Tagged: Fernandomania
Kershaw and Cupcakes
A couple years ago, during the postseason, we had a local bakery called Dots (started by a former Dodger employee) and Mrs. Beasley’s, provide themed cupcakes for the media in the press box and that was when I really realized what an insane craze this had become.
Well, the madness continues tonight as The Food Network’s Cupcake Wars airs a Dodger-themed show they taped a couple months ago, partially at the Stadium. Lee Lacy is a guest judge and the winner got to provide cupcakes to the Dugout Club and man, do these bakers take this stuff seriously.
I’m assuming most of you will be watching Kershaw take on the Rockies tonight as the team goes for four in a row and eight of the last nine home games, so if you’re either at the game or watching it on TV, you should DVR the show. Even if you’re not a food-show fan, this one kind of sucks you in…and makes you hungry.
And for those who are coming down, be sure to come early and snag your Fernandomania bobblehead. He’s the first Dodger to be honored with three bobbleheads since we started giving them away in ’01. Here’s a list of all those that have been distributed over the years.
Dodger Bobbleheads in history
Recently, a Dodger fan on Twitter asked for a list of all the bobbleheads the Dodgers have given out over the years.
With Clayton Kershaw on the mound today and his bobblehead night coming up on May 17 (click here for tickets), we figured today is as good a day as any to research the question and provide an answer for @JoeChacon.
Name | Date |
Tommy Lasorda | 4/4/2001 |
Kirk Gibson | 6/9/2001 |
Fernando Valenzuela | 7/29/2001 |
Paul Lo Duca | 5/31/2002 |
Shawn Green | 7/18/2002 |
Hideo Nomo | 8/24/2002 |
Eric Gagne | 5/2/2003 |
Brian Jordan | 7/1/2003 |
Fred McGriff | 9/12/2003 |
Eric Gagne (Cy Young) | 4/30/2004 |
Don Newcombe | 7/23/2004 |
Don Drysdale | 8/20/2004 |
Cesar Izturis | 6/1/2005 |
Jeff Kent | 9/29/2005 |
Ron Cey | 6/2/2006 |
Fernando Valenzuela | 6/23/2006 |
Steve Garvey | 7/28/2006 |
Nomar Garciaparra | 4/26/2007 |
Rafael Furcal | 7/6/2007 |
Russell Martin | 8/2/2007 |
Tommy Lasorda (HOF) | 9/14/2007 |
Joe Torre | 4/25/2008 |
Takashi Saito | 6/5/2008 |
Brad Penny | 7/25/2008 |
Joe Bimel | 8/12/2008 |
Casey Blake | 5/20/2009 |
Manny Ramirez | 7/22/2009 |
Matt Kemp | 8/19/2009 |
Manny Ramirez (Grand Slam) | 9/16/2009 |
Andre Ethier | 5/18/2010 |
Jonathan Broxton | 6/8/2010 |
James Loney | 7/20/2010 |
Matt Kemp | 8/17/2010 |
Clayton Kershaw | 5/17/2011 |
Don Mattingly | 6/1/2011 |
Hong-Chih Kuo | 6/14/2011 |
Andre Ethier Throwback | 7/7/2011 |
Fernandomania | 7/26/2011 |
Duke Snider | 8/9/2011 |
Fernando Nation
Tonight at the Stadium Club, we’re hosting a private premiere of the ESPN 30 for 30 series “Fernando Nation” which debuts on ESPN Deportes this Sunday night at 6 p.m. PT and on ESPN on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 5 p.m. PT.
Here’s a recap of the film:
“‘The Natural’ is supposed to be a blue-eyed boy who teethed on a 36-ounce Louisville Slugger. He should run like the wind and throw boysenberries through brick. He should come from California.” – Steve Wulf, Sports Illustrated, 1981. So how was it that a pudgy 20-year-old, Mexican, left-handed pitcher from a remote village in the Sonoran desert, unable to speak a word of English, could sell out stadiums across America and become a rock star overnight? In Fernando Nation, Mexican-born and Los Angeles-raised director Cruz Angeles traces the history of a community that was torn apart when Dodger Stadium was built in Chavez Ravine and then revitalized by one of the most captivating pitching phenoms baseball has ever seen. Nicknamed “El Toro” by his fans, Fernando Valenzuela ignited a fire that spread from LA to New York–and beyond. He vaulted himself onto the prime time stage and proved with his signature look to the heavens and killer screwball that the American dream was not reserved for those born on U.S. soil. In this layered look at the myth and the man, Cruz Angeles recalls the euphoria around Fernando’s arrival and probes a phenomenon that transcended baseball for many Mexican-Americans. Fernando Valenzuela himself opens up to share his perspective on this very special time. Three decades later, “Fernandomania” lives.