Posted on 10/23/2024 8:12:34 AM PDT by Red Badger
Baseball star and Los Angeles Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela passed away Oct. 22 at the age of 63.
The team said the talented athlete died at a Los Angeles hospital, but did not provide any further details. Valenzuela was a true force in the sport and will forever be remembered as one of the most dominant players of his era. The Mexican-born star inspired “Fernandomania” and has a loyal, devoted fanbase that is now mourning his loss.
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Memory Eternal!
He died too young!
He died of liver cancer.
“We’ve been teaching him English, but the only word he’s learned is ‘millions’”
~ Tommy LaSorda
you mean the fella with a mustache, white suit, Panama hat a with a big cigar.
Rest In Peace
This is from three weeks ago...
https://www.marca.com/en/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/2024/10/02/66fd082122601d184e8b458f.html
Missed the news about Tiant. So thank you. Had my picture taken with him forty plus years ago. Fabulous fellow. The little boy in this old man says, “These guys aren’t supposed to die.”
“you mean the fella with a mustache, white suit, Panama hat a with a big cigar”
Yep that was the guy. He passed in 2022.
STFU ANNOUNCERS and give us some space to RELAX and ENJOY the game. Oh yeah and all those PFIZER COMMERCIALS are nauseating.
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