I always thought Tommy was a good guy, but for some reason I always think of this clip when I think of him. RIP Tommy.
Fletch
Fletch
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Norristown’s own. RIP Tommy
I always think of him and the Phantic lol
RIPI always thought Tommy was a good guy, but for some reason I always think of this clip when I think of him. RIP Tommy.
Fletch
I ate there many times. Used to hit it after playing racquetball with buddies on Wednesday night for wings. Did that for about 20 years.When I was a lot younger my family and I ate every Friday night at Lasorda's Restaurant. It was his brothers place in Exton. I don't know if anyone here on the board knew of it back in the day or enjoyed eating there. The Italian food was top notch!
He was part of that great era of 1970s managers, like Billy Martin, Earl Weaver, Whitey Herzog, etc.; they definitely added something to the game. Baseball managers these days are so different from these guys; in other words, they're boring.I'll always remember his tirade in the world series (was it 1978?) when Reggie stepped in front of the throw to break up the double play. As a Yankee fan I have no problem saying Tommy was right.
Played a round of golf with his brother about 20 years ago, he was in a foursome that had been arranged. I wonder if it's the same brother you speak of. Looked a lot like him.I ate there many times. Used to hit it after playing racquetball with buddies on Wednesday night for wings. Did that for about 20 years.
I’d see Tommy there a few times when he was in town during the off-season.
Was a great era for managers. Add Sparky Anderson and Don Zimmer.He was part of that great era of 1970s managers, like Billy Martin, Earl Weaver, Whitey Herzog, etc.; they definitely added something to the game. Baseball managers these days are so different from these guys; in other words, they're boring.
Yep. Amazing how these guys could manage and succeed without the benefit of analytics experts telling them what moves to make.Was a great era for managers. Add Sparky Anderson and Don Zimmer.
Instinct. Notice none of them seemed like really intelligent guys either. They were like baseball savants.Yep. Amazing how these guys could manage and succeed without the benefit of analytics experts telling them what moves to make.
Instinct. Notice none of them seemed like really intelligent guys either. They were like baseball savants.
The consummate bullshit artist. A good natured and lovable one to be sure, and an outstanding baseball man, but a bullshit artist nonetheless. When my uncle (who had worked with the Dodgers as spy-in-the-sky) introduced me to him, he immediately hit me with the "infielder's hands" flattery. And I will never forget after game 2 of the O's-Phils World Series, in the parking lot of old Memorial Stadium, after the place had long since cleared out of "regular fans", laughing while watching him hit on these two young women with the "which way to Philadelphia?" line. I also loved how he played along with the Phanatic.I always thought Tommy was a good guy, but for some reason I always think of this clip when I think of him. RIP Tommy.
Fletch
I was at a MLB baseball scout's holiday banquet about 15 years ago and Tommy was the speaker. Everyone was shit faced to begin with and he had guys falling out of their chairs and pissing themselves......he was the funniest guy, not so much what he said, it was his delivery. Baseball will sorely miss him......we need characters like that in the game.When I was a lot younger my family and I ate every Friday night at Lasorda's Restaurant. It was his brothers place in Exton. I don't know if anyone here on the board knew of it back in the day or enjoyed eating there. The Italian food was top notch!
The Bevacqua/LeFevbre rant was epic.I always thought Tommy was a good guy, but for some reason I always think of this clip when I think of him. RIP Tommy.
Fletch
I couldn’t agree more. Listening to him tell stories was like listening to Art Donovan years ago.I was at a MLB baseball scout's holiday banquet about 15 years ago and Tommy was the speaker. Everyone was shit faced to begin with and he had guys falling out of their chairs and pissing themselves......he was the funniest guy, not so much what he said, it was his delivery. Baseball will sorely miss him......we need characters like that in the game.
Good comparisonI couldn’t agree more. Listening to him tell stories was like listening to Art Donovan years ago.
I couldn't attempt to reconstruct it, but he had a good routine about Steve Sax throwing the ball into the stands.....The Bevacqua/LeFevbre rant was epic.
Tommy did an incredible job winning the World Series in 1988. He had to beat the Mets and the As, two outstanding teams, with a lineup that had Mickey Hatcher batting cleanup. Once Gibson went down, there wasn't a decent hitter in the entire lineup. Of course he had Hershiser, who he brought in as a closer to win the series.I always thought Tommy was a good guy, but for some reason I always think of this clip when I think of him. RIP Tommy.
Fletch
I was at the Vet the day that happened, right behind the Dodger dugout. The Phanatic was dragging the doll behind his four wheeler. Tommy was really pissed.
Yep. Amazing how these guys could manage and succeed without the benefit of analytics experts telling them what moves to make.
I always thought Tommy was a good guy, but for some reason I always think of this clip when I think of him. RIP Tommy.
Fletch
You find someone who loves his job and considers himself lucky to have it and you’ll find a happy man.I met Mr Lasorda many times in Hazleton in the 70’s, where he was the speaker for many benefits. He had a lot of friends in Hazleton, Ray Saul, sports editor from the Standard Speaker, Fred Barletta, and others. He was always approachable, & very cordial. He always paid it forward. That’s the way it should be, right? Welcome to paradise Tommy. Job well done.
He went to the same church that my mom & dad did in Vero Beach, Florida.
I, personally, thought that he was more of a jerk than the LA and MLB media ever pointed out.
They protected his rep.
And yes, despite what TOMMY and others said; he DID...DID EXPECT his pitchers to throw at other players!
It was an unwritten rule and clearly understood in the clubhouse.
Jim Leyland knows this all too well.
RIP Tommy!
LOL. Throw at batters. That was real baseball. Not the shit you see today. Batter didn't have all the padding they wear today to take away the inside of the plate. You want to lean into the strike zone you paid for it.