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Drivers Donate $61,000 for Giants Fan Beaten Into a Coma at Dodger Stadium

Apr 12th 2011 – 2:00PM
Al Seib, Los Angeles Times/MCT

Al Seib, Los Angeles Times/MCT

Motorists driving by Dodger Stadium on Monday donated $61,000 to help San Francisco paramedic Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was beaten into a coma last month by two men. It was the second time in less than a month that the parking lot hosted a fundraiser -- on March 14, passing drivers and pedestrians helped...

USA Baseball Presents Special Opportunity for Ned Yost, Royals

By Jim HenryOct 12th 2010 – 8:38PM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Ned Yost figures he can rest later. Yost, manager of the Kansas City Royals, recently made an appearance here at the Pan Am Qualifying Tournament to watch and offer support to the organization's record six players on Team USA. Yost, appointed in mid-May and extended for two years through 2012,...

Twelve Thoughts: Bullpens, The Boss, Girardi's Tactics, LeBron

By Tom KrasovicJul 15th 2010 – 8:00AM

• Bullpen strength is a luxury for three division leaders going forward. Padres relievers were more hittable recently, but unlike the Dodgers and perhaps the Rockies, San Diego probably doesn't need to trade for a reliever. Look for the Padres to bring up reliever Ernesto Frieri, a Colombian with a 5:2...

Stephen Strasburg Follows Path Laid By Doc, Fernando and The Bird

By Ed PriceJun 8th 2010 – 8:15AM

As the color man on TV broadcasts for the Triple-A team in Syracuse, N.Y., Steve Grilli has witnessed the Stephen Strasburg phenomenon up close. It reminded him of someone else, 34 years ago. The same kind of attention Strasburg will get when he makes his big-league debut tonight for the Nationals was once heaped on...

Tommy Lasorda Can Give Interviews in His Sleep

By Tom FornelliMar 24th 2009 – 10:57AM

You kind of have to feel sorry for Tommy Lasorda in this video, even as you're laughing at him. It seems that the 81-year old Dodgers legend was somewhat worn out before going on television to do an interview with Chicago Tribune Live, which coincidentally is taped in Chicago.He literally looks like he's sleeping during...

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Background on Tommy Lasorda

Thomas Charles Lasorda (born September 22, 1927 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League baseball player and manager.

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