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6. No kidding. Opening Day too

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 23, 2024, 01:00 PM

Oct 2024

The following season, Valenzuela was named the Opening Day starter as a rookie after Jerry Reuss was injured 24 hours before his scheduled start, and Burt Hooton was not ready to fill in. Valenzuela shut out the Houston Astros 2–0.[21]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Valenzuela

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One of the best, if not *the* best, starts to a season in any sport TwilightZone Oct 2024 #4

No kidding. Opening Day too underpants Oct 2024 #6