They Bled Blue (Fernandomania, Strike-Season Mayhem, and the Weirdest Championship Baseball Had Ever Seen: The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers) - 9780358358930

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The wildly entertaining narrative of the outrageous 1981 Dodgers from the award-winning author of Dynastic, Fantastic, Bombastic and The Baseball Codes

In the Halberstam tradition of capturing a season through its unforgettable figures, They Bled Blue is a sprawling, mad tale of excess and exuberance, the likes of which could only have occurred in that place, at that time.

That it culminated in an unlikely World Series winā€”during a campaign split by the longest player strike in baseball historyā€”is not even the most interesting thing about this team. The Dodgers were led by the garrulous Tommy Lasordaā€”part manager, part cheerleaderā€”who unyieldingly proclaimed devotion to the franchise through monologues about bleeding Dodger blue and worshiping the ā€œBig Dodger in the Sky,ā€ and whose office hosted a regular stream of Hollywood celebrities. Steve Garvey, the All-American, All-Star first baseman, had anchored the most durable infield in major league history, and, along with Davey Lopes, Bill Russell, and Ron Cey, was glaringly aware that 1981 would represent the end of their run together. The seasonā€™s real story, however, was one that nobody expected at the outset: a chubby lefthander nearly straight out of Mexico, twenty years old with a wild delivery and a screwball as his flippinā€™ out pitch. The Dodgers had been trying for decades to find a Hispanic star to activate the local Mexican population; Fernando Valenzuela was the first to succeed, and it didnā€™t take long for Fernandomania to sweep far beyond the boundaries of Chavez Ravine.

They Bled Blue is the rollicking yarn of the Los Angeles Dodgersā€™ crazy 1981 season.Ā 

This book title, They Bled Blue (Fernandomania, Strike-Season Mayhem, and the Weirdest Championship Baseball Had Ever Seen: The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers) - 9780358358930, ISBN: 9780358358930, by Jason Turbow, published by HMH Books (June 2, 2020) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.

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Author:
Jason Turbow
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400
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HMH Books (June 2, 2020)
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English
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9780358358930
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0358358930
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