Jon Miller broadcast games when Vida Blue pitched for the A’s in 1974 and sat in the stands as a teenager watching him pitch in 1971.
SAN FRANCISCO — In 1981, there was “Fernandomania” as Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Fernando Valenzuela captured the imagination of baseball fans everywhere and drew crowds both at home and on the road.
“The A’s got bigger crowds at the Coliseum when he pitched and they sold out the ballpark all over the league,” Miller said Sunday before the Giants closed out a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Oracle Park. “When he pitched in Fenway Park for the first time, you couldn’t get a ticket. The scalpers were in heaven.”
Miller’s memories of Blue were enhanced by what he learned from A’s teammates in his year with Oakland. Vida Blue helped change the Giants fortunes when he arrived via trade from the Athletics in 1978. Getty Images “They came out of nowhere, largely because of Vida,” Miller said. “It was a great trade. All of a sudden, the Giants were in the conversation.”Left-handed starter Alex Wood began a rehab assignment in Triple-A Sacramento. Manager Gabe Kapler is taking a wait-and-see approach as to when Wood would be available. He has been on the injured list with a left hamstring strain since April 19.
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