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In his published memoir, Going the Other Way, Bean recounts how Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda constantly made homophobic jokes, even as Lasorda's gay son was dying from AIDS.

Peter Dreier: Baseball Justice 2010

In his published memoir, Going the Other Way, Bean recounts how Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda constantly made homophobic jokes, even as Lasorda's gay son was dying from AIDS.

Peter Dreier: Baseball Justice 2010

(Lasorda's Los Angeles Dodgers broke the streak with titles in the strike-shortened season of 1981 and again in '88.)

Fall's wide-open classic: Not even NFL can match MLB's postseason parity 2006

Now that the Dodgers and Braves no longer share a division, the rivalry has become little more than six often meaningless games a year, and with Lasorda's retirement, I've grown to actually like the man.

Happy Bleepin' Bleepday 2004

Now that the Dodgers and Braves no longer share a division, the rivalry has become little more than six often meaningless games a year, and with Lasorda's retirement, I've grown to actually like the man.

September 2004 2004

Lasorda's first full year as Dodgers manager was 1977.

USATODAY.com - Reggie recalls Series glory 2004

He preached four theories on a running attack, and as you watch Anaheim vs. San Francisco it's apparent Baker and Scioscia subscribe to Lasorda's philosophy.

USATODAY.com - Lasorda familiar with Series managers 2002

The Dodgers established in Tom Lasorda's last few years that they were not a particularly

Dodgers vs. fans is a mismatch 2000

That would include the Los Angeles Dodgers, although they do not return Tommy Lasorda's interest in bringing Bobby V. aboard

Yankees a dynasty that will be retooled 2000

Surging onto the floor to call a second-half timeout, WSU coach Ken Bone slipped and fell to the Hec Edmundson Pavilion deck, maybe the most celebrated pratfall in Seattle since Tommy Lasorda's keister hit the third-base coach's box at the 2001 All-Star Game at Safeco Field.

The Seattle Times 2012