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They Bled Blue Audiobook
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They Bled Blue Audiobook

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by Jason Turbow

  • Narrated by: Jason Turbow
  • Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
  • Release date: 06-04-19
  • Language: English

They Bled Blue is the rollicking yarn of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ crazy 1981 season, a watershed campaign that cemented the team’s place and reputation as fitting thoroughly within the surrounding LA culture. That it culminated in an unlikely World Series win – during a split season demarcated by a strike, no less – is not even the most interesting thing about this team. 

The Dodgers were led by the garrulous Tommy Lasorda, whose office hosted a regular stream of Hollywood royalty. They had Steve Garvey, the first baseman with the movie-star good looks. Garvey was teamed with Ron Cey, Davey Lopes, and Bill Russell in the most durable infield in major league history, with 1981 presenting their final chance to win a championship as a unit. The difference maker was an entirely unexpected 20-year-old nearly straight out of Mexico, with a wild delivery and a screwball as his flippin’ out pitch. Fernando Valenzuela didn’t speak much English, but his baseball ability broke down cultural barriers and helped fill Dodger Stadium to the brim with a Southern California Latino population that had been thirsting for just such a success story.

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Author

Jason Turbow

Language

English

Length

10 hrs and 3 mins

Narrated by

Jason Turbow

Release date

06-04-19

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