Tommy Lasorda
Tommy Lasorda
Thomas Charles "Tommy" Lasordais a former Major League baseball player who has had a lengthy career in sports management. In 2009, he marked his sixth decade in one capacity or another with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers organization, the longest non-continuoustenure anyone has had with the team, edging Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully by a single season. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 1997...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth22 September 1927
CityNorristown, PA
CountryUnited States of America
She's a package of dynamite, an endless worker.
I was in awe of playing on that (1955) team,
You get an opportunity to do something for your country, you better get out and do it.
I've had escorts before, but nothing like this.
This is something that we needed so desperately in this game. And to see the reaction of the fans all over the country is really and truly amazing, and to see the excitement at that ballpark today was stimulating. All of us in baseball should really say to those guys congratulations for what they've done for the game.
I told him, 'You will be a major league manager. You have the ability, you have the knowledge and certainly have the correct attitude,'
I traveled 2,500 miles to have lunch with you all. It's a good lunch, ... But you have to care.
I've always called L.A. 'the world capital of sport.'
Do you know how many countries are represented in the Olympics, and how many sports, and how many athletes? ... A lot. A lot. But no Americans in baseball? Why? Why? It's sad. Very sad.
You wait till you see that Dominican team. You wait till you see Puerto Rico. You wait till you see Venezuela. . . . Matsui is a great player. The Japanese team needs him.
Many people have asked me why I came to Plymouth,
We met with him for two hours, and we talked about everything. He seldom laughed, that was one thing I noticed. He did not have much of a sense of humor. But he was a good fan of baseball, and he loved to talk about it.
I was fortunate enough to coach the U.S. Olympic team in Australia.
We're all put here for a reason. And one little movement changes your way of life.