Tommy was and will always been one of the greatest story tellers in the history of the game. What a treasure and what a man. Thank you, Mr. Lasorda.
@mobydick3895
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah except all he really talks about is beaning hitters, cussing at players, and fighting. It is all bull shit.
@samuelmoulds1016
Жыл бұрын
yeah, Lasorda threw six knock down pitches in the 8th inning!!?! with Tommy's ERA, he lasted 6 innings against the Yankees!!?! c'om!!! give me a break. who's he trying to kid.
@LukeDahn
Жыл бұрын
Indeed, quite a "story teller"! Had to go find the two games he mentioned (5/12/56, 6/6/56)...and virtually every detail in his story is incorrect. lol Slaughter did not HR. Collins was not the first hitter. Martin did not K to end the 8th. Mantle did not double but walked. In NY, Bauer did not lead off. Tommy did not pitch 6 IP with 2 ER, but lasted 2 IP with 6 ER.
@Milordvega
3 жыл бұрын
I could listen to these guys talk baseball for hours, day after day thanks to KZitem. Even if a LOT of their details are really mixed up (maybe deliberately?). Rest in peace, Tommy.
@ernestpassaro9663
3 жыл бұрын
With your stuff tommy I wouldn’t get anywhere near the plate !
@edwardpapera8124
4 жыл бұрын
Great story, my first Yankees game. I'm 8 years old, 1968 it's best give away anywhere, it's Bat Day. We got a free Louisville Slugger and each bat has a Yankees players signature. There handed out at the entrance gate, a 14 yrs. or younger gets one, and yes I get a bat signed by The Great Mick. 52 yrs. Later and I still have that Bat. What a thrill
@oldiesgeek454
4 жыл бұрын
@Edward We're the exact same age, so I know exactly what you're talking about. My first game was Bat Day at Dodger Stadium. I got a Don Drysdale model, but unfortunately I didn't hang on to mine like you did.
@jefflane3073
4 жыл бұрын
Lucky snuck! 👍
@oldiesgeek454
4 жыл бұрын
@@jefflane3073 I guess Lucky Snuck beats Sucky Luck... 😉
@scadobx
3 жыл бұрын
Mine was Roy White still have it
@df5295
3 жыл бұрын
I went to Bat Day at Yankee Stadium in 1973. I didn't get Mickey Mantle though. I got Ron Swoboda! LOL 😆
@HereForAStorm
4 жыл бұрын
My dad was a pilot who once flew Mr. Lasorda on a small Cessna... and as soon as they got out of the plane, Tommy let out the biggest fart my dad ever heard in his life. He held it for hours like a true gentleman. It's one of my dad's favorite stories to tell.
@cgdombrow
4 жыл бұрын
ronjon83 hahaha....that’s hilarious!!!
@brettoberry3586
4 жыл бұрын
My opinion of Mr. Lasorda has risen several levels due to this hilarious story. A true gentleman, indeed.
@fredwright5954
4 жыл бұрын
@MANCHESTER UNITED we, la de freakin da
@oldiesgeek454
4 жыл бұрын
It must've been from all that Linguini... Or the Slim Fast diet drink he endorsed.
@MrIndyjoe
4 жыл бұрын
MANCHESTER UNITED F.C who gives a crap? It's like watching paint dry. Fun to play but boring as hell to watch. To each their own ...
@vincentrobinson9645
3 жыл бұрын
Growing up Back in the 70’s I always enjoyed Tommy Lasorda’s demeanor, way of managing and his overall personality. And obviously, he earned the respect of his players too, judging of how hard they played.
@samuelmoulds1016
Жыл бұрын
yeah, my Yankees' story is I was 15 years old and I left our box seats behind the the dugout and walked toward the batting cage (I took Bobby Richardson's picture (he was a favorite of mine). and there he was, Roger Maris! I hollered out, "Mister Maris, may I take your picture please?" he looked startled! (I found out later, New York fans didn't treat him like that), then he posed for me! he put his bat to his side, leaned on it with one hand, crossed one leg over the other, put his other hand on his hip and bent his elbow! WOW! then, 55 years later, my cousin's boyfriend was looking through photo album and exclaimed, "HEY! THAT'S ROGER MARIS!"
@sergiozaza9341
3 жыл бұрын
Mr Tommy Lasorda , a mans man . From an era gone bye .........never to be enjoyed again , thank you Mr Lasorda and all like you .
