10 Greatest Dodgers Players Of All Time, Ranked The audience that was won over by Valenzuela remains. This guy had some unbelievable talent, but for me, the key to Fernando was that he just wanted to be treated like the 24 other players and not get any special treatment. We created this new class of player called Dodger Legends in our new center-field plaza. I remember how his rivals laughed at his delivery and his weight. Valenzuela won his sixth start with a nine-inning effort in Montreal, though he was denied a complete game when the contest went to a 10th inning. He would have won over 25 wins every year with dodgers last 6 seasons for sure and 5 world series, He also won 21 games in 86 with a fifth place dodger team and was robbed of his second cy young awards given to Mike Scott of the Astros with only 16 wins big time robbery, I agree with the fact that he was overused. My short interaction with Brian Kenny seemed to have reminded him. Even his first relief appearances in 1980 are quite a memory. He began with a high leg kick, then briefly paused before throwing the pitch. The Alamillo article pointed to another article that states that of the 3.9 million fans in attendance in 2015, 2.1 million were Latino. The next season, when he was only 20, Valenzuela energized fans in Los Angeles, Mexico and throughout the big leagues with one of the more remarkable seasons in baseball history. The Dodgers Spanish-language voice since 1959, Jarrn is without question worthy of his place in the broadcasters wing of the Hall of Fame. On the anniversary of Fernando Valenzuela's first and only career no-hitter, we make the case that the Dodgers should retire "El Toro's" iconic . The ballot consisted of 33 players; 496 ballots were cast, with 372 votes required for election. ), Hal McCoy received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award honoring a baseball writer. No game was more memorable than Game 3 of the World Series against the Yankees at Dodger Stadium. From an on-field performance impact, his historic first 8 starts with 5 shutouts always comes up first. They would vote by mail using "ballots and supporting material -- prepared by the Hall of Fame". If you have any questions please feel free to email Athletic Director Jesse Irvin or call 240-740-6415 anytime.