Three days earlier than the Los Angeles Dodgers face off towards the New York Yankees within the World Collection, the star of the final Dodgers group to beat the Yankees within the Collection, Fernando Valenzuela, died at 63 years previous.

In a revival of what was as soon as the best rivalry in group sports activities, the New York Yankees will play the Los Angeles Dodgers within the 2024 World Collection for the primary time in 43 years. A rivalry that was a near-annual prevalence within the days of Eisenhower after which revived itself within the Seventies is making its return to the Bronx and Chavez Ravine. Because the just lately departed James Earl Jones stated in Area of Goals, a hokey baseball flick that Jones elevated, “This area, this recreation—it’s part of our previous, Ray. It reminds us of all that after was good, and it might be once more.” (If this sounds Trumpian, and in one other actor’s mouth it would, Jones makes concerning the peace and pleasure of youth, not a longing have a look at extra reactionary occasions.)

But there isn’t any nice drama with out tragedy, even when its timing is one thing a screenwriter would reject. The image of that magical Dodgers 1981 season, which ended with the Dodgers smiting the hated Yankees, was a round-bodied rookie pitcher from the small city of Etchohuaquila, Mexico, named Fernando Valenzuela. Final evening, the good Fernando died.

Younger followers merely can’t comprehend what Fernandomania was like in 1981 when, as a 20-year-old, the unknown left-hander burst onto the scene. He was a real authentic, with a pitching windup that impressed poets. He twisted his thick physique and stared as much as heavens in a way that was virtually penitent, earlier than releasing the ball. As Susan Sarandon’s character Annie Savoy stated within the 1988 baseball flick Bull Durham, Fernando was respiration by his eyelids when he regarded on the sky.

For this all of the sudden well-known son of Mexico, communication was largely performed in Spanish. If Valenzuela was a celebrity in the US, he grew to become an icon within the baseball-mad Mexican and Mexican American communities in Southern California. Valenzuela captured everybody’s creativeness, as a result of his charisma, distinctive fashion, and the shock of his newness, was matched by the best rookie season in any sport. He began his profession with 5 shutouts and eight straight full video games. His ERA over this stretch was an unfathomable 0.50. Valenzuela even received the “silver slugger” award in 1981 because the Nationwide League’s finest hitting pitcher. He was the Rookie of the 12 months, the Cy Younger winner, and, after all, ended the season by beating the hated Yankees for the World Collection.

It’s completely unattainable for younger followers to know the power of Fernandomania, due to the central place of baseball within the tradition. In 1981, baseball was on the entrance of the pack, with soccer, motion pictures, and even music (stale in these 1981 days earlier than Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bruce, and Prince took over the world) nipping at its heels. Now, baseball is simply one other sport, extra regional than nationwide in influence. At the moment’s biggest star is one other Dodger who speaks English as a second language, Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani is maybe probably the most expert participant to ever stay. However Shohei is merely the king of the baseball world. Valenzuela was a rock-star. Valenzuela was Elvis.

Valenzuela’s emergence was amplified in a metropolis like Los Angeles, all the time trying to find the following massive factor. However he meant a lot greater than a typical product of the star manufacturing facility. Valenzuela made the Mexican and Mexican American communities seen and proud. He spoke to the general public in Spanish, with the assistance of a translator, and confirmed that this was not a fetter to being embraced in the US.

Valenzuela performed for 17 years, making the all-star group his first six seasons till his sure-thing Corridor of Fame profession was derailed by a shoulder damage. However though strong for the remainder of his time on the mound, he by no means matched the dominance of that first legendary season. Valenzuela might not be within the Corridor of Fame, however he remained an icon, retaining the glow of his youth and all the time able to greet an adoring fan. He had stayed within the public eye as one of many Spanish-language voices of the Dodgers during the last decade. Valenzuela’s broadcast accomplice, Corridor of Fame announcer Jaime Jarrin, stated in 2023. “His charisma was unbelievable.… from the start, he was simply superb. And the folks fell in love with him.”