@WilliamFoley-t4c
9 күн бұрын
Love great story tellers,thanks Tommy!
@robertesler7071
4 жыл бұрын
Former Braves and Dodgers catcher Del Crandall used to live around the corner from me, here in Brea, California, in a senior mobile home park. I went to his coach for some baseball chat. i asked him about his biggest thrill. #2 - He came up in the bottom of the ninth, two out, bases loaded down 4-1. He hit a grand slam to win the game. He then says, "But beating THOSE yankees in '57! Beating the Yankees. And then we had 'em in 58 3-1 and they came back and beat us." I then told him a favorite pitcher for game 7 of the World Series. As much as Koufax is my favorite, I would pitch Bob Gibson. Mr. Crandall answered back, "Sam McDowell. Hands down, Sudden sam. He scared the daylights out of every batter that faced him."
@christopherwood2290
2 жыл бұрын
Wasn't it Del Crandall who told Sandy Koufax he didn't have to throw every pitch 100 mph and that started Koufax on the road to superstardom?
@marcschneider4845
2 жыл бұрын
@@christopherwood2290 Larry Sherry, I think.
@GreatCdn59
7 ай бұрын
@@marcschneider4845 Norm Sherry I heard
@AppliedArtsProds
4 жыл бұрын
A few years ago, the wife wanted to go to New York City and do all the NY things. I said ok, but only if we could go to a Yankees game as it was the last year of the original Yankee Stadium. I'm not even a Yankees fan, but there was something about going to that stadium that was special.
@eincan1313
4 жыл бұрын
AppliedArtsProds You weren’t at the original Yankee Stadium as it was completely renovated in 1975. The version you are referring to was nothing like the original. Nevertheless place you visited was special in its own way, housed some great teams and was100x better than the monstrosity that exists today. Peace.
@SFTaYZa
4 жыл бұрын
What a terrible story
@mikefannon6994
4 жыл бұрын
Baseball taught us about life. Heros of my childhood!
@yankee2666
Жыл бұрын
I loved baseball, stickball, softball. Great memories that taught me about baseball, stickball, and softball. ...Nothing about life.
@johncirillo9544
Жыл бұрын
Oh Tommy. In that start at Yankee Stadium, Lasorda lasted 2+ innings, allowed 6 hits, 1 base on balls, 6 runs with 5 earned runs. He faced 15 batters over those 2 innings and he took the loss in a 10-5 Yankee win. He did hit Hank Bauer with a pitch in the second inning.
@charleschampion4682
4 жыл бұрын
And they said Satchel Paige told whoppers.
@lovelessissimo
3 жыл бұрын
Tommy loved the Dodgers even when he played for someone else.
@kc9056
10 ай бұрын
The GREAT Tommy LaSorda !!
@justinnardine8564
4 жыл бұрын
Suitcase Simpson was underrated
@samuelmoulds1016
Жыл бұрын
yeah, and he got traded a lot!
@mpojr
Жыл бұрын
as a long time Yankee fan l still have alot of respect for guys like Tommy Lasorda its what made the game fun great ball players on both sides.
@yankee2666
Жыл бұрын
I was a diehard Yankee fan for some 60 years. When they took a knee, I discarded them. Now I root for their opponent.
@ChefDuane
3 ай бұрын
For a while Lasorda lived in the town I grew up in, Fullerton, CA. Saw him a few times and said hello. He was just a guy around town that managed the Dodgers. I was an Angels fan. He said that was ok. We can't all be perfect.
@pops1507
4 жыл бұрын
Great stories.
@MaynardGKrebs-gv4vy
4 жыл бұрын
99% bullshit however.
@moncorp1
4 жыл бұрын
Best Mickey story was how the mob was trying to win bets against the Yankees when they were heavy favorites. So they figured getting Mickey to play bad would help. Since he was a notorious partier, they'd keep him out all night. They got two hookers to stay by his side and had him up drinking the whole night through. It was a day game the next day. They figured they couldn't lose. MIckey sat in the dugout with a wet towel around his head the whole game. The ploy failed however when Mick hit a two run homerun to win the game in the ninth inning.
@MaynardGKrebs-gv4vy
4 жыл бұрын
@@moncorp1 I have never heard that. Was that ever verified by Mickey himself? And if so, please cite the source.
