Tommy Lasorda’s 81st Birthday

September 22, 2008

The last time we saw Tommy Lasorda, in March 2007, he was enjoying a spring training game at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida, and posed for this photo holding a wiffleball. Tonight, for his 81st birthday, he’ll be in San Diego enjoying the Monday Night Football game between the New York Jets and the San Diego Chargers.

Earlier today, Lasorda appeared on the Scott Van Pelt show on ESPN Radio. He went on to tell fill-in host Michael Kay that Manny Ramirez is a rare example of one player carrying a team, and Manny has the city of Los Angeles excited about the Dodgers making a run for the playoffs. The Dodgers currently have a 2.5 game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West.

The former longtime Dodgers’ manager is also proud of the magnificent job Joe Torre is doing this year.

You can listen to the entire interview at ESPNRadio.com. It’s free, thanks to GEICO insurance.

We’d like to wish Tommy Lasorda a happy 81st birthday, and hope there are many more to follow.

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