The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher inspired "Fernandomania" during his blockbuster rookie season in 1981 Focus on Sport/Getty Former Major League Baseball pitcher and broadcaster Fernando Valenzuela has ...

The Dodgers pitcher had a legendary rookie year in 1981 in which he helped defeat the Yankees in the World Series. Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws out the ceremonial first pitch ...

It truly was the best of times and the worst of times in baseball in 1981. On one hand, the "Fernandomania" phenomenon brought unmatched levels of excitement to the game every fourth of fifth day in a ...

It’s fun to play on the internet and encounter treasures like the full television broadcast of the 1981 World Series. Pearl Bailey sang the anthem. The lead play-by-play voice belonged to a man better ...

The 1981 baseball season was over, and the 1982 season seemed an eternity away. More importantly it would still be a few months before new baseball cards hit the shelves. It was during dark times like ...