@jamesanthony5681
4 жыл бұрын
@@MaynardGKrebs-gv4vy Jim Bouton told a story (below link starting at 3:57) about an extra innings game in Minnesota where Mickey Mantle, sleeping on the bench and hungover the entire game, had to be woken and went into the game as a 12th inning pinch hitter, hitting a tremendous homerun in the center field bleachers to win the game. As Bouton tells the story, Mickey had been drinking the night before, so much so that he tried to make a telephone call from a grandfather's clock in a bar. I've heard similar stories from other players, however, I'm not sure they weren't referring to this particular game. kzitem.info/news/bejne/pH2jwJunn6OCeoI
@marvinthiessen3454
4 жыл бұрын
Jeff Dahlmer's Slim Fast Diet: A shake for breakfast, a shake for lunch, and a sensible Tommy Lasorda for dinner........
@patrickmorgan4006
2 жыл бұрын
Nice story, but the facts don't quite match the way he told it. The first game was May 21, 1956. He got the batting order wrong (Bauer led off and Martin was 2nd, among other mistakes). Lasorda did pitch the 8th and 9th so he got that right, but Mantle hit his double in the 7th inning off of Santiago. Mantle was 2-2 with 3 walks. His other hit was a HR in the 5th inning off Burtschy so if Lasorda faced him that day he walked him. The second game was June 6, 1956 and that was pure fiction, other than him starting. Again he got the Yankees batting order wrong, but more importantly, he didn't pitch 6 innings and give up 2 runs. He pitched 2 innings and gave up 6 runs. He sure did try to make an 0-4 career pitcher seem a lot better than he was.
@TheSiickOne
3 жыл бұрын
RIP Tommy 💙⚾️😭 Say what's up to Kobe 💜💛
@troddy3925
4 жыл бұрын
It’s amazing how ball players remember the exact scores and scenarios of games decades ago. I think it’s because of the 3 hour drama of each game, a part of it gets permanently filed away in the memory bank 🤔
@patrickmorgan4006
2 жыл бұрын
He got most of it wrong. The box scores are out there to look at. May 21, 1956 and June 6, 1956.
@rrockhard1
3 жыл бұрын
Big tommy⚾️
@mikejoyner7546
4 жыл бұрын
Great story!
@waynemartin9098
4 жыл бұрын
Even as a huge Yankees fan, you have to respect Tommy Lasorda. He's amazing!
@johnking7535
4 жыл бұрын
"A face that can hold 2 days of water." Tommy Lasorda
@emergencyexitonly5951
4 жыл бұрын
@MANCHESTER UNITED I didnt need to think hard. i knew right away youre an american
@brettrobertson2538
4 жыл бұрын
tommy is the best
@larryl1427
4 жыл бұрын
@MANCHESTER UNITED Kickball sucks pal, it's not even a real sport in the US.
@jamesanthony5681
4 жыл бұрын
@MANCHESTER UNITED Hey pal, there are less than 200 countries in the world, and in a number of them soccer is NOT a massive sport.
@tonydir5673
4 жыл бұрын
I think we can safely say that Tommy was a much better manager than pitcher
@ralphgarcia913
4 жыл бұрын
I read that Lasorda actually grew up a Yankee fan and his favorite player was Joe DiMaggio. Lasorda was also once property of the Phillies as he played in their farm system. He was actually blocked onto making the Dodgers by Sandy Koufax who lacked command from 1955 to 1958. Koufax straightened out his control problems in 1959.
@tommyfu9271
Жыл бұрын
He was blocked by sucking
@richardgreenwood6360
4 жыл бұрын
Only problem with this story is that Lasorda couldn't break a pane of glass.
@jamesanthony5681
4 жыл бұрын
Well.....how hard did Tommy throw? What was his velocity? He had a cup of coffee in the majors at a time with many fewer teams and greater competition for those jobs. Tommy John didn't throw hard. Neither did Greg Maddux. And please, NOT that I'm comparing Lasorda to those guys.
@jerrytetro6482
4 жыл бұрын
1960 night game Yankee stadium first MLB game ever had my glove had a nose bleed seat behind home plate leftside, Senator player hits a foul ball it's coming right at me I put my glove up closed my eyes and the guy in front of me jumps up makes a bare handed catch, one disappointed 12 year old fan. Lineup, Skowron on first Richardson on second Mc Dougall at Short, Kubek on third, Elston Howard catching, Yogi in left the Mick in Center and Maris in right field Turley was pitching.
