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I Live for This!: Baseball's Last True BelieverView / Buy This Product at AmazonAn award-winning sportswriter shows us one of baseball's most famous and enduring legends as we've never seen him before, revealing the secrets of his amazing, unlikely success and his unvarnished opinions on the state of the game.
Tommy Lasorda is perhaps baseball's most famous and popular figure. At seventy-nine, after twenty years of managing and fifty-seven years with one franchise, this Hall of Famer still suits up in Dodger Blue every day. He also keeps a travel schedule that would dizzy the most frequent of frequent fliers. The embodiment of the American dream, Lasorda went from a scrawny, overlooked Italian kid of average ability to become one of the world's most recognizable baseball faces. And he fought for it every step of the way.
In I Live for This Bill Plaschke strips the veneer from one of baseball's last living legends to show how grit and determination really can transform a life. We think we know this jovial manager from the rah-rah style that has always raised eyebrows in the world of baseball. Some view him as an anachronism. Some love him like Santa Claus. But there's one thing they all agree on: Lasorda is a success.
With gleaming insight and remarkable candor, Plaschke takes us inside the day-to-day world of this baseball great to reveal a side of Lasorda that few people really know. And along the way, we're treated to some of the most outrageous stories in sports. We also discover Lasorda's unshakable opinions about what plagues baseball today.
Bravely and brilliantly, I Live for This dissects the personality to give us the person. In the end we're left with an indelible portrait of a legend that, if Lasorda has anything to say about it, we won't ever forget.
I Live for This!: Baseball's Last True BelieverView / Buy This Product at AmazonTommy Lasorda is baseball's true immortal and one of its larger than life figures. A former pitcher who was overshadowed by Sandy Koufax, Lasorda went on to a Hall of Fame career as a manager with one of baseball's most storied franchises. His teams won two World Series, four National League pennants, and eight division titles. He was twice named National League manager of the year and he also led the United States baseball team to the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
In I Live for This! award-winning sportswriter Bill Plaschke shows us one of baseball's last living legends as we've never seen him before, revealing the man behind the myth, the secrets to his amazing, unlikely success, and his unvarnished opinions on the state of the game. Bravely and brilliantly, I Live for This! dissects the personality to give us the person. By the end we're left with an indelible portrait of a legend that, if Tommy Lasorda has anything to say about it, we won't ever forget.
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Tommy Lasorda Brooklyn Dodgers #132 1954 Topps Archives Signed Autographed Baseball CardView / Buy This Product at AmazonWe are breaking up a near complete 1954 Topps Archives Baseball Card Set. Of the possible players available to sign, you will find signed cards by all but a few of them. (D) in the title stands for Deceased. The autographs were obtained by mail in the early to mid 90's. You will receive the exact signed card we have pictured in the scan. This is the personally signed real autograph of this player. We absolutely guarantee the authenticity of the autograph and offer a 100% money back guarantee including shipping charges if one is found not to be authentic by PSA or any other recognized expert. Amazon does not offer shipping discounts for multiple items purchased nor do they allow us to set shipping costs We will charge $2.00 for 1-3 signed cards, $3.00 for 4-9 signed cards and $4.00 for 10 cards or more. Any additional shipping charges by Amazon.com over these stated shipping costs will be refunded back to you. ALL AUTOGRAPHS ARE GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC VINTAGE & ORIGINAL. WE DO NOT SELL REPRINTS, PHOTO COPIES OR ANYTHING ELSE NOT VINTAGE & ORIGINAL. In absolutely beautiful excellent-mint condition, this baseball card has no rips, tears, or creases, and the autographs have no smears or smudges. This baseball card will be delivered to you in a toploader for protection. We specialize in authentic original vintage advertisement pieces, vintage matted magazines, autographed photos, autographed baseball cards and other memorabilia that are ready for framing or display.
Upper Deck Los Angeles Dodgers 2008 MLB Dodge Charger with Tommy Lasorda Hall of Fame Trading Card and 2008 Series 1 Super PackView / Buy This Product at AmazonBaseball fans, show your support of your favorite team with Upper Deck's newest MLB die-cast collectible in the 2008 MLB Dodge Charger with Trading Card. The 1:64 Dodge Charger features your favorite team's insignia and team colors. What's more, each Dodge Charger comes packaged with an Upper Deck trading card that pictures a Hall-of-Famer from your team! Also included is a 2008 Upper Deck Series One Trading Card Super Pack that contains 78 trading cards per pack. Order yours today! **This product can be shipped to Continental US addresses ONLY.**
Center Stage: Tommy LasordaView / Buy This Product at AmazonSuperstars of sports and entertainment appear on stage in front of a studio audience to talk with host Michael Kay about their lives as major figures who love sports. In this episode, Michael Kay interviews Tommy Lasorda
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CONVERTIBLE CORVETTE TOMMY LASORDA LA DODGERS HOF #2 97View / Buy This Product at AmazonLIMITED EDITION 1:64 DIECAST CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH UPPER DECK HALL OF FAME CARD COMMEMORATING THE HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CLASS OF 1997
Tommy Lasorda Dodgers 16x20 PhotoView / Buy This Product at AmazonShow support for your favorite team or player with a high quality full color photo! This 16x20 features Dodgers legend Tommy Lasorda, and will look great displayed in any fan's home or office. Check out related items below to add a wood plaque with acrylic cover to display this great picture, or have it professionally framed and matted by Collectibles of the Game.
Tommy Lasorda Los Angeles Dodgers Cooperstown Throwback Jersey - LargeView / Buy This Product at AmazonHe is your favorite old school player! Celebrate his legacy to the game with this Tommy Lasorda Los Angeles Dodgers Cooperstown Throwback Replica Jersey. This one of a kind jersey features authentic full or left chest team name felt applications in classic team font, full back player name and number in tackle twill, and trim detail. Majestic's high quality production and attention to detail make this item an exceptional value.
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Thomas Charles Lasorda (born September 22, 1927 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League baseball pitcher and manager. In 1999 he marked his 50th year in one capacity or another with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers organization, the longest tenure anyone has had with the team (Vin Scully joined a year later).
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