Tommy Lasorda enjoyed a 21-year Hall of Fame career as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Some would say his greatest moment came when the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the 1981 World Series. Others would point to the Dodgers’ upset of the Oakland A’s in the ’88 Series.
And they would all be wrong.
Lasorda’s greatest achievement came in 1984, when he launched into this historic tirade about San Diego journeyman Kurt Bevacqua, who made the mistake of suggesting that Tommy ordered his pitchers to throw at Padres hitters.
It’s a Cooperstown-worthy stew filled with anger, humor … and a whole lot of not-safe-for-work adjectives:
Tags: 1981 World Series, 1984, 1988 World Series, Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, Kurt Bevacqua, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, profanity, San Diego Padres, Tommy Lasorda
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