@kelliebrooks9094
2 жыл бұрын
I think we lost tommy a few years ago he is missed i remember watching baseball years ago...an he was coaching the dodgers who were originally ftom brooklyn my italian grandfather used to remind me ....with that upset look...deserters.he didnt say it but i got it...
@Aerialistreloaded
Жыл бұрын
Best thing about Baseball the stories
@allend2749
2 жыл бұрын
tommy, u r so great
@stevencruz3977
Жыл бұрын
I wish he would have been on the 1955 season and stayed with the team so he would have got his ring.
@redtesta
4 жыл бұрын
when players were players
@billyratchet6463
3 жыл бұрын
He gave up 2 runs, 1 BB, and 5 hits in 2 innings in the game he started in NY. He struck out 2 in 2 innings in the game in KC. I mean, it's a nice story and all, but there's a credibility factor, so the whole knocking down guys multiple times and Mickey Mantle even knowing who this 6 ERA schlub is, is pretty questionable.
@chrisnalina1755
3 жыл бұрын
He was a good BS artist and entertaining to listen to but you are right. What year was he talking about when this supposedly happened?
@billyratchet6463
3 жыл бұрын
1956. Got the info off of Baseball Reference
@chrisnalina1755
3 жыл бұрын
@@billyratchet6463 Thanks. He actually pitched in a world series game? Is there any film of him pitching? How did he pitch against the Yankees if it was not in the world series?
@patrickmorgan4006
2 жыл бұрын
Gave up 6 runs (5 earned) in 2 innings in the game he described that he started. And Mantle didn't hit a double off him in that first game. Mantle was 2-2 in that game with a double and a HR, but both came before Lasorda went into the game. He also walked 3 times, so if anything, Lasorda walked him.
@rickyb8636
4 жыл бұрын
I was a pitcher. Never had to throw at anybody to get them out and never would.
@jamesanthony5681
4 жыл бұрын
Did you pitch in the pros?
@69zenos1
4 жыл бұрын
When I was a pitcher in Babe Ruth Leauge I threw intentionally at guys if the ump said that I hit them the previous at bat and we all know that I didn't hit them. The next time up it was straight at them. And I was fast. they never got out of the way in time. That was when baseball was fun. Before this pussy bullshit they play now.
@DavidSilva-fq7nt
4 жыл бұрын
I used to listen to Costas coast to coast. Great stories of all sports especially baseball. Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn and more.
@peasblossom1973
2 жыл бұрын
The thing is that, when we were kids, of course the names like Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Don Drysdale, Yogi Berra, Lou Gehrig, Babe, Joe D., and the famous others were well known to every person who loved baseball. This "Hank Bauer" guy was not even considered or his name bandied about like the others. Weird how the nobodies gain fame later on in life even though no one had the slightest idea who they were when they were supposedly "famous".
@dmgwraith8417
2 жыл бұрын
Tommy's the best
@charleswinokoor6023
11 ай бұрын
Ties and sports coats. Imagine that.
@ericstenzel6835
2 жыл бұрын
"...so I dumpted him, too!"
@richardralmaraz6501
Жыл бұрын
La sorda was a great man !
@bingochoice
4 жыл бұрын
lasorda was a pitcher??
@jamesanthony5681
4 жыл бұрын
Yup.
@rhelob
4 жыл бұрын
Think his lifetime record was 0-3. But he was a very good pitcher in the minor leagues in Montreal.
@jamesanthony5681
4 жыл бұрын
@@rhelob Lasorda told the story that he was the last pitcher cut at a Dodger training camp, and it came down to between him and Sandy Koufax.
@bingochoice
4 жыл бұрын
@@rhelob no kidding, I'm surprised but hey
@j40bob1
4 жыл бұрын
Even though he had a good minor league career, he walked a lot of guys. Lefty with a curveball that had trouble finding the strike zone at times.
@17donhol
4 жыл бұрын
This guy really talks a good game but for a guy who had a career 0-4 record and 6.48 era you'd think he was Randy Johnson the way he was describing himself dusting Yankees batters.. ....
