N/S Tommy Lasorda has passed away (1 Viewer)

[woohoosaint]

Mr Lasorda was a transcendent figure in sports history.

RIP Mr Lasorda!

Tommy Lasorda, Dodgers icon, dead at 93

Tommy Lasorda, who claimed to “bleed Dodger blue” from the moment he entered the Brooklyn Dodgers organization in 1949 and decades later became the colorful and very successful manager of the trans…

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[Swamprat]

RIP! He loved those danged Dodgers for sure....

 

[St.Dan]

By all accounts, one of the good guys in sports. RIP Tommy Lasorda.

 

[TheDeparted]

Holy crap, 93! When I was a kid, I was sure he wouldn't make it past his 60s because of his professed love of pasta.

 

[woohoosaint]

RIP! He loved those danged Dodgers for sure....

He was a part of the Dodgers organization, in some form or another, for 71 years!
Now that's loyalty!

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

RIP.

 

[Smaug]

My Lasorda story... he was making an appearance at Zephyr Field roughly 10-15 years ago to sign autographs prior to a Zephyrs game. I guess it was near the end of his scheduled signing time, when right before it was my turn to get an autograph, he yelled out angrily to one of the assistants, "The line is getting longer!!" I put down my ball, got my signature, and told him "Thank you, sir." He gave me a weird look in response, like I said it in sarcasm. But he's truly a legend of the game.

 

[JvilleJoe]

For us old guys/gals on this board, he was a legend and known as a great manager and better person and personality. RIP and thanks for the memories of a great Dodgers era!

 

[No2DC]

RIP

 

[woohoosaint]

I wasn't a Dodgers fan when I was growing up...I was an Astros fan.
But, I loved watching the Dodgers play on Saturdays.
Lasorda was an animated, colorful figure as a manager.
He was fun to watch.

 

[sammymvpknight]

I didn’t know he was still alive. Awesome sports figure

 

[joejr]

He was a great individual. Fantastic coach & man.

 

[jasonsw]

I grew up some in LA County. Lasorda was Dodgers Baseball. Will never forget his Slimfast commercials

 

[longtime lurker]

I love his interviews. He told you exactly what was on his mind and did not hold back. An icon for sure. RIP, Tommy.

 

[Madmarsha]

I didn’t know he was still alive. Awesome sports figure

Same because I thought he had been sick awhile ago and had died then. Now I see I've probably been confused that he was hospitalized and in ICU back in November and I forgot reading about it. I was thinking it was longer ago than that.

They've been mum on any specifics. I wonder how aware he was the Dodgers won the Series this year.