Hershiser was not a particularly overpowering pitcher , seldom topping 90 mph even in his prime. However he possessed very fine control, and his average velocity on his fastball was more than made up for with its tremendous sinking action.
This caused batters to beat scores of balls into the ground, leading to easy outs. He complemented his sinker with a well-above average curve ball that would often freeze hitters or cause them to completely lose their timing. He also threw a quality slider that he would spot in on the hands of left-handed hitters, showing them something that moved in the opposite direction of his fastball.
He also threw the odd changeup and splitter , but mainly stuck to his tremendous sinker and curve ball. In his career, Hershiser had a — regular season record with 2, strikeouts and an ERA of 3. Hershiser was married to Jamie Byars until their divorce in He currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jordan graduated high school in from St. Mark's School of Texas in Dallas and plays college baseball at the University of Southern California as a pitcher and first baseman.
Jordan's head coach is Orel's former Dodger teammate Chad Kreuter. Orel is currently a broadcaster for ESPN , but has been considered for several managerial vacancies. He was also seen singing hymns to stay relaxed in the dugout during the World Series.
On a subsequent appearance on The Tonight Show , Johnny Carson talked him into singing one for the audience. Hershiser stunned the poker world by making the quarterfinals, defeating event champion Ted Forrest , Allen Cunningham , and Freddy Deeb [3] —players who had won a total of 12 World Series of Poker bracelets heading into the event.
Andy Bloch finally defeated him in the quarterfinals. Baseball Wiki Explore. Top Content. Recent blog posts. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Orel Hershiser. History Talk 0. A photo of Orel Hershiser. Accessed December 18 , East High - was and in the last two seasons for teams that finished 16 games under. Two days and a busted bracket. Retrieved on A great event and a deserving champion.
At the same time, he became the full-fledged starter in the Dodger rotation after the injury of Jerry Reuss. By the end of the season, he had started 20 games out of the total 45 games he played, where he maintained a 2.
Right in the year , he had his first start in the National League, where he had a big winning streak as he maintained a record of with a 2. On the other hand, he pitched for the National League Championship Series.
To summarize the year right here, he had a 16—16 record with a 3. Then, right with it, Orel had an emergency appendectomy. In , Hershiser had a winning streak and one of the great years where all he did was bagging titles and leaving his marl for the others. Firstly, Orel commenced the season normally, and later since August 30, he had his endless streak for the season as he led the season with 23 wins in total, which complied innings, 8 shutouts, and 15 complete games.
Secondly, he surpassed the mark of former Dodger Don Drysdale to have 59 consecutive scoreless innings as he stood third in ERA 2. World Series History. For the season, he featured in 35 games, and he posted an ERA of 2.
However, the gameplay was not that well, due to the lack of good teammates as they were short of offense support. Hershiser had a few games this year as he had a torn labrum, and on April 27, he underwent shoulder reconstruction surgery under Dr. Frank Jobe. Thus, it was May when he made his returned and started his games. On June 9, he played against the Chicago Cubs, where he recorded his th career win, and for the year, he had 21 starts with a 3.
Even until the year , he impacted his surgery, which made his performance slightly different. Watch this video on YouTube Adding both the year, he had played in 33 games as he recorded a 3.
Despite all his works and struggles, he claimed the Silver Slugger Award in , with 83 plate appearances. Hershiser became a free agent in as his time ended with the Dodgers after partaking in the Major League Baseball Players Association. As he advanced to the season, he had a 14—6 record.
Overall, he featured three seasons for the Indians and stood out as an inspiration or, as you can say, a folk hero for the Indians. Hence, he featured in with the Giants as he posted a 4. Cleveland Indians. Following it, he signed with the New York Mets on March 25, where he made a 4. On December 17, , he again signed a year contract with the Dodgers and commenced the year with the home opener on April 14 against the Reds. Unfortunately, the very year is known as his worst year doe his ERA as he recorded only On June 26, , Dodgers released Hershiser after which, he remained as a player-personnel consultant.
Later, he left the position and started working as a broadcaster. In the fall of , Orel stood as a special assistant of General Manager John Hart, and On June 2, , he started as a pitching coach. Until the year , he continued his role as a coach and advanced to an Executive Director of the Rangers till In , Hershiser became a television analyst for the Dodgers to represent their new regional sports network SportsNet LA.
Since , he commenced his work as a primary broadcast team for Dodger baseball alongside Joe Davis. In addition, he also served as a LA Dodger announcer.
Pitching is the most important part of the game, which impacts the whole game. As for Hershiser has his own tactics to make it work, and he, himself, knows his pitching better, as he explained in True Value should have as much hardware. Perhaps Hershiser gave the appearance of a bookkeeper or a librarian with his tall, gangly, bespectacled frame.
But the right-handed hurler could throw the pill. Perhaps his biggest accomplishment was that from August 30 to September 28, he did not surrender a single run. Orel owned a business that printed newspaper advertising inserts. His business kept the family on the move, as they relocated from Buffalo to Detroit to Toronto to Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and finally back to Detroit.
While living in Toronto, he had learned to play hockey and turned himself into a fairly good defenseman. Bowling Green was strong in both baseball and hockey.
Hershiser leaned toward the diamond instead of the rink. The Dodgers selected Hershiser in the 17th round of the free agent draft on June 5, While in San Antonio, he met the former Jamie Byars, whom he married in after a short courtship.
Los Angeles called Hershiser up to the big leagues and he made his debut on September 1, , pitching two innings in relief of Fernando Valenzuela to earn a save. After the season, Hershiser played winter ball in the Dominican Republic.
There he worked with pitching coach Dave Wallace , and together they made Hershiser a complete pitcher. He watches and studies and just has a feeling for pitching. Hershiser made the Dodgers team in , but was relegated to long relief work. Injuries to Jerry Reuss and Rick Honeycutt opened the door for him. It was his first complete game in the major leagues and he struck out eight.
As impressive as Hershiser was in his first full season, he took greater strides in when he posted a record and a 2. He had a rocky beginning to the season, but righted the ship against reigning NL West Division champion San Diego, pitching a two-hitter against them on April 21, and a one-hitter on the 26th. His 19th victory came on October 2 against Atlanta. The win clinched the division title for the Dodgers.
Over the next two years the Dodgers sank in the division standings. Hershiser pitched to a record. Manager Tommy Lasorda gave him the nickname Bulldog, in an effort for Hershiser to have a tougher attitude on the hill.
He was in the midst of five straight seasons with over innings pitched. Hershiser picked up a great deal of his pitching acumen from Lasorda. As Hershiser took the mound on September 28, , in San Diego, he needed nine shutout innings to eclipse Drysdale.
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