@chrisnalina1755
2 жыл бұрын
He was a good BS artist making up things to make his stories entertaining. What was the exact date of these games that he was talking about?
@johnrains8409
27 күн бұрын
Between Billy and ME.
@pgroove163
4 жыл бұрын
after a couple of beers everybody can listen to baseball shit..lol...gotta love the old timer
@christopherwood2290
2 жыл бұрын
Great story. Baseball as we knew it is dead.
@Moondoggy
4 жыл бұрын
a lot of BS in this interview
@69zenos1
4 жыл бұрын
but lots of spit.
@cuda426hemi
Жыл бұрын
You think Tommy had any stories? 💥
@davidr5961
5 жыл бұрын
"Hey; those Yankees... they don't intimidate me"......but Reggie did in the '77 Series
@flyingdutchman913
4 жыл бұрын
No he didn't he said they didn't dumb fuck. You don't intimidate you after they've done it it's before they've done it. derrrrrr
@larryl1427
4 жыл бұрын
@@flyingdutchman913 Vanilla jackass is late for his parade again.
@BookClubDisaster
10 ай бұрын
Tommy Lasorda career record: 0-4. No wonder he was so angry.
@dionlindsay2
4 жыл бұрын
Does " I dumped him" mean I hit him when I was pitching to him? I thought as a hitter you get to walk to first base if the pitcher deliberately hits you - wouldn't that be expensive for the pitcher? I'm just getting into baseball, trying to understand this kind of thing.
@brandondesjarlais9609
4 жыл бұрын
I think "I dumped him" means you intentionally throw near their head which makes them fall to the ground to avoid getting hit with the ball...which I think is why he mentioned the hitters were wearing helmets the next time. I think it is meant to be more of a distraction because like you say, if you actually hit the player, they are going to get on base and that is never good for a pitcher. If the batter is thinking about not getting hit in the head, he is less likely to be focused on hitting the ball and more on avoiding getting hit.
@dionlindsay2
4 жыл бұрын
@@brandondesjarlais9609 Thanks - that makes sense!
@patrickr.5900
5 ай бұрын
So Tommy threw knockdown pitches to every batter before getting them out or giving up a hit? No wonder he was only up "in the show" for a cup of coffee.
@hicks727
2 жыл бұрын
2 days of rain
@jamesford3648
4 жыл бұрын
I love Lasorda, Took no Sh!t from NO 1.
@chriskies5016
3 жыл бұрын
Most men are the heroes of their own stories
@thomasamodeo3385
4 жыл бұрын
Wasn't Tommy sent down to make room for Koufax?
@68air
4 жыл бұрын
Billy Martin would have kicked the shit out of Lasorda if this story was true.
@fredwright5954
4 жыл бұрын
Did the least with the most
@fredwright5954
4 жыл бұрын
The John Madden of pro baseball
@MrRufusRToyota
Ай бұрын
Lasorda has never told an honest story about his playing days.
@U2BEMatchmaker
4 жыл бұрын
Tommy Lasorda is my favorite Manager of all time. I am a Manager/Coach guy, so that is saying something.
@bara7331
3 жыл бұрын
Oh brother. 🤣
@69zenos1
4 жыл бұрын
Tommy Lasorda with more nonsense talk.
@TexWatson-sh8vf
4 жыл бұрын
I love to hate the yankees. Go Tigers !
@peterorthmann5612
5 ай бұрын
BORING,
@mags5459
Жыл бұрын
Had a face that could hold 3 days of rain😂🤣
@SuperFireHog
4 жыл бұрын
There's no pitcher in the History of baseball that knocks down 5 players in a row and not get his ass kicked !
@jimtruscott5670
4 жыл бұрын
Bob Tav Yeah,I think Lasorda stretches the truth a little.
@EADGBESTRAT
4 жыл бұрын
Bob Gibson
@luc2o
4 жыл бұрын
It was commonplace in the '50s and 60's. Look up Sal Maglie, Don Drysdale, Bob Gibson et al.
@brucestewart7371
4 жыл бұрын
If Tommy said it rained unicorns I’d believe him. It’s got to be true, he’s so deliberate and uses so much detail! He’s like a witness at a crime scene - you have to believe him because he was there!!😁
@69zenos1
4 жыл бұрын
@@EADGBESTRAT But the difference is that Gibson was a legend.
@kensprecher5283
4 жыл бұрын
I could listen to stories like this all day long.
