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Encyclopedia > Tommy Lasorda
Tommy Lasorda
Pitcher/Manager
Born: September 22, 1927 (1927-09-22) (age 80)
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 5, 1954
for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Final game
July 8, 1956
for the Kansas City Athletics
Career statistics
Pitching record     0-4
Earned run average     6.48
Strikeouts     37
Teams

As Player
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As Manager
Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 24, 32, 39, 42, 53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1913) Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (1911-1912) Brooklyn Superbas (1899... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 9, 27, 34, 42, 43, (As) Name Oakland Athletics (1968–present) Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967) Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) (Referred to as As) Other nicknames The As, The White Elephants, The...

Career highlights and awards
  • World Series champion: 1981, 1988
  • National League pennant: 1977, 1978
  • Managerial record: 1599-1439
  • Managed Dodgers to 9 postseasons
  • Manager of gold medal-winning 2000 U.S. Olympic Team
  • 1983 & 1988 National League Manager of the Year
  • 9 All-Star appearances (4 as manager)
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected     1997
Election Method     Veteran's Committee

Thomas Charles Lasorda (born September 22, 1927 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League baseball pitcher and manager. In 1999 he marked his 50th year in one capacity or another with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers organization, the longest tenure anyone has had with the team (Vin Scully joined a year later). Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 24, 32, 39, 42, 53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1913) Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (1911-1912) Brooklyn Superbas (1899... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ... 1981 World Series Logo The 1981 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking their third meeting in the Series in five years. ... Dates: October 15, 1988–October 20, 1988 MVP: Orel Hershiser (Los Angeles) Television: NBC CBS Radio (Jack Buck and Bill White announcing) Announcers: Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola Umpires: Doug Harvey (NL), Larry McCoy (AL), Bruce Froemming (NL), Durwood Merrill (AL), Jerry Crawford (NL), Derryl Cousins (AL) ALCS: Oakland Athletics... 1977 World Series Logo The 1977 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in six games to capture their first title since 1962, and their 21st overall. ... 1978 World Series Logo The 1978 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rematch of the 1977 Series, with the Yankees winning in six games to repeat as champions. ... Baseball had its third appearance as an official medal sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. ... Baseball Hall of Fame redirects here. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Baseball Hall of Fame redirects here. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The following are the events of the year 1997 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Norristown is a home rule municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 6 miles (10 km) northwest of the city limits of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Major Leagues redirects here. ... This article is about the sport. ... New York Yankees manager Joe Torre returning to the dugout (September 2005) In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally, the field manager); this individual controls matters of team batting order to more closely communicate with baserunners, but most managers delegate this responsibility... The following are the baseball events of the year 1999 throughout the world. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 24, 32, 39, 42, 53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1913) Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (1911-1912) Brooklyn Superbas (1899... For the American architecture historian, see Vincent Scully. ...

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Playing career

Tommy Lasorda's number 2 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1997
Tommy Lasorda's number 2 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1997

Tommy Lasorda signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an undrafted free agent in 1945 and began his professional career with the Concord Weavers in 1945. He then missed the 1946 & 1947 seasons because of a stint in the United States Armed Forces. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (681 × 681 pixel, file size: 37 KB, MIME type: image/png) Tommy Lasorda I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (681 × 681 pixel, file size: 37 KB, MIME type: image/png) Tommy Lasorda I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 24, 32, 39, 42, 53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1913) Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (1911-1912) Brooklyn Superbas (1899... Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 14, 20, 32, 36, 42 Name Philadelphia Phillies (1884–present) Philadelphia Quakers (1883-1889) (Also referred to as Blue Jays 1943-1945 despite formal name remaining Phillies) Other nicknames The Phils, The Phightin Phils... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ...


He returned to baseball in 1948 with the Schenectady Blue Jays of the Canadian-American League. On June 1, 1948 in a 15-inning game he struck out 25 Amsterdam Rugmakers, setting a since-broken pro record. He even drove in the winning run with a single. In his next two starts, he struck out 15 and 13, gaining the attention of the Dodgers, who drafted him from the Phillies chain and sent him to the Greenville Spinners in 1949. Lasorda also pitched for the Cristobal Motta's in the Canal Zone Baseball League in Panama from 1948 through 1950. The Motta's won the championship in '48 and '50. The Canadian-American League, nicknamed the Can-Am League, is a Class C minor league baseball league that existed during the years immediately before and after World War II. It is distinct from the 21st century Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, which has teams in the same area, has... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Class-Level Double-A (2005-present) Minor League affiliations Southern League (2005-Present) Southern Division Major League affiliations Atlanta Braves (2005-Present) Name Mississippi Braves (2005-present) Ballpark Trustmark Park Minor League titles League titles Division titles Owner(s)/Operated by: Liberty Media Manager: Phillip Welman General Manager: Steve DeSalvo...


