Daybreak at Chavez Ravine: Fernandomania and the Remaking of the Los Angeles Dodgers -- Erik Sherman, Hardcover

Daybreak at Chavez Ravine: Fernandomania and the Remaking of the Los Angeles Dodgers -- Erik Sherman, HardcoverFernando Valenzuela was only twenty years old when Tom Lasorda chose him as the Dodgers' opening day starting pitcher in 1981. Born in the remote Mexican town of Etchohuaquila, the left hander had moved to the United States less than two years before. He became an instant icon, and his superlative rookie season produced Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards and a World Series victory over the Yankees. Forty years later, there hasn't been a player