Sid Fernandez was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and became one of the Greatest Pitchers of the 1980's. A LHP who played mostly for the New York Mets, Fernandez compiled a 114-96 record with 1,743 strikeouts over a 14 year career. Proud of his Hawaiian Roots, Fernandez wore uniform number 50, in honor of Hawaii being the 50th state. The theme song Hawaii Five O was often played before his starts at Shea Stadium. Fernandez played for the World Champion New York Mets in 1986.
Could have sworn I posted on this thread... anyways... that is one sweet autograph.
ReplyDeletei loved watching Fernandez... along with Ron Darling and Dwight Gooden during the 80's.
Aloha Fuji!
ReplyDeleteAfter conducting research on Hawaiian in baseball, I didnt realize how many great Hawaiian players there were in the 1980's like Ron Darling and Sid Fernandez. I use to love to watch both of these guys pitch.
Elbert