He was sent to the Montreal Royals of the International League in 1950. He pitched for Montreal from 1950-54 and 1958-1960 and is the winningest pitcher in the history of the team (107-57).[1] He led Montreal to four straight Governors' Cups from 1951 to 1954, and a fifth one in 1958.[1] On June 24, 2006 he was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.[1] The Montreal Royals were a professional baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, that existed from 1897-1917 and from 1928-60 as a member of the International League and its progenitor, the original Eastern League. ... The International League (IL) is a minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States and Canada. ... The Governors Cup is the trophy awarded each year to the champion of the International League, one of the two AAA (Triple-A) Level minor leagues of Major League Baseball. ...


Lasorda made his major league debut on August 5, 1954 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He pitched for the Dodgers for two seasons, and then for the Kansas City Athletics for one season, after the Athletics purchased him from the Dodgers. He was later traded by Kansas City to the New York Yankees in 1956 and then sold back to the Dodgers in 1957. He played only in the minors for the Yankees and the Dodgers returned him to the Montreal team where he was voted the International League's Most Valuable Pitcher Award in 1958, when he won his fifth minor league championship. The Dodgers finally released him on July 9, 1960. is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 24, 32, 39, 42, 53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1913) Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (1911-1912) Brooklyn Superbas (1899... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 9, 27, 34, 42, 43, (As) Name Oakland Athletics (1968–present) Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967) Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) (Referred to as As) Other nicknames The As, The White Elephants, The... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Coaching career

Minor leagues

Lasorda's first off-field assignment with the Dodgers was as a scout from 1961-65. In 1966, he became the manager for the Pocatello Chiefs in the rookie leagues, then managed the Ogden Dodgers to three Pioneer League championships from 1966-1968. He became the Dodgers AAA Pacific Coast League manager in 1969 with the Spokane Indians (1969-71) and remained in the position when the Dodgers switched their AAA farm club to the Albuquerque Dukes (1972). His 1972 Dukes team won the PCL Championship. Lasorda was also a manager for the Dominican Winter Baseball League team Tigres del Licey (Licey Tigers). He led the team to the 1973 Caribbean World Series Title in Venezuela with a series record of 5 wins and 1 loss. Professional sports scouts are trained talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scouts organization. ... The Pocatello Chiefs were a minor league baseball team located in Pocatello, Idaho. ... The Lethbridge Expos (formerly the Ogden Dodgers and Ogden Spikers) arrived in Lethbridge, Alberta 65 years after the city had last hosted a professional baseball team. ... Pioneers | logo = PioneerLeague. ... The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. ... Texas Rangers American League AAA Oklahoma RedHawks AA Frisco RoughRiders A Bakersfield Blaze Clinton LumberKings Spokane Indians R Arizona Rangers The Spokane Indians are a minor league baseball team in Spokane, Washington, USA. They are a Class A team in the Northwest League, and have been a farm team of... The Albuquerque Dukes were a minor league baseball team based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... Tigres del Licey is a professional baseball team established in 1907 located in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Caribbean World Series logo The Caribbean World Series of Professional Baseball — or Serie del Caribe del Béisbol Profesional in Spanish — is an annual baseball tournament, usually played during the month of February, before the MLB trainings season in Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico or Venezuela. ...


Dodgers' third base coach

In 1973, Lasorda became the third-base coach on the staff of Hall of Fame manager Walter Alston, serving for almost four seasons. He was widely regarded as Alston's heir apparent, and turned down several major league managing jobs elsewhere to remain in the Dodger fold. This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January-March January 3 - A group of investors, headed by shipbuilder George Steinbrenner, purchases the New York Yankees from CBS for $10 million. ... In baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team. ... Walter Emmons Alston (December 1, 1911 - October 1, 1984) was an American baseball player and manager. ...


Manager of the Dodgers

Lasorda became the Los Angeles manager September 29, 1976 upon Alston's retirement. He compiled a 1,599-1,439 record as Dodgers manager, won two World Series championships in (1981 and 1988), four National League pennants and eight division titles in his 20 year career as the Dodgers Manager. is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 14 - Ted Turner completes the purchase of 100 percent of the Atlanta Braves. ... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1981 throughout the world. ... This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 12 - Former Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Willie Stargell is the only player elected this year to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ...


His 16 wins in 30 NL Championship games managed were the most of any manager at the time of his retirement. His 61 post-season games managed ranks fourth all-time behind Bobby Cox,Casey Stengel and Joe Torre. He also managed in four All-Star games. Bobby Cox (born May 21, 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) a graduate of Selma High School in Selma, California and Reedley College, class of 1959, Reedley, California, is the current and longtime manager of the Atlanta Braves, and a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. ... Charles Dillon Casey Stengel (July 30, 1890 - September 29, 1975), nicknamed The Old Professor, was an American baseball player and manager from the early 1910s into the 1960s. ... Joseph Paul Torre (born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former Major League Baseball player and the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. ...


