The Honolulu Advertiser remembers Sid Fernandez today.
Fernandez’s career flourished on the East Coast. He would spend the next 10 seasons with the Mets, helping them make the postseason in 1986 and 1988. He would make three relief appearances totaling 6 2/3 innings to help the Mets win the ’86 World Series.
In Game 7 — following the famous Bill Buckner play in Game 6 — Fernandez played a pivotal role for the Mets.
Down 3-0, Fernandez replaced starter Ron Darling and retired seven batters in a row, including four by strikeouts and seemingly stealing the momentum away from the Red Sox with every strikeout.
Sid would be a rich rich man if he played in 2009.
I worked at Shea for many of those years and heated when Sid pitched. His games toooooookkk fffooooorrrrreeeevvvvvveeeeerrrrr. The man would walk around the mound after every pitch. Hated it.
I went with the Phillies picture just to mix things up. Looks weird doesn’t it?
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