laughedatbytime Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 :rose: Can't say I was a huge fan, but he was definitely a major name in the sport for two decades, and author of a great sound bite regarding Kurt Bevacqua. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 :rose: Such a prominent figure in the sport, and a huge part of my memories of baseball as a kid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek19 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I'm sorry, to hear, see, and read this. I wasn't a huge fan of his, but I remember him. He will be missed. My condolences, to his family, and friends. R.I.P., Tommy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 As a Yankees fan I hated him, especially in the '70s and '80s when the Yanks and Dodgers faced each other in a few World Series. The camera kept zooming into his mug and I kept wanting to punch him. I got a huge kick out of watching NY third baseman Graig Nettles making play after impossible play to rob the Dodgers of a hit, because the added bonus was watching Lasorda rant and spit and curse immediately after. But the guy was an MLB legend and a winner (which is probably why I hated him), and he did beat up the Philly Phanatic so bonus points for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 RIP I remember the natural light beer commercials! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 RIP, and well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 His fight with the Phanatic is legendary. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 RIP Tommy. Another legend gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 My dad used to call him Tommy Lasagna. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) As I mentioned in the baseball thread a few months back, I grew up in Spokane when it was the Dodgers' AAA farm club and he managed there a few years before moving up to LA. The '69 Spokane Indians were one of the best minor league teams of all-time under him. I have fond memories of him from then as well as with the Dodgers. RIP Tommy. You were one of a kind. Edited January 8, 2021 by driventotheedge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 :rose: Can't say I was a huge fan, but he was definitely a major name in the sport for two decades, and author of a great sound bite regarding Kurt Bevacqua. Yeah, I forgot how awesome that rant was. http://youtu.be/fzjWQF1oP2M (Gloriously not safe for work or kids) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) :rose: Can't say I was a huge fan, but he was definitely a major name in the sport for two decades, and author of a great sound bite regarding Kurt Bevacqua. Yeah, I forgot how awesome that rant was. http://youtu.be/fzjWQF1oP2M (Gloriously not safe for work or kids) I've been binge watching a lot of rants, brawls and umpire arguments on Youtube quite a bit. Tommy was one of the best. Lou Piniella is the king, though. Been to roughly a handful of Dodgers games in my life. Oddly enough, none were freeway series for my Angels. Last one was July 23, 2004 when Adrian Beltre hit a game winning homer to beat the Padres 3-2. My closest minor league team is for the single A Cucamonga Quakes which used to be Angels before they switched with the Dodgers on the Inland Empire 66ers in San Berdu. Edited January 9, 2021 by invisible airwave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken hawk Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 R.I.P. Tommy " There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happens. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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