Gordon Monson: Tommy Lasorda talked his way through Brooklyn, Ogden, Los Angeles, to the Hall of Fame
One of baseball’s great emissaries is gone, but he left a long trail of great stories — some of them even true
(Photo courtesy of Zack Manasian) Tommy Lasorda, second from left, manager of the 1968 Ogden Dodgers, with first baseman Bill Buckner, third baseman Steve Garvey and outfielder Bobby Valentine.