The news that Tommy Lasorda had passed away hit us all very hard. Fans that weren’t even around when he was managing through the middle of 1996 understand how important he was to baseball and the Dodgers. To borrow a phrase, “he was bigger than life.” I started following the Dodgers way back in the middle of 1973 when Tommy was the 3rd base coach for the Dodgers. This article will talk about my memories of Tommy from those days until now.
The Early Days
My first dose of Tommy Lasorda was when he was the 3rd base coach for the Dodgers.