Tommy Lasorda has a blog. Without it, you might not be aware that he had a hand in the Dutch team beating the Dominican Republic during the World Baseball Classic games. Here's the March 10th post:
Wow.
The Heineken is flowing at Hiram Bithorn Stadium.
I like & respect the Dutch. If they really sit around drinking Heineken, I don't want to know about it.
Congratulations to Team Netherlands and to coach Rod Delmonico.
I have known Rod for many years as he got me to speak to his team three times.
This latest speech was an honor to deliver.
What about the first two? Were they not "honors to deliver"? How come it takes Tommy Lasorda three speeches to motivate a team? During the third speech, did he tell them, "If you don't win this, I'll give you a fourth speech"?
Rod asked me to speak to Team Netherlands before the game they played against Puerto Rico.
They were riding high after beating the Dominicans in their first game. And they beat them mighty Dominicans without hitting the ball out of the outfield.
I got them in the clubhouse and told them that it isn't always the fastest man who wins the race, nor is it the strongest man who wins the fight. But it's the one who wants it more than the next guy.
Well they wanted it badder than the Dominicans did, and they won.
Yeah. It's not the expertise a blogger brings to a subject. It's not how low your paragraph/sentence ratio is. No, winning blog posts are the result of a blogger wanting it the most. That's why Tommy Lasorda's blog is badder than anyone's.
And, a one-run win in a baseball game tells you diddly-squat about the teams. Actually, the Dominicans lost because they put six players at shortstop.
I told them in order to win they had to execute the fundamentals, and that's what they did.
I wish the Dutch team had considered Tommy Lasorda a fundamental.
They played for the name on the front of their shirts, not for the name on the back.
Tommy Lasorda is one of the most self-aggrandizing people in public life. If he were a nineteen year old in today's world, he'd be a camwhore.
I just hope they don't try to change my name to Tommy Von Lasorda.
If they did, I could adjust. My mortal enemy would then be Tommy Von Lasorda.
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