@kensprecher5283
4 жыл бұрын
2121skip Found the McLain tape and it’s a classic too. Thanks
@MarkSmith-js2pu
4 жыл бұрын
I’ll give you one, I think, I went to a parochial Catholic School with Hank Jr and his sister, I think her name was Becky, not sure on that one that one, but it was a small school Hank Jr and I played catch, my arm was better than his❤️
@enniswhalen2428
4 жыл бұрын
K S - This man has GREAT Dodger stories to tell, especially about his years and years of managing minor league teams.He "raised" many a Dodger for the major league roster.
@jamesanthony5681
4 жыл бұрын
@2121skip Some of those stories about McClain are mind boggling. Like the time he convinced a General Motors executive to allow him (McClain) to fly a cargo plane at night WITHOUT having the required flying experience, with McClain sweating the whole flight, fearing he was going to crash the plane in a residential neighbourhood.
@jimmyconway294
3 жыл бұрын
But what was his opinion of Kingman’s performance?
@username-zj9id
3 жыл бұрын
That's a hell of a question for you ask him.
@christopherwood2290
3 жыл бұрын
Sky King. Either a strike out or a home run. Usually the former.
@lucianolorenzo8395
3 жыл бұрын
Don't mess with a pissed off WOP!!! especially Tommy "gun" Lasorda R. I. P. We miss you Tommy
@cominghometorome811
3 жыл бұрын
Ok you do know what wop stands for? ( With Out Papers ) Tommy had his papers...but i agree with you on never mess with a pissed of Italiano/Sciliano #facts
@lucianolorenzo8395
3 жыл бұрын
@@cominghometorome811 ya, I know he is more American than most Americans I met him once about 30 years ago He was a great man A true American Dodger Blue all the Way
@Fordham1969
3 жыл бұрын
It's funny how we can sometimes recall things the way we'd like them to have been. Tommy actually remembered that start he made at Yankee stadium in reverse, instead of 6 IP and 2 runs it was 2 IP and 6 runs. The next day they had him come in again for mop up duty in a 9-1 loss to the Yanks in which he gave up 3 runs in 2 IP.
@Dana-wq5tp
3 жыл бұрын
The first real indicator that he was just making shit up was the 6 knock down pitches in one inning. How ludicrous is that? I've been watching baseball a long time and you're lucky if you get to see one or two hitters in an entire game get chin music. Maybe Tommy's cognitive skills were waning by the time of that interview and he actually believes the story.
@dashiellrohan981
3 жыл бұрын
@@Dana-wq5tp It was different then. Pitcher's did go inside. But they weren't all throwing 99 mph stuff either. I do think Bob Gibson or Drysdale would have done that. But Tommy might be a bit too fond of his efforts.
@Dana-wq5tp
3 жыл бұрын
@@dashiellrohan981 Yes, in those days, pitching inside was part of a pitcher's strategy but 6 knockdown pitches? Even Gibson would never go to that extreme and he sure as hell was a lot better talent than Lasorda.
@patrickmorgan4006
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I just looked up the box scores of the two games and they don't come very close to matching the story. I put details in another comment. If he faced Mantle at all in that first game, he didn't follow Bauer in the lineup and Lasorda walked him. Mantle was 2-2 with 3 walks. His two hits were a double and a HR, but both came before Lasorda entered the game. I don't expect him to remember every detail after all those years, but the Mantle part and him getting knocked out of the game early in the second game... Kind of makes it hard to believe anything else.
@patrickmorgan4006
2 жыл бұрын
@@Dana-wq5tp To put it bluntly, Lasorda is full of sh*t. There was very little in that story that checks out when you look at the box scores.
@kingschlong9288
3 жыл бұрын
RIP Tommy! As a Yankee fan I’ve always respected you. You’re a legend!
@antoniorumbo148
2 жыл бұрын
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@frankoshinski9205
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up a Yankee fan But I always like Tommy Lasorda . A Hell of a Manager .
@hammer44head
3 жыл бұрын
Tommy proved that and then some in 88, that year alone is HOF stuff but his decision making was fantastic that year. Especially during the world series against that A's club. Your Yanks beat my Dodgers like a cheap chinese gong in the 70's but we did get one in 81 from them Yanks.