1981 was particular for an additional purpose for younger Valenzuela. That was when he married a schoolteacher from Mexico named Linda. They’d been collectively ever since, and Valenzuela is survived by Linda, his two daughters, and 7 grandchildren. However as we’ll see on the opening evening of the World Collection, when Valenzuela will undoubtedly be remembered, he’s additionally survived by a group, a metropolis, and a set of indelible recollections. A Spanish-speaking 20-year-old Mexican from a city tough to search out on a map was as soon as the king of Southern California. He gave this marginalized inhabitants hope and visibility. He won’t ever be forgotten.

There’s a explicit layer of pathos in considering of Valenzuela in 2024. On this election season, immigrants, notably these from Mexico, are being slandered, demonized, and dehumanized by Donald Trump. The response from the Democrats has not been a full-frontal assault on this racism however an assertion that they’ve a greater plan for halting immigration. In such a poisonous local weather, it’s an act of resistance to recollect and have a good time an individual whose very existence provides misinform this countless defamation.

It is a nation that revered Valenzuela 43 years in the past. Had he emerged in 2024, the right-wing hordes on social media would in all probability be calling for his deportation to “make baseball nice once more.” Valenzuela would even be excoriated for his lack of English expertise. If this looks like an exaggeration, recall Stephen A. Smith, the voice of ESPN, slamming Shohei Ohtani for utilizing an interpreter. (Smith apologized after the following uproar.) It’s half and parcel of dwelling in a time when the GOP talks casually about army motion towards Mexico, taking pictures folks as they cross the border, and opening incarceration camps to accommodate thousands and thousands of undocumented—and, I assure it, documented—immigrants. The plan is to have “red-state police,” granted full immunity, go into “sanctuary cities,” rip folks from their properties, and put them in camps. Virtually half the nation is ok with this.

Fernando Valenzuela is a reminder that at one time thousands and thousands of individuals didn’t recoil on the presence of a Mexican baseball participant. He wasn’t seen as an enemy due to the colour of his pores and skin and nation of origin. As a substitute, he was broadly handled just like the shining, taking pictures star that he was. Valenzuela mattered in 1981. His reminiscence will matter going ahead for these attempting to push again towards bigotry and oppression.

Fernandomania won’t ever die, as a result of he will likely be held within the hearts of those that are prepared to think about a a distinct type of society than the dystopian, grey world of hate so many appear keen to understand. Valenzuela was vibrant colours streaking throughout the sky. The bigots won’t ever discover that type of magnificence, as a result of it’s robust to see the sky whenever you stay within the sewer. Relaxation in peace, Fernando Valenzuela, and lengthy stay Fernandomania.

El Barcelona, derrotado en sus seis últimos duelos por el Bayern, recupera efectivos en choque trascendente para ambos en la Champions

BARCELONA — Barcelona y Bayern Munich, los dos equipos con mejor promedio goleador en las grandes Ligas, se cruzan en un partido de la Champions League que, de pronto, se convirtió en trascendente para ambos. Derrotado el equipo español en Mónaco y el alemán en Birmingham, llegan a la tercera fecha necesitados de sumar para no descolgarse de la cabeza.

Suma 33 goles el Barcelona en LaLiga después de diez jornadas, con un promedio de 3.3 tantos por partido que en el caso del Bayern se va hasta los 3.43 merced a los 24 goles en siete jornadas, que se dispara aún más sumando los nueve que endosó al Dinamo Zagreb en Champions y los cuatro al ULM en la DFB Pokal para sumar 37 en diez partidos oficiales, llegando a los 3.7 por choque para amenazar a un rival que cuenta por victorias sus cinco partidos jugados como native, en los que ha acumulado 20 goles y recibido solamente dos.

Goleando al VfB Stuttgart (4-0) en la última jornada de la Bundesliga, el Bayern (líder del torneo) recuperó sensaciones tras haber enlazado tres partidos sin ganar (dos empates y una derrota). Así, se presentará en Montjuïc con una estadística notable de 6 victorias, 2 empates y 1 derrota en 9 partidos oficiales, con 33 goles a favor y 10 en contra.

