LASORDA on Dave KINGMAN.......LMFAO!!

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So until the next time the Dodgers surrender one for the books, I'll just leave you with a quick look back at one more famous homer moment in Dodgers history -- the June 4, 1976, game in which Dave Kingman, then of the Mets, slammed three homers in an 11-0 stomping of Los Angeles.
Its historical significance is found in Lasorda's postgame performance which, along with the one from former Cubs manager Lee Elia, ranks as one of the greatest managerial meltdowns in history. The bootleg tape is still passed along to this day.


Asked what he thought of Kingman's performance, Lasorda nearly popped a vein.

"What's my opinion of Kingman's performance?!" Lasorda raged. "What the f--- do you think is my opinion of it? I think it was f------ horse----! Put that in, I don't f------ care. Opinion of his performance! Jesus Christ, he beat us with three f------ home runs! What the f--- do you mean, 'What is my opinion of his performance?' How could you ask me a question like that, 'What is my opinion of his performance?!' S---. That's a tough question to ask me, isn't it? 'What is my opinion of his performance?'"
 
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I remember ol' Jim Healy used to play that clip ALOT. Funny as hell. Date must be wrong though, Tommy didn't become manager until 1977.
 

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Degenerate said:
I remember ol' Jim Healy used to play that clip ALOT. Funny as hell. Date must be wrong though, Tommy didn't become manager until 1977.

I believe he was the pitching coach that year.

Second best Kingman story - There was Dave Kingman t-shirt day at Wrigley Field in the late 70's. He was AWOL. Took his boat out to Lake Michigan and went fishing during the game.
 

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Here's a trivia question to that famous Lasorda meltdown.

Who asked the question about Kingman?
 

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Tommy must have been an F Bomb machine!

Remember when he first became famous as the 'always talking' 3rd base coach for Walter Alson's Dodgers?

They miked him one game on the game of the week and he was known as a character ever since!
 

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Remember when he body slammed this guy ...

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lasorda was coaching 3rd one game against the reds .

pete rose was playing 3rd and their was a runner on the base.

lasorda says to the runner :

" did you hear that they took a vote of all the women in the stands and
pete rose was voted the second best looking guy on the team "

baserunner " oh really "

lasorda " ya, everybody else on the team tied for first "
 

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Happy 85th Birthday, Tommy !

Tommy Lasorda Stats

Tommy Lasorda was born on Thursday, September 22, 1927, in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Lasorda was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 5, 1954, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Tommy Lasorda baseball stats page.
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"I never talk about problems and I'll tell you why. I think 80% of the people don't care about other people's problems and the other 20% are happy to hear you have them." - Tommy Lasorda​
 

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