Heart of the story Oct 26, 2009
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Armed For Battle Sep 25, 2009
On Tuesday, the Smithsonian of the Dodgers Hall of Fame manager, where he joins his predecessor Walter Alston, as well as other former skippers Leo Durocher and Wilbert Robinson. Lasorda is famous for , and he is sure to be a presence this October around Chavez Ravine as the Dodgers chase their first world championship since the crew of 1988. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
I have to thank the Braves for waiting until college football season to start being lousy again.... Sep 10, 2009
Many of these overpriced hurlers today could not have made the team under Walter Alston or Casey Stengel. Score: 7. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Smith Listed Among Two Best College Basketball Coaches In History Jul 31, 2009
Walter Alston, MLB 36. Bo Schembechler, college football 37. (Tarheelblue.com)
Dodgers look to snap four-game skid Jul 30, 2009
Four-time World Series champion Walter Alston checks in at No. 35. Tommy Lasorda, now a special adviser with the team, is No. 48. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Long journey leads Tracy to Rockies Jun 25, 2009
DENVER -- Once it dawned on Jim Tracy that it was possible to make it to the Majors as a manager, he started studying the career paths and the successes of Hall of Fame managers such as Sparky Anderson, Walter Alston and Earl Weaver, as well as such other luminaries as Whitey Herzog and Jim Leyland. Then something else dawned on Tracy, now the manager of the Rockies, the hottest team in the Majors. (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)
Angels Take a Bite Out of Their Cousins Jun 21, 2009
And now Scioscia, Hatcher, Ron Roenicke, Alfredo Griffin and Dino Ebel, once Dodgers all, have built an organization that echoes the Dodgers of old, a running, bunting, scratching team that is extremely well versed in the basics of hitting the cutoff man, working the count and doing all the things that the Dodgers of Walter Alston and Tom Lasorda were so good at doing. The results speak for themselves. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Loretta delivers Torre milestone win Jun 19, 2009
The Official Site of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Torre gets milestone W, even if Wolf doesn't. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Do the Braves need a new manager? Jun 19, 2009
And his style, we should never forget, worked in a way no other manager s not John McGraw s, not Walter Alston s, not Sparky Anderson s ever has. Fifteen times running Cox brought a team north from spring training and over 15 full seasons he finished first every time. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Former Dodger Coach Danny Ozark Dies May 13, 2009
He was a dedicated coach for the Dodgers under two Hall of Fame managers, Walter Alston and Tommy Lasorda, and he also won three division titles with the Phillies. Danny was a longtime fixture in the Vero Beach community after his retirement and was always especially welcome during Spring Training. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Dodgers Continue to Work With Roster May 5, 2009
It marked the first time since Aug. 15, 1965, when Walter Alston turned in a card that had Don Drysdale batting seventh against Pittsburgh, that a Dodgers pitcher began the game batting anywhere other than the No. 9 hole. Pierre started for just the third time, and Torre had strongly considered batting him ninth in at least one of those. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
