I just saw the news. I'm saddened by his passing on a couple of levels.
First, because he was young (younger than I would have guessed).
Secondly, of course, because he was just such a darned fine pitcher. And
lastly, because the first good sale I ever made as a book seller was at
a book fair a good number of years ago. I don't recall the name of the
book, but it was a mass market (i.e. "pocket book") biography of
Valenzuela that was dual language English/Spanish (not the kids book
about him). It must be fairly rare as I cannot even find a photo of the
book. And I'm almost certain I saw him pitch against the Giants in
Candlestick at least once.
R.I.P. Fernando Valenzuela, one of the greats.
"Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!" -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
RIP. I forgot he pitched for more than a few teams (six total, including the Phillies)
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
World Series trivia question, who are the only three players to play in a Dodgers-Yankees World Series for both teams?
Reading 2004
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016 Fenway 2, 2018 MSG 2022 St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023 MSG 2024, MSG 2024 Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
Ooh, good one! I’ll look that up. This will be a great series! Dodgers are close to home but I think Yanks got it tho, bullpen plus Stanton, Soto, Judge. Those are some big dudes who crush it!
World Series trivia question, who are the only three players to play in a Dodgers-Yankees World Series for both teams?
Barry Bonds Mike Trout Ernie Banks
None of those guys were ever on the Dodgers and Yankees.
Reading 2004
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016 Fenway 2, 2018 MSG 2022 St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023 MSG 2024, MSG 2024 Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
World Series trivia question, who are the only three players to play in a Dodgers-Yankees World Series for both teams?
I want to say Tommy John is one. I know he played for the Dodgers in 77/78. I think he hung on with the Yankees long enough to get to the 81 Series, but not sure.
World Series trivia question, who are the only three players to play in a Dodgers-Yankees World Series for both teams?
I want to say Tommy John is one. I know he played for the Dodgers in 77/78. I think he hung on with the Yankees long enough to get to the 81 Series, but not sure.
World Series trivia question, who are the only three players to play in a Dodgers-Yankees World Series for both teams?
I want to say Tommy John is one. I know he played for the Dodgers in 77/78. I think he hung on with the Yankees long enough to get to the 81 Series, but not sure.
Tommy John is one. He actually played long enough to return to the Yankees in the late 1980s.
Reading 2004
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016 Fenway 2, 2018 MSG 2022 St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023 MSG 2024, MSG 2024 Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
An old school match up Best record in each league two biggest markets Both MVPs this year 5 total MVPs
This will be fun
also the reason some people hate it.
I don’t care for either stadium, especially looking at the poofy seats in NY or the dopes behind home plate in LA.
get it done, Evil Empire East.
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
World Series trivia question, who are the only three players to play in a Dodgers-Yankees World Series for both teams?
I know Strawberry played for both teams but dont recall the dodgers going during his tenure?
Strawberry was injured with the Dodgers and was on the Yankees in 1996, 1999, also 1998 but he didn't play in that World Series because of colon cancer.
Reading 2004
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016 Fenway 2, 2018 MSG 2022 St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023 MSG 2024, MSG 2024 Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
After years of declining interest in baseball its nice to see this buzz and engagement!
I don't have a dog in the fight between the teams just hoping for a hard fought series with some memorable moments
Van 92.07.21 / Van 98.07.19 / Sea 98.07.22 / Tor 98.08.22 / Sea 00.11.06 / Van 03.05.30/ Van 05.09.02/ Gorge 06.07.22 & 23 / EV Van 08.04.02 / Tor 09.08.21 / Sea 09.09.21 & 22 / Van 09.09.25 / Van 11.09.25 / Van 13.12.04 / Pem 16.07.17 / Sea 18.08.10
As a very young man, maybe 12 or 13, I decided that since the Cubs suck, and may never win a World Series in my lifetime, I needed to pick another team to follow and cheer for. The decision was a no brainer, Go Yankees! It's real easy to follow a winning franchise.
That said. I really wouldn't mind if Ohtani won his 1st World Series ring.
Take me piece by piece..... Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
World Series trivia question, who are the only three players to play in a Dodgers-Yankees World Series for both teams?
I want to say Tommy John is one. I know he played for the Dodgers in 77/78. I think he hung on with the Yankees long enough to get to the 81 Series, but not sure.
Tommy John is one. He actually played long enough to return to the Yankees in the late 1980s.
Yeah, I knew he had two stints in NY, just didn't remember if his first stint was done by 81.
As a very young man, maybe 12 or 13, I decided that since the Cubs suck, and may never win a World Series in my lifetime, I needed to pick another team to follow and cheer for. The decision was a no brainer, Go Yankees! It's real easy to follow a winning franchise.
That said. I really wouldn't mind if Ohtani won his 1st World Series ring.
As a very young man, maybe 12 or 13, I decided that since the Cubs suck, and may never win a World Series in my lifetime, I needed to pick another team to follow and cheer for. The decision was a no brainer, Go Yankees! It's real easy to follow a winning franchise.
That said. I really wouldn't mind if Ohtani won his 1st World Series ring.
Ohtani should be banned for life
there’s some juice in the east that we can’t test for.
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
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I just saw the news. I'm saddened by his passing on a couple of levels. First, because he was young (younger than I would have guessed). Secondly, of course, because he was just such a darned fine pitcher. And lastly, because the first good sale I ever made as a book seller was at a book fair a good number of years ago. I don't recall the name of the book, but it was a mass market (i.e. "pocket book") biography of Valenzuela that was dual language English/Spanish (not the kids book about him). It must be fairly rare as I cannot even find a photo of the book. And I'm almost certain I saw him pitch against the Giants in Candlestick at least once.
R.I.P. Fernando Valenzuela, one of the greats.
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
63 us way too young.
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
Best record in each league
two biggest markets
Both MVPs this year
5 total MVPs
This will be fun
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
MSG 2024, MSG 2024
Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
Mike Trout
Ernie Banks
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
MSG 2024, MSG 2024
Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
Check again.
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
MSG 2024, MSG 2024
Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
I don’t care for either stadium, especially looking at the poofy seats in NY or the dopes behind home plate in LA.
get it done, Evil Empire East.
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
MSG 2024, MSG 2024
Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
After years of declining interest in baseball its nice to see this buzz and engagement!
I don't have a dog in the fight between the teams just hoping for a hard fought series with some memorable moments
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
That said. I really wouldn't mind if Ohtani won his 1st World Series ring.
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14