# Tommy Lasorda is Dead **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** celebrity-death, baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [January 8, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046 "2021-01-08T17:29:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/1 "2021-01-08T17:29:58Z")
Tommy Lasorda, manager of the Dodgers for 21 years, and winner of the World Series in 1981 and 1988, died of a heart attack today. He was 93. Another Hall of Famer gone. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/2 "2021-01-08T17:31:16Z")
Godspeed, Tommy. More proof that early January, 2021, seems to just be an extension of 2020. > **[Former Dodgers HOF manager Lasorda dies at 93](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30674374/hall-fame-los-angeles-dodgers-manager-tommy-lasorda-dies-93)** > > Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda has died at the age of 93 after suffering heart failure at his home Thursday night. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/3 "2021-01-08T17:32:49Z")
Fuck. I bleed Dodger Blue, and that is the color of my mood now. We lost another Great. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/4 "2021-01-08T17:34:11Z")
Incredibly, Lasorda managed NINE Rookies of the Year; Rick Sutcliffe, Steve Howe, Fernando Valenzuela, Steve Sax, Eric Karros, Mike Piazza, Raul Mondesi, Hideo Nomo, and Todd Hollandsworth. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/5 "2021-01-08T17:42:41Z")
His win at the 2000 Olympics was my favorite achievement. He took amateur players, I believe many who were not pro-bound, and won the whole thing. I believe other countries had some pros in and Cuba had literally won every gold since it became a medal sport, but they won it. I remember him in tears saying it was his favorite moment. ---
**Author:** ![Portlandia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6de8d8/32.png) [@Portlandia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Portlandia)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/6 "2021-01-08T18:12:31Z")
Man this one really hits. First Kobe and now Tommy. RIP legend. ---
**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/7 "2021-01-08T18:25:10Z")
Damn. I can still name the 1977 Dodgers roster by heart. Some great memories of Dodger Stadium back in the good old days. Also sad, Vin Scully’s wife passed away a few days ago. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/8 "2021-01-08T18:35:47Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I bleed Dodger Blue, and that is the color of my mood now. We lost another Great. Giants fan here, but I’ll still raise a glass to Tommy. Excellent manager, entertaining guy. I loved to hate him. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/9 "2021-01-08T19:37:21Z")
So much of my life spent following the Dodgers with him at the helm. Many a game in the nose bleed seats. I miss those days. Godspeed sir. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/10 "2021-01-08T21:12:27Z")
Hate the Dodgers but loved Lasorda. He made the world a happier place. He was foul mouthed but in a hilarious way. NSFW^3 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AvFMEoKI7eE/maxresdefault.jpg "Tommy Lasorda and Doug Rau's mound visit from the 1977 World Series (NSFW Language)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvFMEoKI7eE) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fzjWQF1oP2M/hqdefault.jpg "Tommy Lasorda meltdown about Kurt Bevacqua") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzjWQF1oP2M) ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/11 "2021-01-08T21:28:02Z")
And of course this [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9rUy9FmzsxY/hqdefault.jpg "Tommy Lasorda Audio Stew - The Best of Lasorda") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rUy9FmzsxY) ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/12 "2021-01-08T22:37:09Z")
I met Lasorda once as a kid near the end of his managing career. Got an autograph. That’s pretty much all I got. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/13 "2021-01-08T22:40:23Z")
At long last, Youppi! has his revenge. Rest in Power, skip. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/14 "2021-01-09T13:17:24Z")
He pitched several seasons with the IL Montreal Royals. Here’s a scorecard from 1954 - the Royals lineup also included a young Roberto Clemente. [https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4094377350573846&set=pcb.3956763034347657](https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4094377350573846&set=pcb.3956763034347657) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/15 "2021-01-09T17:11:04Z")
> [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > [https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4094377350573846&set=pcb.3956763034347657](https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4094377350573846&set=pcb.3956763034347657) I actually can’t see that. Can you screenshot and show us the screenshot? ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/16 "2021-01-10T12:35:32Z")
i don’t think I can post a screenshot here - I’ll try to find another copy of the original image. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/17 "2021-01-10T13:06:04Z")
Try this: [https://scontent.fymy1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/136052758\_4094377353907179\_7813716329257676829\_n.jpg?\_nc\_cat=105&ccb=2&\_nc\_sid=b9115d&\_nc\_ohc=qfeDTAAWQ80AX9Zl\_ys&\_nc\_ht=scontent.fymy1-2.fna&oh=f1b26d26e2aec765ea6cfaa206bf4e34&oe=60203CD0](https://scontent.fymy1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/136052758_4094377353907179_7813716329257676829_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=2&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=qfeDTAAWQ80AX9Zl_ys&_nc_ht=scontent.fymy1-2.fna&oh=f1b26d26e2aec765ea6cfaa206bf4e34&oe=60203CD0) ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/18 "2021-01-11T15:13:45Z")
I remember being 10yrs old buying packs of 1987 Topps Baseball Cards and it seemed I got a Tommy Lasorda card in every other pack and I swear I remember getting multiple in a single pack on more than 1 occasion. God I hated seeing his face wrapped in that faux wood border. What kid wants 100 extra coach cards? Actually I need to go dig those 87 Topps cards out. They are probably worth a fortune 30yrs later /s ---
**Author:** ![Portlandia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6de8d8/32.png) [@Portlandia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Portlandia)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-lasorda-is-dead/930046/19 "2021-01-14T03:18:30Z")
> [@Cubsfan](#): > > Actually I need to go dig those 87 Topps cards out. They are probably worth a fortune 30yrs later /s Haha! I remember collecting boxes of Donruss and Topps cards thinking they were my future retirement plans. Little did I understand the nature of supply and demand. Damn you Beckett!