Tanto o más optimismo se respira en el Barça, que ha encadenado tres triunfos desde su derrota en Pamplona, anotando 13 goles para dispararse a los 39 marcados (por 12 recibidos) en sus 12 partidos oficiales, de los que ganó 10 y perdió dos.

El equipo de Hansi Flick, personaje destacado del duelo al reencontrarse con un equipo al mando del cual conquistó el Sextete en 2020, se presenta lanzado con los 14 goles anotados por un Robert Lewandowski (doce en LaLiga y dos en la Champions) que ha recuperado sus mejores sensaciones y enfrentará en un cara a cara explosivo a Harry Kane, que suma 13 dianas (ocho en la Bundesliga, cuatro en la Champions y uno en la DFB Pokal).

Ambos futbolistas encabezarán sendas alineaciones sin grandes sorpresas. El Barça recuperó ya el domingo a Fermín, Gavi y Dani Olmo y el primero de ellos es la principal novedad al recibir su primera oportunidad en el as soon as inicial azulgrana, mientras que en el Bayern Vincent Kompany deja en la banca a Musiala, que viajó a Barcelona ya restablecido de su lesión en la cadera, no así el joven Pavlovic, que el sábado se fracturó la clavícula.

Alineaciones de Barcelona vs Bayern Munich

BARCELONA: Iñaki Peña, Jules Koundé, Pau Cubarsí, Iñigo Martínez, Alejandro Balde, Marc Casadó, Fermín López, Pedri, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal y Robert Lewandowski.

BAYERN MUNICH: Manuel Neuer, Raphaël Guerreiro, Dayot Upamecano, Kim Min-Jae, Alphonso Davies, Joshua Kimmich, Palinha, Michal Olise, Thomas Müller, Serge Gnabry y Harry Kane.

ÁRBITRO: Slavko Vincic (Eslovenia).

HORA: 3:00 pm ET, 12:00 pm PT, 1:00 pm MX.

ESTADIO: Montjuïc.

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit rapper Eminem stepped into the political enviornment Tuesday in his hometown, the place he spoke briefly at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris ‘ presidential marketing campaign earlier than welcoming former President Barack Obama to the stage.

Watch the occasion within the participant above.

“As most of you already know, town of Detroit and the entire state of Michigan imply rather a lot to me. And going into this election, the highlight is on us greater than ever,” Eminem, a longtime critic of former President Donald Trump, informed the group. “And I feel it’s essential to make use of your voice. So I’m encouraging all people to get out and vote.”

He mentioned folks shouldn’t be afraid of retribution or of constructing their opinion identified, including that Harris “helps a future for this nation the place these freedoms and plenty of others can be protected and upheld.”

The Detroit rapper then launched Obama, who took the stage to the beat of Eminem’s “Lose Your self.” The previous president joked that he “seen my palms are sweaty,” a reference to the hit tune, earlier than rapping a number of strains from it.

The looks by Obama and Eminem comes simply days earlier than early voting kicks off throughout Michigan. Democrats hope the star-studded occasion, which additionally featured former Lions huge receiver and NFL Corridor of Famer Calvin Johnson, will enhance enthusiasm amongst voters.

Voter turnout in Detroit, a longtime Democratic stronghold, can be essential in figuring out who wins the state in November, when Michigan is amongst a handful of swing states anticipated to find out who wins the presidency in addition to management of the U.S. Senate. Democrat Elissa Slotkin, who faces Republican Mike Rogers for an open Senate seat, appeared alongside Obama on the rally.

Obama attacked Trump as unfit, citing current incidents such because the city corridor the place Trump opted to carry an impromtu live performance of types, swaying backwards and forwards to numerous songs for about 40 minutes quite than taking questions from voters.

“In case your grandpa was appearing like this, you’d be nervous,” Obama mentioned. “That is someone who needs unchecked energy. We don’t have to see what an older, loonier Donald Trump seems to be like with no guardrails. America’s prepared to show the web page.”

