Lasorda hospitalized after suffering heart attack

MLB.com ^ | June 5, 2012 | Ken Gurnick

[stephenjohnbanker]

I remember this like it was yesterday!

[Elle Bee]

Good health Tommy ...

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[angcat]

I thought he was the Godfather of Mike Piazza? He certainly gets around.

[cripplecreek]

Its entirely possible, He’s one of the elders of baseball.

Tommy Lasorda visits his godson, Alex Avila, in Tigers clubhouse

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2010/04/tommy_lasorda_visits_his_godso.html

[cripplecreek]

Yup from post number 24.

“Lasorda, 82, now has two godsons who are major league catchers. The first was Mike Piazza, a 12-time All-Star who hit .308 with 427 homers.”

[stylecouncilor]

Ping

[PowderMonkey]

My favorite Lasorda quote:

"For starting pitchers we have two Dominicans, one Italian, one Mexican and one Japanese. In the bullpen we have a Venezuelan, a Mexican, a guy from the United States and a guy from St. Louis."

God bless him.

[jazusamo]

Amen

Even before he became manager and was a coach he'd come off with that kind of stuff.

Walt Alston, as I remember him, was a pretty quiet type guy so Tommy didn't get that stuff from Walt.

God bless them both.

[papasmurf]

Actually, Jerry Doggett (9/14/16 – 7/7/97) was. Best Baseball team and best announcing team...ever!

God bless Tommy Lasorda or, as we say in Italian...Lasagna belly (lol), and the L.A. Dodgers.

[papasmurf]

I still remember Lasorda flying out of the dugout in 1988 as Kirk Gibson pinch- homered in the 9th inning off Dennis Eckersley : )

THAT was a moment in time! Still gives me goosebumps and waters my eyes.
BTW, how are you doing?

[stephenjohnbanker]

I’m doing just fine, thanks for asking.