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Tommy Lasorda's LIfe
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LA Dodgers Manager
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Planning
Tommy Lasorda planned practice to get his team prepared to play against tough teams -
Staffing
Manager Lasorda choose some great players to win the World series in 1981. These greats included Rick Monday, Rick Sutcliffe, and cy young winner Fernando Valenzuela -
Controlling
Lasorda made sure that no one on his team got in trouble with the ump and that if his players had issues he solved them. -
Leader
Tommy was a natural leader for the dodgers in the 80's -
Negiotator
During his time he spent long nights to make sure his roster is solid all around. -
Monitor
Manager Lasorda used his scouts to find the best talent available. -
Spokesperson
Tommy saying a quote that inspires his players to try their hardest day in and day out. -
Conceptional
In 1987 the dodgers were in 4th place, but the next year they turned it around and won the world series with Mr. Lasorda thinking analytically -
Disturbance handler
Tommy Lasorda talked with the umps to take corrective action -
technical
Tommy Lasorda exceled at leading teams to victory. His team picked up win after win during 1989 -
Human Relations
Tommy is talking with the China team. He is talking to them about the game of baseball -
Organizing
Lasorda made sure he had the correct lineups for his team against certain pitchers. -
Leadership
After the 1981 World Series run he lead his team to a World Championship in 1989. -
Figurehead
In Dodgertown a street was renamed Tommy Lasorda Lane.