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‘FERNANDOMANIA @ 40’ DOCUSERIES
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![Baseball: All Star Game: Los Angeles Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela (34) in action, pitching.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/55054b5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3708x2480+96+0/resize/320x214!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F16%2F32%2Fa0f5b38c4884985522374fa5ffed%2Fgetty-1212991917.jpg)
Everybody wants to have a hero | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 1
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![How Mike Brito discovered Fernando Valenzuela | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 2](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cb752f4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/480x321+0+20/resize/320x214!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F79ocO5FEghs%2Fhqdefault.jpg)
How Mike Brito discovered Fernando Valenzuela | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 2
9:36
![Why the Dodgers are haunted by Chavez Ravine ghosts | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 3](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/594b0b9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/480x321+0+20/resize/320x214!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fv1LvQvRpfvg%2Fhqdefault.jpg)
Why the Dodgers are haunted by Chavez Ravine ghosts | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 3
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![Before Fernando Valenzuela, the Dodgers needed a 'Mexican Sandy Koufax' | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 4](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9e7494e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/480x321+0+20/resize/320x214!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FxW5NZUwaD5U%2Fhqdefault.jpg)
Before Fernando Valenzuela, the Dodgers needed a 'Mexican Sandy Koufax' | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 4
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![How Fernando Valenzuela’s 1981 Opening Day happened | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 5](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7c65bd9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/480x321+0+20/resize/320x214!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fn7m1-qinXck%2Fhqdefault.jpg)
How Fernando Valenzuela’s 1981 Opening Day happened | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 5
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![Fernandomania changed the Dodgers fanbase forever | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 6](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2646daa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/480x321+0+20/resize/320x214!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FYOAKbYU14H0%2Fhqdefault.jpg)
Fernandomania changed the Dodgers fanbase forever | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 6
10:48
![What made Fernando Valenzuela's screwball so unhittable | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 7](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2bde32d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/480x321+0+20/resize/320x214!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FppLoI28yhv8%2Fhqdefault.jpg)
What made Fernando Valenzuela's screwball so unhittable | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 7
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![How the media had to adapt to Fernando Valenzuela | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 8](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7be8aca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/480x321+0+20/resize/320x214!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FiQ7bbWzsCSM%2Fhqdefault.jpg)
How the media had to adapt to Fernando Valenzuela | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 8
6:45
![How immigration policy changed once Ronald Reagan met Fernando Valenzuela | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 9](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dc361e5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/480x321+0+20/resize/320x214!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FnfHkikIi9eQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg)
How immigration policy changed once Ronald Reagan met Fernando Valenzuela | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 9
7:44
![How Fernando Valenzuela's mound artistry inspired other artists | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 10](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/de86baa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/480x321+0+20/resize/320x214!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FIdoLjJpuYns%2Fhqdefault.jpg)
How Fernando Valenzuela's mound artistry inspired other artists | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 10
12:00
![The World Series game that turned the tide for the 1981 Dodgers | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 11](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2d2a3ec/2147483647/strip/true/crop/480x321+0+20/resize/320x214!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FwE4MCFFVfrU%2Fhqdefault.jpg)
The World Series game that turned the tide for the 1981 Dodgers | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 11
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