Orel Hershiser put on a pitching display over the final two months of the 1988 season that should never be forgotten. And yet, it has increasingly been overlooked.
”Sometimes when you meet families, the kid looks at me and he’s like, ‘Dad, why am I getting this guy’s autograph?’ But then, sometimes the kid knows,” Hershiser said. “I don’t regret if somebody doesn’t remember something. I’m humbled if they do and if not, I’m on to the next thing.
“If you love the game, that love is blind,” Hershiser said. “I wasn’t thinking, ‘Oh, your career can be at risk.’ I was thinking, I can do this, and I can do it again, I need to always be available. That’s what my parents taught me, that’s what the history of this franchise taught me, Sandy and Don , guys who always pitched.”the first six being nine-inning complete games and the record-breaker occurring in a memorable 10-inning stint in San Diego.
Oh, how he went for it. You want even more crazy? Counting that postseason, he allowed just five earned runs in his final 101 innings.There is always a controversial play in these sorts of streaks, and this one occurredwhen a Giants run was nullified after Brett Butler was called out for interfering with shortstop Alfredo Griffin on an attempted double-play throw to first base.
Manny Mota, respected for his pinch-hitting exploits on the field and his character off of it, is being inducted into the Legends of Dodger Baseball on Saturday. “Don was my mentor and my friend, and I thought it would be perfect for us to share space at the top,” Hershiser recalled.
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