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Thread: RIP Tommy Lasorda

  1. 01-08-2021, 12:01 PM #1
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    RIP Tommy Lasorda

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    The King of TalkSox has Spoken.

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    RIP Tommy. Great baseball man.
    Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1

    The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
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    San Diego Chicken finally got his revenge.
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    ( I won't say the "C word.")
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    RIP

    Willie Mays is now the oldest living member of the Hall of Fame...
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    Lasorda was one of those people who was likable , even if you hated the team he represented. Just seemed like a good guy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mvp 78 View Post
    San Diego Chicken finally got his revenge.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-2PpquOkqM

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    ( I won't say the "C word.")
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    Sad day for MLB.
    When you say it's gonna happen now
    When exactly do you mean?
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    Glad he got to see another Dodgers title first
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    Quote Originally Posted by Thunder View Post
    Glad he got to see another Dodgers title first
    Good take.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 5GoldGloves:OF,75 View Post
    Good take.
    My grandfather, a lifelong Sox fan, passed away in June 2014 after several years of health issues. I remember feeling a sense of relief and closure after the 2013 WS. It definitely seemed like that team was keeping him alive. Wonder if the same was true for Tommy. We know he had long term health issues.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Thunder View Post
    My grandfather, a lifelong Sox fan, passed away in June 2014 after several years of health issues. I remember feeling a sense of relief and closure after the 2013 WS. It definitely seemed like that team was keeping him alive. Wonder if the same was true for Tommy. We know he had long term health issues.
    Lasorda was a lifetime Dodger -- the first guy I ever heard say the color of his blood was Dodger blue. Pitched for the 1955 world champs in Brooklyn, won a few rings managing LA in the 80s... but his best trait was as an ambassador for the sport. Personalities with the enthusiasm of Tommy Lasorda are the MVPs of life.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 5GoldGloves:OF,75 View Post
    Lasorda was a lifetime Dodger -- the first guy I ever heard say the color of his blood was Dodger blue. Pitched for the 1955 world champs in Brooklyn, won a few rings managing LA in the 80s... but his best trait was as an ambassador for the sport. Personalities with the enthusiasm of Tommy Lasorda are the MVPs of life.
    Only manager in history to manage a World Series champion and an Olympic Gold Medal team....
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