Trump has made his personal bid for Detroit, showing with hometown rapper Trick Trick at a rally within the metropolis final week. Trick Trick beforehand collaborated with Eminem on the observe “Welcome 2 Detroit.”

Obama and different audio system Tuesday, which included many high Democratic leaders within the state, capitalized on feedback Trump made in Detroit earlier this month, when he mentioned it was a “creating” metropolis.

“The entire nation can be like — you need to know the reality? It’ll be like Detroit,” Trump mentioned as he addressed the Detroit Financial Membership. “Our complete nation will find yourself being like Detroit if she’s your president.”
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who spoke within the leadup to Eminem and Obama, snapped again Tuesday.

“I do know you all noticed what he mentioned about this stunning metropolis. He known as Detroit a failure and a large number, proving he ain’t firing on all cylinders,” Whitmer mentioned. “He doesn’t have a clue what the hell he was speaking about. And you already know what I feel? He must preserve Detroit out of his mouth.”

Tulsi Gabbard, a onetime Democratic presidential candidate turned unbiased, introduced at a Donald Trump rally in North Carolina on Tuesday that she’s formally becoming a member of the Republican Get together.

“I’m becoming a member of the occasion of the individuals, the occasion of equality, the occasion that was based to battle towards and finish slavery on this nation. It’s the occasion of frequent sense, and the occasion that’s led by a President who has the braveness and power to battle for peace,” Gabbard stated. “You recognize, I used to be a Democrat for over 20 years. At this time’s Democrat Get together is totally unrecognizable,” she continued. “If you have a look at the occasion of Kamala Harris, for instance, she is anti-freedom. She is pro-censorship, she is pro-open borders, and she or he is pro-war with out even pretending to care about peace.”

Gabbard, 43, turning into a Republican ought to come as no shock to anybody who has adopted her profession, significantly lately, as the previous lawmaker from Hawaii has lengthy made a reputation for herself by brazenly criticizing Democrats and has change into a staunch supporter of former President Trump.

Her announcement of her occasion change comes after distinguished Republicans, akin to former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter former Home Republican Convention Chair Liz Cheney, have endorsed Harris within the 2024 election. Gabbard cited the Cheneys’ assist of Harris as proof that the Democratic Get together is considered one of “warmongers.”

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Gabbard, the daughter of educators and small enterprise homeowners who have been concerned in native politics, started her political profession in 2002, when she turned the youngest particular person ever elected to the Hawaii state legislature, representing District 42 in West Oahu as a Democrat. She left politics in 2004 to serve within the Military Nationwide Guard earlier than returning after deployments to Iraq and Kuwait to run and win election in 2010 for Honolulu Metropolis Council.

When Gabbard threw her hat into the ring in 2011 for the Democratic major for Hawaii’s second district seat in Congress, she was nonetheless a relative unknown and underdog. However after beating 5 different challengers, together with the previous mayor of Honolulu—on a marketing campaign largely outlined by her vocal opposition to Bush Administration-era overseas wars and her private reversal on same-sex marriage, which she’d beforehand opposed however now supported—Gabbard shortly emerged as a “rising star” of the Democratic Get together, as former Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi referred to as her. Then-President Barack Obama endorsed her congressional bid, and she or he was invited to talk on the 2012 Democratic Nationwide Conference.

After she turned the primary Hindu, first American Samoan, and—alongside Illinois’ Tammy Duckworth—the primary feminine fight veteran elected to Congress in 2012, Gabbard swiftly rose within the occasion and was elected a vice chair of the DNC in 2013.

However identified for her populist economics and pro-veteran but anti-interventionist politics, Gabbard actually didn’t toe the occasion line. She usually clashed with Democratic management for being publicly vital of Obama’s overseas coverage, and through the 2016 presidential election, she criticized the DNC’s major course of as biased in favor of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In 2016, she resigned from her DNC vice-chair submit to endorse unbiased Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ marketing campaign, for which she turned a distinguished supporter and gave the nominating speech on the 2016 Democratic conference.

