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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Makes Championship Pitch

On Tuesday night, undefeated middleweight (160 pounds) prospect Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (pictured above, at left, training with Freddie Roach) of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mex., threw out the first pitch before the home-standing Los Angeles Dodgers' defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 1-0. Before doing so, Chavez met Dodgers'...

Stephen Strasburg Follows Path Laid By Doc, Fernando and The Bird

As the color man on TV broadcasts for the Triple-A team in Syracuse, N.Y., Steve Grilli has witnessed the Stephen Strasburg phenomenon up close. It reminded him of someone else, 34 years ago. The same kind of attention Strasburg will get when he makes his big-league debut tonight for the Nationals was once heaped on...

Starting Five: Jays Soaring No More

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... That all of that talk about the Blue Jays being legitimate contenders was perhaps premature. The Blue Jays had the best record in the league back on May 10, before they had played a single game against...

Greinke Climbs List of Pitching Surprises

As wonderfully dramatic as Zack Greinke has been for the Kansas City Royals as baseball's latest Pitcher Out Of Nowhere, it's not as if he is Wayne Simpson or somebody.Come to think of it, Greinke isn't Fernando Valenzuela, either.Mark Fidrych? Nah.You also have to push Greinke behind Dwight Gooden's rush to prominence,...

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05/04/12 From the Archive: Fernando wins Game 3 of 1981 World... Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela , No. 34, is congratulated by teammates Mike Scioscia (14) and Ron Cey (10) after pitching a complete game to beat the New York Yankees, 5-4, at Dodger Stadium in the third game of the 1981 World Series.
04/16/12 THEN AND NOW: A heritage that's filled with pride Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune At the height of Fernandomania in 1981, a longtime season ticket holder happened to stand up to stretch just prior to a game Fernando Valenzuela was scheduled to pitch.
04/09/12 It's a guarantee: Padres will not lose Source: The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA What's happening today Good news abounds.
04/06/12 Focus Friday: Baseball and Xerox â A Lot In Common |... Source: Xerox Like most kids of little league age, my nine-year old son wants to be a pitcher.