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Tommy Lasorda, 1927–2021 (split from BP21)

kcmets Jan 08 2021 09:58 AM

Tommy Lasorda passes, 93

stevejrogers Jan 08 2021 09:59 AM Re: Baseball Passings 2021

https://www.mlb.com/news/tommy-lasorda-dodgers-legend-dies-at-93

MFS62 Jan 08 2021 10:19 AM Re: Baseball Passings 2021

Not impressive as a left handed pitcher for two major league teams. Later

Lefty Specialist Jan 08 2021 10:53 AM Re: Baseball Passings 2021

He's my hero simply for going after the Phillie Phanatic with murderous intent.

Frayed Knot Jan 08 2021 11:03 AM Re: Baseball Passings 2021

I remember how much my MFY friends (back when I had such things) hated Lasorda during those late '70s & 1981 WS thy played, and I was more of the mind that Tommy was just this harmless dude who talked too much but certainly not worth hating. Then came the '88 NLCS and I started thinking, y'know, he kind of is a fat, annoying, loudmouth, isn't he?

Edgy MD Jan 08 2021 11:04 AM Re: Baseball Passings 2021

TL is a Holla Famer, and deserves his own thread.

Edgy MD Jan 08 2021 11:15 AM Re: Tommy Lasorda, 1927–2020 (split from BP21)

Always entertaining and always irritating. Fully plugged into the entertainment value of baseball. Perfect for LA. I enjoyed when the Angels and the Dodgers both had very good teams, but the Angels had baseball's worst smart manager in Gene Mauch, and the Dodgers had baseball's best dumb manager in Lasorda. How maddening for Angel fans that must've been.

Chad ochoseis Jan 08 2021 11:22 AM Re: Tommy Lasorda, 1927–2020 (split from BP21) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 08 2021 11:23 AM

I remember reading long ago in Sports Illustrated that he'd arranged to have the Dodgers schedule on his tombstone. Whether it's going to be updated annually or whether it's going to be the 2021 schedule for eternity is something I don't know. And, of course, he was famously responsible for giving Mike Piazza a chance as a favor to his buddy, Mike Sr., and was therefore indirectly partially responsible for getting the Mets to the 2000 World Series.

Chad ochoseis Jan 08 2021 11:23 AM Re: Tommy Lasorda, 1927–2020 (split from BP21)

And that should be 1927-2021, correct?

batmagadanleadoff Jan 08 2021 12:28 PM Re: Baseball Passings 2021

Lefty Specialist wrote: He's my hero simply for going after the Phillie Phanatic with murderous intent. This and the Dave Kingman rant are the stand out memories. Also made Mike Piazza's career possible. Without Lasorda's influence, there'd be no major leaguer named Mike Piazza who was inducted into the HOF. I was actually thinking about Lasorda's advanced age a month ago. Ghoulish me. But I have a thing for keeping track of the surviving 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers, now down to three -- Sandy Koufax, Carl Erskine and original Met Roger Craig. Craig, Koufax and Lasorda were all rookies in 1955.

G-Fafif Jan 08 2021 04:25 PM Re: Tommy Lasorda, 1927–2021 (split from BP21)

Lasorda made a huge impression on me in Spring Training 1975 as part of an NBC season preview wherein he preached to L.A. minor leaguers about the Big Dodger in the Sky and all that Bleed Dodger Blue stuff. As grating as the act became (because, you know, 1988), I always did appreciate his stated desire to have a Dodgers schedule taped to his tombstone so when people visited, they could check to see if the club was in town and decide to catch a ballgame.

G-Fafif Jan 08 2021 04:28 PM Re: Tommy Lasorda, 1927–2021 (split from BP21)

https://youtu.be/mn8EbgzYFw0

G-Fafif Jan 08 2021 04:37 PM Re: Baseball Passings 2021

Lefty Specialist wrote: He's my hero simply for going after the Phillie Phanatic with murderous intent. This and the Dave Kingman rant are the stand out memories. Also made Mike Piazza's career possible. Without Lasorda's influence, there'd be no major leaguer named Mike Piazza who was inducted into the HOF. I was actually thinking about Lasorda's advanced age a month ago. Ghoulish me. But I have a thing for keeping track of the surviving 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers, now down to three -- Sandy Koufax, Carl Erskine and original Met Roger Craig. Craig, Koufax and Lasorda were all rookies in 1955. Thank him for Sid Fernandez, too. Tommy didn't like the large cut of his jib and made him very available to us.

Willets Point Jan 08 2021 05:56 PM Re: Tommy Lasorda, 1927–2021 (split from BP21)

The Phanatic shows no ill feelings.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 08 2021 07:10 PM Re: Tommy Lasorda, 1927–2021 (split from BP21)

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Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 08 2021 07:44 PM Re: Tommy Lasorda, 1927–2021 (split from BP21)

He lost 20 pounds in 3 weeks with NutriSlim, and so can you!

Edgy MD Jan 08 2021 11:54 PM Re: Tommy Lasorda, 1927–2021 (split from BP21)

He shouldn't have given up Tommy John. [YOUTUBE]QS6ViQtNfQo[/YOUTUBE]

stevejrogers Jan 09 2021 06:00 AM Re: Tommy Lasorda, 1927–2021 (split from BP21)

Buzzkill floating on the interwebs about his refusal to acknowledge his son's gayness, as well as refusing to state the fact that AIDS did take his son's life. Also seen reminders of his “old guy” racist side in defending Donald Sterling https://www.dailynews.com/2014/05/08/dodgers-should-sever-all-ties-with-lasorda-opinion/?fbclid=IwAR1WcCy347HIS8RxIlL3vzK7OdDw3W2Mmzby_8668gBdIBvSXojwFVsLg_4

Edgy MD Jan 09 2021 08:40 AM Re: Tommy Lasorda, 1927–2021 (split from BP21)

=stevejrogers post_id=53658 time=1610197220 user_id=57]Buzzkill floating on the interwebs about his refusal to acknowledge his son's gayness, as well as refusing to state the fact that AIDS did take his son's life.

This is all true. It's horrible and cannot be ignored. It shouldn't be. But it's a little rich to wait until the day he dies at 93 to fly that flag.



I was going to bring it up here, but I ain't going to get on a soapbox about it considering everything that's happened in the interim.