After Trump went on to win the 2016 normal election, Gabbard stated she had a “frank and optimistic” assembly with the President-elect and was rumored to be thought of for a Cupboard place.

In 2019, Gabbard launched a presidential marketing campaign and introduced that she wouldn’t search reelection to Congress. However, significantly after a vote of “current” in Trump’s first impeachment trial, she got here to be the “most disliked” candidate within the intensive Democratic discipline. One of many standout moments of her short-lived marketing campaign got here throughout a major debate through which she challenged then California Sen. Kamala Harris’ file as a prosecutor. But it surely wasn’t sufficient to propel her candidacy, which by no means polled larger than single digits and was suspended in March 2020, after which she endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. She was not invited to talk on the 2020 Democratic conference.

After leaving workplace in 2021, Gabbard turned an much more outspoken critic of the Democratic Get together, usually showing on Fox Information and even serving as a visitor host for Tucker Carlson’s present on a number of events. She expressed assist for Republican candidates and insurance policies and spoke on the 2022 Conservative Political Motion Convention (CPAC). In October 2022, she introduced that she was formally leaving the Democratic Get together, which she decried as “below the entire management of an elitist cabal of warmongers pushed by cowardly wokeness.” She went on to endorse quite a few GOP candidates within the 2022 midterms, together with Trump’s now-running mate Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.

Earlier this 12 months, Gabbard had been speculated as a possible operating mate decide for Trump, and when she was requested about it on Fox Information in March, she stated, “I’d be honored to serve our nation in that approach and be ready to assist President Trump.” After Gabbard formally endorsed Trump in August, she was tapped alongside former unbiased candidate-turned-Trump supporter Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to co-lead Trump’s transition staff, which might set the priorities for his incoming administration if he’s elected in November.

When Trump took the stage after Gabbard introduced her new GOP membership on Tuesday, he referred to as it a “nice honor” and exclaimed, “Wow, that was a shock.”

Dozens of individuals throughout the U.S. have contracted E. coli traced to substances in McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) stated Tuesday.

Consequently, McDonald’s introduced it has proactively eliminated two substances from shops throughout two impacted areas, however the firm’s management staff has assured {that a} majority of different menu gadgets are usually not impacted, in line with the CDC investigation.

What to learn about McDonald’s E. coli outbreak

McDonald’s says both recent, slivered onions or beef patties used for the Quarter Pounder could also be behind the outbreak.

If onions are discovered to be the supply of the E. coli outbreak, it could be the primary time onions have ever been a service for this explicit pressure of the micro organism, firm spokespeople stated on Wednesday.

The spokespeople additionally reiterated that onions used within the Quarter Pounders, as recognized by CDC tracing knowledge, got here from suppliers that additionally take a look at for E. coli.

McDonald’s makes use of a number of suppliers for the slivered onions within the space the place the outbreak cluster occurred, however all the product has been retrieved from inventory and it’ll not be supplying extra onions till the investigation is accomplished.

States impacted by McDonald’s Quarter Pounder E. coli outbreak

Thus far, 49 folks from 10 states have fallen sick with a pressure generally known as E. coli O157:H7, which causes a extreme intestinal an infection in people.

A lot of the circumstances have been in Colorado, which has 27 reported circumstances, and Nebraska, which has 9 reported circumstances, in line with the CDC.

Ten folks have been hospitalized, together with a toddler with issues from hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) — a illness that impacts the kidneys. An older individual in Colorado has died, in line with the CDC.

Investigation into McDonald’s substances probably chargeable for sickness

Each affected person interviewed by the CDC stated they ate at McDonald’s earlier than falling sick and most stated they ate Quarter Pounder hamburgers, particularly.

It is not clear which ingredient is chargeable for the diseases, however CDC investigators are centered on two substances: recent, slivered onions and recent beef patties.

“Warmth destroys issues like micro organism and viruses however in sure circumstances, particularly once you’re producing large quantities of meals — and you’ve got merchandise that aren’t going to bear warmth, for instance, greens — that results in a possibility for contamination,” ABC Information medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton defined.

