Tommy Lasorda
December 5th
Happy Birthday to Sammy Khalifa, seven trades and the curse of Tommy Lasorda highlight December 5th in 1980s Baseball
November 25th
Happy Birthday to Bucky Dent, Ozzie Guillen wins Rookie of the Year, and the end of the road for Ken…
November 10th
Happy Birthday to an underrated slugger, Tom Seaver asks if he needs to delay his Paris vacation, and a couple…
November 3rd
Happy Birthday to Dwight Evans, two Brewers bring home some hardware, and the Royals announce they're not going to try…
October 26th
Controversy at the World Series, Steve Carlton wins another Cy Young, and the birthday of an underrated pitcher highlight October…
October 24th
Happy Birthday to a World Series hero, the Yankees deal Jack Clark, and Kent Hrbek launches a dramatic homer on…
October 20th
Happy Birthday to Keith Hernandez, and the Cardinals and Dodgers each win World Series titles on October 20th in 1980s…
October 17th
Happy Birthday to Glenn Braggs, Robin Yount comes up big in the World Series and I think we're having an…
September 22nd
Happy Birthday to Hac Man, the Mets clinch, and Billy Martin and Ed Whitson have a disagreement on September 22nd…
August 28th
Happy Birthday to a Cy Young winner, Tommy has issues with The Phanatic, and a future Rookie of the Year…
August 27th
Happy Birthday to Buddy Bell, history for Rickey, and Tommy Lasorda hits a milestone on August 27th in 1980s Baseball.
August 23rd
Happy Birthday to Julio Franco, a future Home Run Champ makes his debut, and a mascot gets ejected on August…
February 17th
Happy Birthday to one of the best pitching coaches of the decade a big day for Don Mattingly, and Tommy…
January 7th
Happy Birthday to Jeff Montgomery, Lou Brock gets the Hall Call and we lost Tommy on January 7th in 1980s…
Wild One at the Vet
Sometimes mistakes can work in your favor. That was certainly the case for Tommy Lasorda and the L.A. Dodgers when they…
The 1980 All-Star Game
There have been 87 All-Star games in major league history. Exactly one of them took place at Dodger Stadium. Watching…
Down Goes Lasorda!
On February 17th, 1980 two separate interviews at a local television station turned into an impromptu Los Angeles Dodgers…