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Or does POTY = Cy Young? (see)
"His 1981 season ranks among the most decorated pitching years of all-time as Fernando was the National League Rookie of the Year, the NL Cy Young Award winner, a Silver Slugger and a World Series champion."
** Edited by PhotoHokieNC at 10/23/2024, 7:26:27 AM
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He was doing Dodger broadcast in Spanish this year.**
-- 7Hokie1
Oct 23, 2024 at 08:35 PM ET
7Hokie1
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10/23/24 08:35 PM ET
Dodgers win the series for Fernando.**
-- section11hokie
Oct 23, 2024 at 05:01 PM ET
section11hokie
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10/23/24 05:01 PM ET
are we sure? Maybe breathing through eyelids?**
-- HokieDiver
Oct 23, 2024 at 03:35 PM ET
HokieDiver
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10/23/24 03:35 PM ET
Wow he was not that old. I remember his full rookie season he actually
-- jdkhokie
Oct 23, 2024 at 10:05 AM ET
jdkhokie
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10/23/24 10:05 AM ET
That was exactly my reaction - I was surprised how young he was.**
-- MP4VT2004
Oct 23, 2024 at 12:13 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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10/23/24 12:13 PM ET
I probably still have some of his baseball cards somewhere.**
-- HokieNoVA
Oct 23, 2024 at 09:31 AM ET
HokieNoVA
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10/23/24 09:31 AM ET
Saw him pitch in Richmond when some real stars used to come through town.**
-- dolph
Oct 23, 2024 at 08:48 AM ET
dolph
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10/23/24 08:48 AM ET
I saw him pitch for the Orioles**
-- turkeywinghokie
Oct 23, 2024 at 02:56 PM ET
turkeywinghokie
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10/23/24 02:56 PM ET
Saw Fernando pitch in San Antonio, which at the time was the Dodgers’
-- RoswellGAHokie
Oct 23, 2024 at 11:57 AM ET
RoswellGAHokie
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10/23/24 11:57 AM ET
First MLB rookie to win POTY?**
-- EDGEMAN
Oct 23, 2024 at 07:14 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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10/23/24 07:14 AM ET
Until much later. Then everybody won it.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Oct 23, 2024 at 11:55 AM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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10/23/24 11:55 AM ET
Participants of the Year**
-- TomTurkey
Oct 23, 2024 at 03:41 PM ET
TomTurkey
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10/23/24 03:41 PM ET
He was the POTY in my heart
-- Hokie Chris
Oct 23, 2024 at 11:03 AM ET
Hokie Chris
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10/23/24 11:03 AM ET
won Rookie of Year and Cy Young in 1981. (there is no PoTY award in MLB)**
-- BobG
Oct 23, 2024 at 08:01 AM ET
BobG
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10/23/24 08:01 AM ET
I thought Fred Lynn did it as well, but maybe not. Does POTY = MVP?**
-- santafe
Oct 23, 2024 at 07:18 AM ET
santafe
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10/23/24 07:18 AM ET
Or does POTY = Cy Young? (see)
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-- PhotoHokieNC
Oct 23, 2024 at 07:20 AM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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10/23/24 07:20 AM ET
Good question, I was thinking "player of the year". Just as likely
-- santafe
Oct 23, 2024 at 07:30 AM ET
santafe
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10/23/24 07:30 AM ET