Nevertheless, RIP Tommy Lasorda ... you were a true "giant".
Posted on 01/08/2021 8:56:28 AM PST by Borges
Rest in Peace, Tommy.
Thanks for the memories.......................
May he rest in peace.
He and Billy Martin were two great managers. When they got pissed it was in its entirety.
I am not a dodger fan but I always liked Tommy. Seemed to be a straight up guy and patriot.
RIP uniform 2
I was a Yankee fan and hated the Dodgers in the World Series, not because they were terrible people but because they were our opponents and were good. Now I hate players because they are bad people dealing in wokism, call me racist and demand my money.
Coached the Spokane Indians (LA Dodgers AAA team) 1969-1971, before LA moved it to ABQ. A great coach.
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He was just as much in disbelief as the rest of us were, but that immediately turned to complete elation.
One of baseball’s legends, RIP
Will be classed under the COVID stats.
He attended mass at my church once when they were in town to play the braves. He sat several rows from me. Looked exactly how he looked on TV. Everyone was thrilled to see him.
Lasorda made it easy for a Giants fan to hate the Dodgers.
Those were good days...
RIP.
Tommy lived in a very simple house for many years well after he gained fame and fortune. If I recall right it was in Fullerton. Down to earth guy.
“As a life-long Giants fan, I hated anything or anyone wearing Dodger Blue.”
But that’s not the real point of my post. Look at what we’ve lost/had taken away from us. Being life-long fans of baseball teams. I neither watch nor cared about the 2020 World Series.
Remember the old WWII movies where some Japanese/German speaking perfect English tried to trick our troops only to be foiled by the question “Who won last years World Series? Baseball was something we all had in common as Americans. Is there much of anything like that left?
RIP Tommy. You were a part of my life for many years. Glad you got to see the Blue Crew once again world champs.
He was one-of-a-kind.
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