Lasorda managed nine players who won the National League Rookie of the Year award. The winners came in two strings of consecutive players. From 1979 to 1982, he managed Rick Sutcliffe, Steve Howe, Fernando Valenzuela and Steve Sax. From 1992 to 1995, he managed Eric Karros, Mike Piazza, Raúl Mondesí and Hideo Nomo. Before retiring during the 1996 season, he had also managed that year's rookie of the year, Todd Hollandsworth. National league can refer to: National Basketball League, in the United States and Canada, which merged with the rival Basketball Association of America to form the National Basketball Association National Football League, the major American football league in the United States National Hockey League, the major ice hockey league in... In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given to the best first-year players in the American and National Leagues. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1979 throughout the world. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1982 throughout the world. ... Richard Lee Sutcliffe (born June 21, 1956 in Independence, Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher and current television sportscaster. ... Steven Roy Howe (March 10, 1958 – April 28, 2006) was an American left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Stephen Louis Sax (born January 29, 1960 in West Sacramento, California) is a former star second baseman in Major League Baseball. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1992 throughout the world. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1995 throughout the world. ... Eric Peter Karros (born November 4, 1967 in Hackensack, New Jersey) is a former American baseball player who played in Major League Baseball from 1991-2004. ... Michael Joseph Piazza (pronounced or , born September 4, 1968 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is an American Major League Baseball player who is currently a free agent. ... Raúl Ramón Mondesí Avelino (born March 12, 1971 in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball player. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1996 throughout the world. ... Todd Hollandsworth with the Chicago Cubs in 2005. ...


His final game was a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros, at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,467), on June 23, 1996. The following day (June 24) he drove himself to the hospital complaining of abdominal pains, and in fact he was having a heart attack. He officially retired on July 29. His 1599 career wins ranks 15th all-time in MLB history. Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 40, 42, 49 Name Houston Astros (1965–present) Houston Colt . ... Dodger Stadium is a large outdoor baseball stadium in Los Angeles, California at Chávez Ravine. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1996 throughout the world. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Heart attack redirects here. ... is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997 as a manager in his first year of eligibility. The Dodgers retired his uniform number (2) on August 15, 1997 and re-named a street in Dodgertown as "Tommy Lasorda Lane". The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... The following are the events of the year 1997 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Holman Stadium is a baseball stadium in Vero Beach, Florida, built in 1953 to accommodate spring training for the Dodgers as part of a complex called Dodgertown. ...


2000 Summer Olympics

Lasorda came out of retirement to manage the United States team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He led the Americans to the gold medal, beating heavily favored Cuba, which had won the gold medals at the two previous Olympics. USA Baseball was founded in 1978 and is the governing body for amateur baseball in the United States of America. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Baseball had its third appearance as an official medal sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. ...


2001 All-Star Game

Lasorda coached the 2001 All-Star Game as third base coach. Vladimir Guerrero broke his bat while swinging, hitting Lasorda, but he was unharmed. Barry Bonds later gave him a chest protector. Vladimir Alvino Guerrero (born February 9, 1976 in Don Gregorio, Nizao, Dominican Republic), nicknamed Vladdy, Super Vlad,Vlad The Impaler, Bad Vlad, and known in his native Dominican Republic as Miquéas (Spanish for Micah), is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of... Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964 in Riverside, California) is currently a left fielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. ...


2008 Spring Training

During Spring Training in 2008, the Dodgers were selected to play a series of exhibition games in China. Current Dodger manager Joe Torre took a group of players with him for that series. The majority of the team remained behind in Florida to finish out the Grapefruit League season. Lasorda briefly came out of retirement to manage the team while Torre was away. Joseph Paul Torre (born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former Major League Baseball player and the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... A Grapefruit League game at the LA Dodgers camp in Vero Beach, Florida Spring training in Major League Baseball is a series of exhibition games which precedes the regular season. ...


Awards

  • Sporting News Minor League Manager of the Year (1970)
  • UPI & AP Manager of the Year (1977)
  • AP Manager of the Year (1981)
  • Baseball America Manager of the Year (1988)
  • Sporting News Co-Manager of the Year (1988)

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Dodger Executive

Lasorda was named "Vice-President" of the Dodgers upon his retirement from managing in 1996. On June 22, 1998 he became the Dodgers interim General Manager upon the mid-season firing of Fred Claire. He resigned as General Manager after the season and was appointed as "Senior Vice-President" of the Dodgers. After the sale of the team to Frank McCourt, Lasorda took on his current position of "Special Advisor to the Chairman" where his responsibilities include "scouting, evaluating and teaching minor league players, acting as an advisor and ambassador for the Dodgers’ international affiliations, and representing the franchise at more than 100 speaking engagements and appearances to various charities, private groups and military personnel each year." [2] is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Fred Claire (b. ... Frank McCourt is the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. ...