McDonald’s informed the CDC it has eliminated slivered onions and beef patties used for Quarter Pounder hamburgers from shops within the states the place circumstances have been reported, the federal well being company stated. Consequently, the CDC stated Quarter Pounders will not be obtainable on the market in some states.

In an announcement on Tuesday night, McDonald’s North America Chief Provide Chain Officer Cesar Piña stated that the quick meals chain believes the outbreak is linked to slivered onions “used within the Quarter Pounder and sourced by a single provider that serves three distribution facilities.”

“Consequently, and according to our security protocols, all native eating places have been instructed to take away this product from their provide and we have now paused the distribution of all slivered onions within the impacted space,” the assertion learn, partially. “We’ll proceed to work with the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention and are dedicated to offering well timed updates as we restore our full menu.”

“The choice to do that isn’t one we take frivolously, and it was made in shut session with the CDC,” Joe Erlinger, President of McDonald’s USA, stated in an announcement. “It is essential to notice that almost all of states and nearly all of menu gadgets are usually not affected.”

Slivered onions could also be linked to pressure of E. coli for 1st time

McDonald’s stated it’s actively working with the CDC, the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) and different well being authorities as they examine.

In the course of the two-week interval by which circumstances have been reported, from Sept. 27 to Oct. 11, the quick meals chain sells about 1 million Quarter Pounders, making tracing the outbreak sophisticated, in line with firm spokespeople.

As a result of contamination was not linked to a single restaurant, it possible means the outbreak was not brought on by the preparation and dealing with of the meals and was possible greater up the chain, the spokespeople stated.

If beef patties are behind the contamination, it could imply eating places didn’t cook dinner the meals correctly to the usual of 175F. Nevertheless, the slivered onions topping, that are raw, are processed at a facility after which despatched to McDonald’s.

The corporate spokespeople stated if the slivered onions are recognized because the perpetrator, it could be the primary time onions can be a service for the O157:H7 pressure of E. coli.

McDonald’s stated they imagine solely Quarter Pounders are affected and that case numbers can be a lot greater if different merchandise have been related to the outbreak.

At present, one-fifth of McDonald’s shops are usually not promoting Quarter Pounders. Native eating places clients know if their location isn’t serving Quarter Pounders, in any other case the product is out there, the spokespeople stated.

What to learn about E. coli signs, restoration

Though most E. coli micro organism are innocent and are a part of a wholesome intestinal tract, some strains of the micro organism could make folks sick, in line with the CDC.

E. coli signs typically start three to 4 days after ingesting the micro organism and embody extreme abdomen cramps, diarrhea that could be bloody and vomiting.

Most individuals get well on their very own inside 5 to seven days, however some folks could develop HUS and require hospitalization.

The CDC urges those that are experiencing extreme E. coli signs and just lately ate a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder to contact their well being care supplier instantly.

An earlier model of this story was initially printed October 22, 2024.

The Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves of their residence opener on Tuesday night time, in an occasion that was not simply in regards to the recreation. Crypto.com Enviornment was stuffed with pleasure as a star-studded crowd, together with the primary father-son duo to play on the identical MLB crew, gathered to witness the historic second.

Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. had been the primary father-and-son duo to play on the identical Main League Baseball crew, and did so for the Seattle Mariners in 1990 and 1991. Their presence on the area Tuesday was not only a informal go to, however a witness to historical past. They beforehand mentioned that they had been there to see LeBron James and his son, Bronny James, make historical past as the primary father-and-son pair to play collectively within the NBA.

Earlier than the sport, the anticipation was palpable. Lakers head coach JJ Redick, in a transfer that added to the suspense, didn’t point out whether or not Bronny would play within the residence opener, stating that nothing had been finalized.

However Bronny did get within the recreation — nevertheless briefly — making historical past whereas checking in alongside his father.

