As a kid, and Yankee fan in the 70s, I absolutely loathed LaSorda, but enjoyed the hell out of seeing him interviewed since retirement. Bet he would have been fun to have a beer with and talk about baseball years ago.
Re: RIP Tommy
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 11:58 pm
by Bill in Houston
Yeah, I’m wit you.
Hate him for every time he beat you.
Yet tip the cap for all he did.
A true champion. You can not take away what he achieved. And it was truly great. To Tommy.
Re: RIP Tommy
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:20 am
by Wolfman
RIP. As I may have mentioned before, I actually talked with him one time when I was a caller to the Jim Rome Show and he was filling in for Rome. He thought I sounded like a guy from Chicago that he knew. That was funny because everyone else knew I have a slight NY (brick) accent.
Re: RIP Tommy
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:33 am
by smackaholic
He was prolly talking about Harry Caray. He comes to mind every time I hear you.
Re: RIP Tommy
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 1:23 am
by Kierland
Slink back to your bunkers you two orange idiots.
Re: RIP Tommy
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 5:38 am
by Softball Bat
Pre-Twitter, a guy like T. Lasorda was seen by fans as a cartoonish little character of a man.
In the Twitter era fans would unfortunately probably find out that he was a boorish jackoff.
Not saying he necessarily was, but social media has exposed a whole lot of players, coaches, etc, as -----> m0ronic tools.
Anyway...
RIP
Re: RIP Tommy
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 1:16 pm
by smackaholic
That fat little wop is definitely in the swearing HOF. He's right up there with Earl Weaver.
Re: RIP Tommy
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 1:17 pm
by smackaholic
Kierland wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 1:23 am
Slink back to your bunkers you two orange idiots.
Eat a dick, midget.
Re: RIP Tommy
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:38 pm
by Kierland
When I want the opinion of a Nazi I’ll ask for it, until then, fuck you you fucking traitor.
Re: RIP Tommy
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 4:08 pm
by Screw_Michigan
Softball Bat wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 5:38 am
Pre-Twitter, a guy like T. Lasorda was seen by fans as a cartoonish little character of a man.
In the Twitter era fans would unfortunately probably find out that he was a boorish jackoff.
Not saying he necessarily was, but social media has exposed a whole lot of players, coaches, etc, as -----> m0ronic tools.
The Wash Post story on Lasorda had in its lede: "Growing up in Allentown, PA, Tommy Lasorda liked to do two things: fight and play baseball."
Re: RIP Tommy
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2021 11:53 am
by Slap
Did he have any granddaughters or great-granddaughters?
Re: RIP Tommy
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2021 12:38 pm
by Mikey
As a lifelong hater of anything Dodger, I guess I still have to give him his props. But fuck him anyway.
One of the worst, most sickening, images that will forever remain burned into my memory is Kirk Gibson running limping out that HR with his first in the air. Motherfucker wasn’t even a Dodger.
Re: RIP Tommy
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2021 3:23 am
by dan's college room mate
Uhhh, he somehow managed to figure out a way to allow him to dress and gen bat in the game.
So, somebody thought he was a dodger.
Whenever I see that play, I still can’t figure out how that ball gets out. It was a decent pitch, low and outside and he appears to be just trying to slap it the other way. I knew Kurt was a big kid with a little power, but damn.
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Re: RIP Tommy
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2021 3:29 am
by Softball Bat
Nice to see dan's college room mate weigh in.
Yeah, that pitch is the type that could maybe be taken yard to the opposite field.
But Gobson flicked his wrists at it, hit it clean, and pulled it for a HR.