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A Banner Day of Such Importance
The Dodgers welcome fans back to the stadium to celebrate their World Series championship – and so much more.
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The Dodger Stadium outfield pavilions have been smartly redesigned into an open, fan-friendly concourse, with added “home run” seats immediately behind the fences. (Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS / Rafu Shimpo)
Rafu Sports Editor
On Oct. 15, 1988, I was rushing home from my night class at USC, hoping to catch the final innings of Game 1 of the World Series. True to form, L.A. traffic stymied that plan.
All vehicular movement came to a dead stop on the Pasadena Freeway curve around Chavez Ravine, so I flipped on the radio to keep up with the game. When Kirk Gibson’s home run sailed into the damp night, I could hear the roaring crowd from my car. I can’t know for sure, but it’s pretty clear occupants of several cars around me had left early to beat the traffic – and now were rueing that decision, slapping forehea
April 9, 2021
The mystery pitcher began appearing in my morning box scores during the second half of September 1980. Sometimes he was Valenzuela, others Valenzla, but every time I looked, he had zeroes next to his name. I couldn’t find him in my baseball card set, my
Street & Smith’s Official Yearbook 1980, or my
Complete Handbook of Baseball 1980. All I knew was that suddenly he was one of the Dodgers’ most reliable relievers, a rookie thrown into the fire of a three-way NL West race between the Dodgers, Astros, and Reds.
What I didn’t know was that just over six months later, everybody who was anybody would know the name Fernando Valenzuela and the trail of zeroes he left in his wake. Fernandomania was coming.
By @SocialQueenDarlene
Apr 8, 2021
Tomorrow (Friday, April 9th) is opening day at Dodger Stadium and your World Champion Dodgers take on the Washington Nationals with first pitch at 1:10. Catch every play on AM 570 LA Sports and now you can hear every game in HD on the iHeartRadio app, search AM 570 LA Sports. The World Series Champions are returning home to Dodger Stadium wearing the special gold series uniforms and caps. The 2020 World Series champs will also be honored during a pre-game ceremony where they will receive their World Series rings and banner, which will go up for fans to see at the newly renovated stadium. Fans are encouraged to catch the pre-game ceremony at 11:45am PT televised exclusively in their entirety on SportsNet LA and carried live on radio on AM 570 LA Sports.