This is a breakdown of Bronny’s efficiency within the season opener vs. the Timberwolves:

Bronny James’ stats vs. Timberwolves

• Factors: 0
• FG: 0-for-2
• 3PT: 0-for-1
• Rebounds: 1
• Assists: 0
• Steals: 0
• Blocks: 0
• Turnovers: 0
• Fouls: 0
• Minutes: 3

Bronny James’ subsequent recreation

Bronny James and the Los Angles Lakers will likely be in motion on Friday, once they host the Phoenix Suns at 10 p.m. ET. The sport will likely be televised on ESPN.

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El 23 de octubre de 1981, el mexicano Fernando “El Toro” Valenzuela venció a NY Yankees lanzando las nueve entradas en casi 150 pitcheos para revivir a LA Dodgers en la Serie Mundial

Cerca del pitcheo 150 en el partido, Fernando Valenzuela tiene en dos bolas y dos strikes a Lou Piniella, el zurdo de Etchohuaquila lanza, Piniella abanica un pitcheo adentro y abajo y se poncha para el out 27 del tercer juego de la Serie Mundial de 1981 en Dodger Stadium…

Los Ángeles Dodgers y los New York Yankees arrancan este viernes su enfrentamiento 12 en una Serie Mundial, justo 43 años y dos días después de que el pitcher mexicano Valenzuela los derrotara 5-4 y diera a los Dodgers la primera de cuatro victorias en la última vez que se vieron las caras en el Clásico de Otoño. Y tres días después del lamentable fallecimiento del pitcher mexicano en Los Ángeles el martes por la noche.

El 23 de octubre de 1981, “El Toro” Valenzuela subió a la loma de los disparos de Dodger Stadium ante 56 mil 236 aficionados, con la serie en contra 0-2, para lanzar lo que a la postre fue su única aparición en una Serie Mundial, pues en 1988 no lanzó en la postemporada tras pasar prácticamente los últimos dos meses del rol common en lista de lesionados.

Period un partido de vida o muerte para el pitcher mexicano y para los Dodgers, pues una derrota los pondría contra el paredón 0-3.

Aunque no hay una cifra exacta de cuántos lanzamientos realizó en el partido, Baseball Reference señala que hizo entre 147 y 149, realizando casi la mitad de ellos en los primeros tres episodios, algo que quizá en la época precise lo hubiera mandado a las duchas de inmediato –con el mánager precise Dave Roberts quizá no hubiera pasado el segundo inning.

Pero, pese a cuatro carreras, seis imparables y cuatro pasaportes –uno intencional– y 72 pitcheos –de acuerdo con el conteo de Baseball Reference en el play by play del juego–, el mánager Tommy Lasorda lo mantuvo en el juego los nueve episodios.

En el primer episodio regaló par de bases por bolas, a Willie Randolph y Dave Winfield, pero salió ileso al dominar a Piniella con rola para doble play.

Bob Watson le abrió la segunda entrada con cuadrangular, Rick Cerone le conectó doblete, el mexicano Aurelio Rodríguez lo avanzó con elevado al derecho y Larry Milbourne con imparable mandó al plato a Cerone. La entrada terminó tres bateadores después tras un toque de bola y un pasaporte.

En el tercer inning consiguió su primer ponche al abanicar a Winfield, Piniella le dio hit, dominó a Watson, pero Cerone dio jonrón. Se complicó con un hit del mexicano Rodríguez y una base intencional a Milbourne, pero ponchó a su pitcher rival Dave Righetti para salir de la entrada –en ese entonces no se utilizaba el bateador designado en Collection Mundiales.

Fueron tres episodios de más de 20 pitcheos en cada uno, de 18 bateadores, de 10 embasados vía hit o base por bolas. Parecía el fin para el pitcher novato sensación que desató la “Fernandomanía” y que meses después sería el primero –y único hasta la fecha– en ser nominado Novato del Año y ganador del premio Cy Younger en una misma campaña.

A partir de la cuarta entrada, todo cambió: Valenzuela enfrentó a 22 bateadores en el resto del partido, toleró tres hits más, regaló tres bases por bolas y ponchó a cuatro. Y lo mejor, en ninguna de las entradas requirió de 20 pitcheos, pues solo en una pasó de 15 y en tres tuvo 12 o menos.

