4 through 9.