@georgegaros1760
4 жыл бұрын
theres probably a kernel of truth to this but if you look at the game logs for lasordas season in kc, a lot of this never happened
@duanecatton7505
3 жыл бұрын
More like 1 inning, six is bs you can sense he is lying. Lasorda is a punk
@df5295
3 жыл бұрын
I vaguely remember a story about him and Billy fighting so there's some truth there. Poor KC back in those days was like a Yankee farm team. That's who they got Maris from!
@cominghometorome811
3 жыл бұрын
The mangers laid it on thick they where characters...i remaber when Sparky Anderson was the tigers manager and he would talk to the sports reporters on the news and he would start telling stories lol the news reporters would roll there eyes and smirk as if to say ok sparky we love you but we know your laying it on a little thick here for the tiger fans at home... sure miss a lot of those old-school managers back then Earl Weaver , Billy Martin , Tommy Lasorda , Sparky Anderson
@patrickmorgan4006
2 жыл бұрын
@@duanecatton7505 2 innings, 6 runs. Knocked out of the game in the 3rd with no outs.
@jameshudson169
4 жыл бұрын
suitcase simpson!? you knew the great suitcase simpson?!
@jamesanthony5681
4 жыл бұрын
He was a good friend of Gary 'Suitcase' Smith of the 1970 California Golden Seals hockey team.
@jameshudson169
4 жыл бұрын
@@jamesanthony5681 was he a cousin of suitcase simpson?
@jamesanthony5681
4 жыл бұрын
@@jameshudson169 No.
@oldiesgeek454
4 жыл бұрын
@James What a great nickname! 😊
@52barney
3 жыл бұрын
I knew his brother "Skidrow"
@garpfunkel2876
4 жыл бұрын
The truth is Lasorda started 1 game against the Yankees in his career. Lasorda claims he pitched 6 innings and gave up 2 runs. In fact, he pitched 2 innings, gave up 5 earned runs, and got the loss.
@terrywho22
4 жыл бұрын
So much of this is fantasy, yet he believes it like it happened. Maybe he's talking about a game he played on his xbox.
@AB-wg7qe
3 жыл бұрын
And Tommy never ever told anybody throw at nobody.
@richrich1358
3 жыл бұрын
@@terrywho22 LMAO
@mrmustangman
2 жыл бұрын
that lying SOB.!!!!!!!!! 🤣
@decker528
2 жыл бұрын
He probably just has a few games mixed up. I think he pitched in a lot of games, maybe even a dozen. It's hard to keep all 11 or 12 of them straight
@michaelcanney7218
3 жыл бұрын
Man's story made no sense
@247drycleaners9
4 жыл бұрын
Hey banana nose!
@oldiesgeek454
4 жыл бұрын
Now we know why Billy got a nose job... 😉
@shack8110
4 жыл бұрын
Thankfully these days we are enlightened enough not to use such an offensive term. If Hank Bauer said "hey banana nose" to me, I would say "yes, Mr. Bauer?".
@4orrcountry
4 жыл бұрын
@@shack8110 Horse manure! Nothing offensive about "Banana Nose" IF you have a SENSE OF HUMOR. People need to relax, laugh and enjoy life more - it's the only life we get!
@shack8110
4 жыл бұрын
@@4orrcountry You're right. My sarcasm did not come through. Banana nose would be a term of endearment compared to what people say these days.
@davidrice3337
2 жыл бұрын
Grew up pulling for the Yanks cause of my Papaw Loved the Big Red Machine For obvious reasons Always been a fan of Tommy Lasorda - How could you not be? I remember an All-Star game in the late 70s or early 80s there was a camera on Billy Martin as he greeted Tommy Lasorda - You could tell the mutual respect and genuine mutual admiration shared between these two legendary Baseball Men - The look on their faces and the manner in which they embraced made it quite obvious - I distinctly remember Billy leaning in and saying something to Tommy - and Tommy literally almost fell over backwards laughing - then with a quick pat on the back they were back to the dugouts , both with huge smiles on their faces - These two were going to battle against each other yet the almost brotherly way they were engaged was truly a special moment in time - Here on my 52 nd b- day and I'll be damned if it doesn't choke me up a little
@mrmustangman
2 жыл бұрын
that lying SOB.!!!!!!!!! 🤣
@mc76
4 жыл бұрын
I love how Tommy describes giving up two runs in six innings as "they got me out." If he did that today, he would be making eight figures per year.