En el cuarto episodio solo Winfield se le embasó vía pasaporte. En la quinta, Watson le dio doble y caminó intencionalmente a Milbourne. La sexta la inició con base a Randolph, pero la amenaza la terminó al ser retirado en segunda en intento de robo y sumar su quinto ponche.

Con 10 pitcheos sacó la séptima entrada –125 en el juego–, retirando en orden a Piniella, Watson y Cerone con dos elevados a los jardines y otro al cuadro. La octava se complicó cuando Rodríguez y Milbourne ligaron sencillos, pero necesitó de nueve pitcheos para terminar la entrada con par de rolas de Bobby Murcer (doble play) y Randolph.

Llegó a la novena entrada con 134 lanzamientos y necesitó de 15 más para acabar el juego –de acuerdo con Baseball Reference. Jerry Mumphrey roleteó a segunda, Winfield elevó al derecho y Piniella se ponchó. Valenzuela había consumado la hazaña 3:04 horas después de su primer lanzamiento.

Tres triunfos después, el último el 28 de octubre, Dodgers conquistó el título con una victoria de 9-2.

México vibró con el juego de Valenzuela y muchos aficionados en el fondo soñaron con que la serie se alargara a un séptimo juego en Yankee Stadium, para ver de nuevo lanzar a “El Toro”, pero eso ya no se dio ni siquiera en el resto de su carrera de 17 campañas en MLB que terminó en 1997 –pese a que en 1988 Dodgers ganó la Serie Mundial a Oakland Athletics.

Los casi 150 pitcheos hoy en día serían un atentado contra cualquier pitcher.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A well-known grizzly bear beloved for many years by numerous vacationers, biologists {and professional} wildlife photographers in Grand Teton Nationwide Park is useless after being struck by a car in western Wyoming.

Grizzly No. 399 died Tuesday evening on a freeway in Snake River Canyon south of Jackson, park officers mentioned in an announcement Wednesday.

At the very least 28 years previous, the bear was the oldest recognized reproducing feminine grizzly within the Yellowstone ecosystem. Every spring, wildlife lovers awaited her emergence from her den to see what number of cubs she had birthed over the winter.

Named for the identification tag affixed by researchers to her ear, she amazed all by persevering with to breed into previous age. Not like many grizzly bears, she was typically seen close to roads in Grand Teton, drawing crowds and site visitors jams. Scientists speculate such habits saved male grizzlies at a distance so they might not be a risk to her cubs. Some consider male grizzlies kill cubs to convey the mom into warmth.

A yearling cub was with the bear when she was struck and although not believed to have been harm, the cub’s whereabouts had been unknown, in keeping with the assertion.

The motive force was unhurt. No additional particulars concerning the crash had been instantly launched.

“Wildlife car collisions and battle are unlucky. We’re grateful the driving force is okay and perceive the neighborhood is saddened to listen to that grizzly bear 399 has died,” Wyoming Recreation and Fish Division Director Angi Bruce mentioned within the assertion.

Information of the bear’s demise unfold rapidly on a Fb web page that tracks the sow and different wildlife in Grand Teton and Yellowstone nationwide parks. Greater than 1,000 folks rapidly posted feedback calling her a queen, a legend and an envoy for grizzly bears. They had been heartbroken and devastated by her demise, calling it a tragic loss. Many expressed concern for her cub.

Many take into account the Yellowstone area’s grizzlies a conservation success story. Whereas they continue to be protected beneath the Endangered Species Act, their numbers have surged as a lot as tenfold, to as many as 1,000 animals, because the Seventies.

Inhabitants progress has meant extra encounters with folks and livestock, nonetheless, with the bears typically on the shedding finish. Hunters generally mistake grizzlies for legal-to-hunt black bears or kill grizzlies in self-defense — and wildlife managers typically kill grizzlies that prey on cattle and sheep.