⚾ 🥎 Fernando and Luis Tiant

[It Takes Eleven]

Two of the more colorful pitchers - with distinctive deliveries - from a great era of baseball are now gone. Valenzela at just 63, and Luis Tiant a few weeks ago.

Given the rule of threes, perhaps Kent Tekulve deserves a welfare check.

 

[Rolltide24]

“There was something in the air, that night, the stars were bright, Fernando”

 

[TerryP]

Two of the more colorful pitchers - with distinctive deliveries - from a great era of baseball are now gone. Valenzela at just 63, and Luis Tiant a few weeks ago.

Given the rule of threes, perhaps Kent Tekulve deserves a welfare check.

When I was playing baseball I had a hell of a hard time hitting left handed pitchers. Now, I know it was as much mental as anything.

That said...can't say there is another lefty pitcher I enjoyed watching as much as I did Fernado.

 

[Rolltide24]

Trying to find a video of him entering a game with Fernando blasting for his entrance music. That was always exciting to see.

 

[alabama mike]

Taint was a gem in his Red Sox days. Loved watching his windup and delivery to the plate.

Valenzuela was a phenomenon because he was a lefty and had that awesome screw ball that moved away from right handed hitters.

 

[rammerjammer]

Given the rule of threes, perhaps Kent Tekulve deserves a welfare check.

Talk about a blast from the past.

 

[OldPlayer]

Two of the more colorful pitchers - with distinctive deliveries - from a great era of baseball are now gone. Valenzela at just 63, and Luis Tiant a few weeks ago.

Given the rule of threes, perhaps Kent Tekulve deserves a welfare check.

You’re not counting Pete Rose?

 

[TerryP]

and had that awesome screw ball that moved away from right handed hitters.

Yes sir...the root of my infatuation.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

You’re not counting Pete Rose?

Although Pete did bring it to the plate (just ask Ray Fosse), I was talking about pitchers with atypical deliveries.