Dodgers Win One More for Lasorda
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Dodgers are able to win one more for the skipper
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Tom Lasorda puts in a good 57 years before James Loney is born, and who knows how many games in that time?
On Saturday, Lasorda wins another exhibition contest, and how many victories of all sorts is that in a Hall of Fame career that goes back to a time when a gallon of gasoline cost 15 cents?
But it's his first in five tries at age 80, and maybe it doesn't count for anything, but Loney recognizes what this week means to the old man, sneaks up from behind and pours a bucket of water down the No. 2 Dodger Blue jersey on Lasorda's back.
Inside the clubhouse the hubbub is unmistakable, everyone riding high from victory, handshakes for the skipper and cries of "way to go, Tommy" filling the room.
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A charming end to a charmed career.
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Dodgers Win One More for Lasorda
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