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Hiatus history lesson: Improbable Opening Day shutout launches Fernandomania
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FERNANDOMANIA - Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Dodgers to retire Fernando Valenzuela's No. 34 this summer
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1994 was a good year, until
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The Impossible Rise of Fernando Valenzuela, Dark History of Dodger Stadium, Fernandomania's Impact!
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Remembering Fernandomania 40 years later
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1994 was a good year, until
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TMN's Heros, Icons & Legends Auction by thememorabilianetwork - Issuu
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Childhood – Page 5 – SABR's Baseball Cards Research Committee
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Fernandomania”, Changes in the Lineup, The Promise of Baseball, Explore, Baseball Americana, Exhibitions at the Library of Congress