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January 08, 2021
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
If you are old enough or into basketball history, this about the death of Pete Maravich tells a story worth reading.
posted by Howard_T at 01:46 PM on January 08, 2021
R I P Tommy Lasorda. Few people in baseball have been his equal in being an ambassador for the game. I found it interesting that his record in 20 years of managing was 1599 - 1439. That's only 8 games above .500 per year, and it translates to a record of 85 - 77 in a year. The important thing is that he inherited some Dodger teams that weren't very good and turned them into champions. Although he has long since come to terms with it, I wonder if Dennis Eckersley will ever stop asking why Lasorda put Kirk Gibson up to pinch hit.
posted by Howard_T at 01:58 PM on January 08, 2021
And it begins:
Six Dallas Stars players and two staff members test positive for COVID-19, delaying team's opener
posted by NoMich at 03:54 PM on January 08, 2021
Tommy Lasorda, the Tommy Lasorda of baseball coaches, has passed away at the tender age of 93.