Tommy Lasorda Forum

He was truly a household name. Sad day indeed.

Here is a beautiful tribute I just found.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAqw6dp56CU

Thank you for sharing.  It was a very touching tribute.

Gotta love Lasorda. Bled Dodger Blue through and through. Encountered him in a restroom in a restaurant in Cooperstown once. He was...confused. But a great manager and entertaining person. Rest in peace. 

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Our family got to spend a little time with Tommy at Dodger Stadium in 2009.  A friend of mine from high school, some guy named Mattingly, was hitting coach for the Dodgers at the time.  We paid him a visit at the Stadium, and while we were waiting to be escorted down to the field for some pre-game stuff, they had us wait in the owner's suite until it was time for us to go.  Lasorda came in to pay us a visit.  We were all wearing Cardinals stuff and when Lasorda saw that, he starting teasing us for bringing up bad memories.  He was very gracious and joked with the kids about being Cardinals fans.  The kids and I had our picture taken with him and then he left.  A few minutes later an intern came in with Dodger hats and t-shirts for the kids.  My older son, who was 9 at the time, said it was the best day of his life.

So many people remember him from their youth, no matter how old you are.  The old Lasorda commercials in the 80's and 90s were a memory of mine.  He was a legendary personality and great for baseball.