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.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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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.