RIP Tommy Lasorda

Ksyrup · 01-08-2021, 11:58 AM

Lived a long, eventful life. When I saw "Tommy" I actually thought it might be Tommy John because he's hospitalized with Covid.

GrantDawg · 01-08-2021, 12:01 PM

The line he said I will always remember: "In a race with a pregnant woman, he'd [Bruce Benedict] finish third.

albionmoonlight · 01-08-2021, 12:18 PM

If you just say the word "baseball," he might be the first person who pops into my head.

RIP.

Atocep · 01-08-2021, 12:27 PM

A few years ago a friend of mine went to a Dodgers spring training game when Mattingly was manager and sat next to Lasorda in the stands. He still brings it up every time Lasorda comes up in conversation. Lasorda absolutely heckled the shit out of Mattingly questioning every decision he made and late in the game told Mattingly if he was managing they would have been out of there 30 minutes ago. He said Lasorda had Mattingly and the entire bench laughing throughout the game and was probably the best experience he's had at a major league game.

RIP

Swaggs · 01-08-2021, 01:14 PM

RIP - I feel like guys a lot of us grew up with like him, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan (before he became an announcer), Ozzie Smith, Reggie Jackson and Willie Stargell were somehow much bigger personalities than anyone we have seen in quite awhile. Maybe it was all the Baseball Bunch and This Week in Baseball I watched as a kid.

Cannot have a memorial thread of him without bringing in his Kurt Bevacqua rant (NSFW - language):

Not sure how many times I've listened to this, but it still cracks me up.

PilotMan · 01-08-2021, 01:20 PM

He will always be the legend. I am in mourning today. Deep sadness in Dodgerland.

Thomkal · 01-08-2021, 01:26 PM

Very sad to see this for someone so important for the sport. RIP Tommy

JonInMiddleGA · 01-08-2021, 02:13 PM

This one hurts.

He was just SO baseball, and SO Dodgers.

Capital · 01-08-2021, 02:31 PM

Agreed - Lasorda and Vin Scully - are the LA Dodgers

BYU 14 · 01-08-2021, 02:33 PM

Tommy was Baseball to much of America, even as a Dodger hater, Tommy was a national treasure. R.I.P

My favorite memory of him is assaulting the Phillies mascot and destroying the Dodger blow up doll LOL.

tarcone · 01-08-2021, 09:24 PM

I was never a fan, but understand the importance and legend of Lasorda.

Baseball has lost a legend and we are all worse off for that.

JonInMiddleGA · 01-08-2021, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BYU 14

Tommy was Baseball to much of America, even as a Dodger hater, Tommy was a national treasure. R.I.P

My favorite memory of him is assaulting the Phillies mascot and destroying the Dodger blow up doll LOL.

And getting Yupi ejected in like the 21st inning

miami_fan · 01-09-2021, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capital

Agreed - Lasorda and Vin Scully - are the LA Dodgers

Definitely this for me. RIP.

CrimsonFox · 01-09-2021, 08:52 AM

I still remember when Ponch and John pulled him over on CHiPs

Vince, Pt. II · 01-09-2021, 08:33 PM

I hate the Dodgers more than most, but this is still rough. He was such an icon.

RIP.

CrimsonFox · 01-10-2021, 12:48 AM

He was also on Johnny Bench's syndicated show "The Baseball Bunch" on Sunday mornings

cuervo72 · 01-10-2021, 12:52 PM

RIP Tommy, and thank you for the entertainment.

01-08-2021, 01:14 PM	#5
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	RIP - I feel like guys a lot of us grew up with like him, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan (before he became an announcer), Ozzie Smith, Reggie Jackson and Willie Stargell were somehow much bigger personalities than anyone we have seen in quite awhile. Maybe it was all the Baseball Bunch and This Week in Baseball I watched as a kid. Cannot have a memorial thread of him without bringing in his Kurt Bevacqua rant (NSFW - language): Not sure how many times I've listened to this, but it still cracks me up. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

01-08-2021, 01:20 PM	#6
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	He will always be the legend. I am in mourning today. Deep sadness in Dodgerland. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

01-08-2021, 01:26 PM	#7
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Very sad to see this for someone so important for the sport. RIP Tommy __________________ Coastal Carolina Baseball-2016 National Champion! 10/17/20-Coastal Football ranked in Top 25 for first time!

01-08-2021, 02:13 PM	#8
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	This one hurts. He was just SO baseball, and SO Dodgers. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

01-08-2021, 09:24 PM	#11
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	I was never a fan, but understand the importance and legend of Lasorda. Baseball has lost a legend and we are all worse off for that. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

01-08-2021, 12:01 PM	#2
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	The line he said I will always remember: "In a race with a pregnant woman, he'd [Bruce Benedict] finish third.

01-08-2021, 12:18 PM	#3
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	If you just say the word "baseball," he might be the first person who pops into my head. RIP.

01-08-2021, 12:27 PM	#4
Atocep Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Puyallup, WA	A few years ago a friend of mine went to a Dodgers spring training game when Mattingly was manager and sat next to Lasorda in the stands. He still brings it up every time Lasorda comes up in conversation. Lasorda absolutely heckled the shit out of Mattingly questioning every decision he made and late in the game told Mattingly if he was managing they would have been out of there 30 minutes ago. He said Lasorda had Mattingly and the entire bench laughing throughout the game and was probably the best experience he's had at a major league game. RIP

01-08-2021, 02:31 PM	#9
Capital High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000	Agreed - Lasorda and Vin Scully - are the LA Dodgers

01-08-2021, 02:33 PM	#10
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Tommy was Baseball to much of America, even as a Dodger hater, Tommy was a national treasure. R.I.P My favorite memory of him is assaulting the Phillies mascot and destroying the Dodger blow up doll LOL.

01-09-2021, 08:52 AM	#14
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	I still remember when Ponch and John pulled him over on CHiPs

01-09-2021, 08:33 PM	#15
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	I hate the Dodgers more than most, but this is still rough. He was such an icon. RIP.

01-10-2021, 12:48 AM	#16
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	He was also on Johnny Bench's syndicated show "The Baseball Bunch" on Sunday mornings

01-10-2021, 12:52 PM	#17
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	RIP Tommy, and thank you for the entertainment. __________________ null

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