Life outside of baseball

Lasorda and his wife Jo celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary in 2007. They named a gymnasium and youth center in memory of their son, Tom Jr., in Yorba Linda, CA on Sept. 7, 1997. They have a daughter, Laura, and a granddaughter, Emily. Motto: Land of Gracious Living Location of Yorba Linda within Orange County, California. ...


In June 2005, Lasorda was asked by President George W. Bush to serve as a delegate to the U.S. National Day at the World Exposition in Aichi, Japan. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...


Lasorda was equally famous for his colorful personality and outspoken opinions regarding players and other personnel associated with baseball. He had a number of obscenity filled tirades, a number of which were taped and became underground classics. The most famous of these is his "Dave Kingman" tirade (see below). He also had an altercation with Doug Rau on the pitching mound in the 1977 World Series which was recorded since he was wearing a microphone. He befriended Frank Sinatra (a well-known baseball fan) and other entertainment personalities during his career. Doug Rau (born December 15, 1948 in Columbus, Texas), is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1972-1981. ... 1977 World Series Logo The 1977 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in six games to capture their first title since 1962, and their 21st overall. ... Sinatra redirects here. ...


In 1991, Lasorda's son Tommy Lasorda, Jr. (commonly known to friends and family as "Spunky") died of complications related to AIDS.[3] Lasorda was estranged from his son and has refused to acknowledge the fact he was gay and the fact that the son had AIDS. According to sportswriter Bill Plaschke, when asked about the cause of death Lasorda insists that it was cancer.[4] For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ... William Bill P. Plaschke (born September 6, 1958 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American journalist who has written for the Los Angeles Times since 1987. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ...


For years, Lasorda appeared in TV ads for Slim Fast diet shakes (with his famous quote, "If I can do it, you can do it."), and Tums antacids. He briefly owned a restaurant chain bearing his name. He also bottled and sold a failed brand of spaghetti sauce beginning in 1989 through his company Lasorda Foods. Original Slim Fast label Slim Fast, a food and beverage brand owned by Unilever, produces weight loss shakes, snacks, packaged meals, and other dietary supplement foods. ... An antacid is any substance that counteracts stomach acidity. ...


Lasorda portrayed "The Dugout Wizard" in the syndicated children's television show The Baseball Bunch The Baseball Bunch was a syndicated television show hosted by Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench that ran from March 21, 1982 until January 1, 1985. ...


Lasorda is the godfather to Thomas Piazza, and not Major League All-Star catcher Mike Piazza (also from Norristown), as has been widely circulated. Mike Piazza's younger brother, Thomas, was named for Lasorda.[5] A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a childs baptism. ... The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic, is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the starting position players and by the respective managers (from the previous years World... The position of the catcher Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in cricket. ... Michael Joseph Piazza (pronounced or , born September 4, 1968 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is an American Major League Baseball player who is currently a free agent. ...


In 2006, Lasorda appeared in a series of commercials promoting the MLB Playoffs for ESPN and FOX. The campaign, entitled "Tommy’s Tough Love", featured Lasorda in a tuxedo motivating fans to watch baseball. ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... FOX redirects here. ...


References

  1. ^ a b c Burnett, Richard. "Walkie-Talkie Lasorda" - Hour.ca - June 1, 2006
  2. ^ Lasorda biography - Los Angeles Dodgers Official Website - MLB.com
  3. ^ "Torn between two loves Lessons From a Life in and Out of Major-League Baseball" - San Francisco Chronicle - (c/o SFGate.com) - November 30, 2005 - Retrieved 2006-11-30
  4. ^ Gould, Timithie. "Baseball, through Tommy’s eyes", The La Cañada Valley Sun, published November 15, 2007, accessed November 15, 2007.
  5. ^ Reaves, Joseph A. "Piazza returns draft favor, nearly 400 times over" - Arizona Republic - August 7, 2005 - Retrieved 2007-11-06

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Tommy Lasorda was at the helm of the Los Angeles Dodgers for twenty years and won 1,599 games.
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Lasorda is the godfather to the brother of major league All-Star catcher Mike Piazza (also from Norristown).
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Lasorda's command of Italian made it easier for him to also learn Spanish, which he used while a player in Puerto Rico's Winter League in the early 1950s and which he uses to communicate with Latino players.
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