Tommy Lasorda always said that if he cut his hand it would bleed Dodger Blue and he often talked about going to see The Big Dodger in the Sky when he died. Well, yesterday he arrived at the pearly gates and immediately took over as the manager for Heaven’s Dodgers. Here was his first lineup card:
- Jackie Robinson 2B
- Pee Wee Reese SS
- Duke Snyder CF
- Roy Campanella C
- Gil Hodges 1B
- Zack Wheat LF
- Carl Furillo RF
- Jim Gilliam 3B
- Don Drysdale P
What follows is the Dodger’ Official Press Release about the Great Tommy Lasorda:
OFFICIAL DODGER PRESS RELEASE
DODGERS MOURN PASSING OF TOMMY LASORDA
LOS ANGELES – Hall of Fame Dodgers’ manager Tommy Lasorda, who spent seven decades in the Dodger organization and became one of the most memorable personalities in baseball history, passed away Thursday night the team announced.