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Reporter Paul Olden asks Lasorda to give his opinion on Cubs Left Fielder, Dave Kingman's performance. Note: The home run footage is not from the game on May 14th, but rather a game later...
- This Has Been A Sad Year For Baseball
- Tommy Lasorda Flipped Out Over Dave Kingman’s Three Home Runs
- Tommy Lasorda Offered A Ride to Kurt Bevacqua
When two-time National League MVP Joe Morgan died on Oct. 11, 2020, at the age of 77, he joined a list of Hall of Fame players who have passed away this year, including Bob Gibson, Tom Seaver, Whitey Ford, Al Kaline, and Lou Brock. Morgan was the linchpin of the Cincinnati Reds’ near-dynasty right around the time Tommy Lasorda was taking the helm o...
Los Angeles radio reporter Paul Olden wasn’t trying to set off manager Tommy Lasorda. In retrospect, however, he would admit to the Los Angeles Timesthat perhaps he should have phrased his question differently. Minutes after the Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-7, on May 14, 1978, Olden asked Lasorda his opinion of the three home r...
On June 30, 1982, Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Tom Niedenfuer hit San Diego Padres batter Joe Lefebvre in the head with an 0-2 pitch moments after surrendering a home run. Padres player Kurt Bevacqua regarded it as an intentional act and charged the field. “Sending a message” after surrendering a home run is typically done with the very next pitch ...
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Apr 25, 2015 · Yes, Paul Olden, the Yankees’ public-address announcer, was the reporter whose simple question inspired Tommy Lasorda’s famous Dave Kingman tirade at Dodger Stadium in 1978. “I jokingly say...
May 14, 2013 · Since good things come in threes, fans of those Not Safe For Work classics can take this opportunity to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Dodger blue postgame assessment Tommy Lasorda gave...
Jan 8, 2021 · Remembering late Dodgers legend Tommy Lasorda at his unfiltered finest, including his feelings about Dave Kingman hitting three home runs against L.A.
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