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Tommy Lasorda s Legacy Includes Silence Over HIV and His Gay Son January 08 2021 9:23 PM EST
I was a rabid baseball fan growing up. I even won baseball trivia contests. I could name every MVP in history, both American and National leagues, Cy Young winners, World Series winners. I was an encyclopedia and my young head was chock full of statistics.
First and foremost, since I was from Pittsburgh, I was a Pirates fan. And, after Pirates’ great Roberto Clemente died, I had to search for new favorite ballplayer, and a year or two after Clemente’s death, Steve Garvey, the first baseman of the Los Angeles Dodgers burst onto the scene, becoming the first write-in to earn a spot on the All-Star team mid-season in 1974, and at the end of the year, garnering the MVP award.
LOS ANGELES (AP) Tommy Lasorda, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series titles and later became an ambassador
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The MLB Network looks back at some of the most memorable moments of Tommy Lasorda’s life and career, as we mourn the loss of the one of the game’s biggest personalities and greatest enthusiasts, who dies at the age of 93. | January 8, 2021, 2:28 PM
January 8, 2021, 2:28 PM
Tommy Lasorda lived an outsized life larger, certainly, than the average, soft-tossing journeyman pitcher and he was equally comfortable leading with his chin or his heart, threatening a punch or offering a hug. Always in Dodger Blue.
Lasorda, who passed away Thursday night at the age of 93, is the 22nd winningest manager of all time, holder of a 1,599-1,439 record compiled over 22 seasons, all of them spent with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lasorda’s death came just 72 days after the Dodgers wrapped up their first World Series win since he led them to the 1988 World Series. He said at one point during that drought that “God could take (
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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 26: Former Los Angeles Dodgers player and manager Tommy Lasorda throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to Game Three of the 2018 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Eugene Garcia - Pool/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA Tommy Lasorda, the eternally optimistic Hall of Famer who managed the Los Angeles Dodgers for 20 seasons and led them to two World Series titles, is getting a fitting tribute this weekend.
The LAX pylons are drenched in Dodger blue and white as the city continues to mourn Lasorda, who died Thursday at age 93. The honor is being shared with longtime City Councilman Tom LaBonge, who also died Thursday, at age 67.