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
With so many new faces, ... it's hard to say who will lead the team.
When you say you're a padre, people ask when did you become a parent. When you say you're a cardinal, they tell you to work hard because the next step is pope. But when you say you're a Dodger, everybody knows you're in the Major Leagues.
I've always called L.A. 'the world capital of sport.'
I was in awe of playing on that (1955) team,
Frank asks me questions, and I give him opinions, and that's it. I'm the senior advisor to the chairman of the board. It wouldn't be good if we both had the same opinions.
I am enthused and excited to be named the honorary starter. Waving the green flag is like swinging a bat; it's all in the wrists.
I am enthused, and excited to be named the Honorary Starter. Waving the green flag is like swinging a bat; it's all in the wrists.
I was fortunate enough to coach the U.S. Olympic team in Australia.
Many people have asked me why I came to Plymouth,
She's a package of dynamite, an endless worker.
Why? Go ask my wife, she'll tell you.
I've had escorts before, but nothing like this.
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.