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4 жыл бұрын
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@j40bob1
4 жыл бұрын
They did get to him. He gave up 6 runs in 2 innings. Knocked out in the third. Easy to look up now.
@alizarraga86
4 жыл бұрын
💙TOMMY
@fruticetum
4 жыл бұрын
Lasorda played in only 26 career games and was 0-4. These stories sound made up.
@wrigleyman100
3 жыл бұрын
He DID have one save to his credit, though, in his 0-4 career.
@donclemons7637
Жыл бұрын
Loved Tommy Lasorda such a great ambassador for the game. RIP
@UAL012
2 жыл бұрын
I'm a die hard RED SOX fan and any time a team is playing against and beating the Yankees, I'm in hog heaven lol. Tommy Lasorda was a class act. He was one HELL of an amazing manager and personality. We miss you, Tommy.
@remaguire
9 ай бұрын
I love listening to the old-time ballplayers. "He had a face that looked like it could hold 2 days of rain!" I'm STILL laughing! My favorite ever is Casey Stengel. Man, that guy could creatively use the language better than anybody!
@jonathansmith9235
4 жыл бұрын
This will send me off to bed smiling.
@Robsay01
4 жыл бұрын
Carmine’s pizza Tommy. You know it!!
@Menyhard
4 жыл бұрын
Love theses old stories
@fredapeeples6619
4 жыл бұрын
Geez, fib much Lasorda?
@julianmarsh1378
4 жыл бұрын
Hey, he is an old warrior of a better time in sports....Mantle's generation was the last to truly carry on the old tradition of baseball going back to the early 1900s...like many sports today, baseball sucks.
@urge3v
4 жыл бұрын
I checked the box scores - he’s tellin the truth
@fredapeeples6619
3 жыл бұрын
@@urge3v Box scores I believe. His hyperbole is what I find annoying. Lasorda's pitching record was atrocious. He had zero control, that's why he was beaning people.
@moncorp1
4 жыл бұрын
Suitcase Simpson
@rayjr62
Жыл бұрын
An Underrated manager and an amazing story teller. One of the great ambassadors of the game. R.I.P. Mr. Lasorda
@tommyfu9271
Жыл бұрын
How is he an underated manager?
@kevinmiller6380
Жыл бұрын
@@tommyfu9271 I don't think he's an underrated manager.
@yankee2666
Жыл бұрын
@@kevinmiller6380 Overrated, if anything.
@brucefranklin7307
3 жыл бұрын
Always remember in a big league dugout it doesnt take long to figure out if the manager isnt the smartest baseball man in the dugout. Lasorda passed the test. He was the smartest and a great manager too.
@-C.S.R
4 жыл бұрын
I made it to a 2020 Dodger spring training game and he was there as usual! Seemed like this guy never missed a game even in spring training too! He’s in his 90s
@Rushmore222
4 жыл бұрын
Lasorda is one of the most comically out of shape looking former big league ballplayers, yet is still living at 92.
@j40bob1
4 жыл бұрын
I looked up that start in NY. He did not go six innings while just giving up a couple of runs. His line was: 2+ IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 6 runs, 5 ER. They knocked him out in the third inning. Also, Mantle did not hit a double off of him in the previous game in KC; Lasorda walked him. Very little of this story seems to be true.
@cwc8979
3 жыл бұрын
lol LASORDA likes to use his success as a manager to lie
@malkinmalone
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for giving us his pitching line you white knight! get a fucking life dude.
@CoutureThug
3 жыл бұрын
Show us the proof where you found those stats
@jamesd2128
3 жыл бұрын
@@CoutureThug Here's the game he was talking about where he came out of the bullpen. www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KC1/KC1195605210.shtml He walked The Mick, then threw a wild pitch and Mickey advanced to 2nd. These are the 2 games Tommy started against the Yankees, Mickey had a single each time. www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA195606060.shtml www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA195606070.shtml 5
@Sshooter444
3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow you fact checked an 87 year old dude...what a hero
@NoName-ge6wc
10 ай бұрын
Great stuff from a Dodger legend.
@xq8152
3 жыл бұрын
RIP. Growing up without grandparents you don't get stories like this.
@jonathansmith9235
4 жыл бұрын
Boxers, former fierce opponents, have some of the best stories too.
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