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They Bled Blue: Fernandomania, Strike-Season Mayhem, and the Weirdest Championship Baseball Had Ever Seen: The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers
By Turbow, Jason
- ISBN
- 9781328715531 9781328715579
- Publisher
- Houghton Harcourt
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Reviewed on April 1, 2019 | Perfect Pitch
The year 1981 was unusual for Major League Baseball. A 50-day-long midsummer players strike dampened the spirits of fans around the country. Game attendance and TV ratings suffered as fans dismissed players as greedy and arrogant. Despite this, the Los Angeles Dodgers stood out as the most exciting team in the game, thanks mainly to rookie pitching sensation Fernando Valenzuela. In his newest book, Tur...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
