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Originally Posted by cavebutter
The first mania. You really had to be living here to believe it. #34, Fernando.
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He was quite the national sensation too from what I recall. After he started 8-0 and had an ERA of 0.something or other, he actually knocked both the Yanks and Mets off the back page of both local NY newspapers, and even grabbed a decent sized blurb on the front page of I think the NY Post, if I recall correctly. No doubt, that pleased George Steinbrenner to no end, who would often go into a jealous rage if the Mets dared to hog up media coverage he thought belonged to him & the Yanks. But for an L.A. Dodger player to steal his press....pfft!
Trust me, before the strike hit on June 12, Fernando mania was very much a nationwide phenomenon. There were seemingly images of him everywhere, especially of him in mid-windup with his eyes looking up to the heavens.