Tommy Lasorda is dumber than ten dogs

Dang, I thought it said "USS Gay."

Dang, I thought it said "USS Gay."

Me too, and was wondering if Tommy had a sudden change of heart.

I was wondering if the US military had a sudden change of heart.

Do you get e-mail alerts when someone posts a Lasorda thread at BTF, jmac? I'm amazed how often you're one of the first couple of posters on every one of these. And please don't interpret this as a complaint. I love your commitment to the cause.

Where can you find pleasure
Search the world for treasure
Learn science technology
Where can you begin to make your dreams all come true
On the land or on the sea
Where can you learn to fly
Play in sports and skin dive
Study oceanography
Sign of for the big band
Or sit in the grandstand
When your team and others meet


In the navy
Yes, you can sail the seven seas
In the navy
Yes, you can put your mind at ease
In the navy
Come on now, people, make a stand
In the navy, in the navy
Can't you see we need a hand
In the navy
Come on, protect the motherland
In the navy
Come on and join your fellow man
In the navy
Come on people, and make a stand
In the navy, in the navy, in the navy (in the navy)


They want you, they want you
They want you as a new recruit

I don't think there's ever been a USS Gay, but it wouldn't be too far out of line if they ever decided to name a boat after this guy.

Tommy Lasorda is dumber than ten dogs

This is a story about the Navy. You mean "scurvy dogs."

“From a very early age, my father told my brothers and I that America was the greatest country on Earth, and that if needed, we should die for it,” said Lasorda. “And because of this, my brothers and I all served in this country’s armed services.”

It was more likely because he and his brothers received their "Greetings!" letter from their draft boards. Unless you had a pre-existing medical condition, you pretty much had to serve in those days, love your country or not.

It was more likely because he and his brothers received their "Greetings!" letter from their draft boards. Unless you had a pre-existing medical condition, you pretty much had to serve in those days, love your country or not.

Man, Tommy Lasorda is really full of sh!t, isn't he?

Tommy Lasorda is dumber than the first ten posts in this thread.

Tommy Lasorda is dumber than the first ten posts in this thread.

Aw man. I am going to assume you hurt because you love.

This is a story about the Navy. You mean "scurvy dogs."

It's Talk Like a Pirate Day, so it's definitely "scurvy dogs".

It's Talk Like a Pirate Day, so it's definitely "scurvy dogs".

What the hell is this? I'm meeting friends of mine who told me I ahve to talk like a pirate tonight? Has the world gone mad? I'm just going to speak in a high-toned British accent like Errol Flynn. That's the best they're getting from me.

I've been talking like Steve Blass all day.

It was more likely because he and his brothers received their "Greetings!" letter from their draft boards. Unless you had a pre-existing medical condition, you pretty much had to serve in those days, love your country or not.

Yep, LaSorda was indeed drafted, and spent his time in the Army...playing semi-pro baseball.

"He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies when he was a mere 16 in 1944, and even pitched a year later with one of their minor-league teams, the Concord Weavers, before being drafted into the Army.

He did his basic training at Fort McClellan in Alabama, and also was stationed at Fort Mead in Maryland and Fort Jackson in South Carolina.

It turned out service life wasn’t too taxing for Lasorda, who was in charge of athletic activities and played baseball and basketball.

“I actually had a pretty good time in the Army,” he says. “When I was in South Carolina, I was able to play for semi-pro teams in small cities called Camden and Joanna. I made 100 bucks a game when I pitched, and I made some good money.

“I always remember calling my dad, and asking him how much money he would need to refurbish our three-story Norristown home. He said it would take about $4,000 for what he wanted done. I wound up sending him $5,500 from the money I made pitching for those semi-pro teams. I lived on five bucks a week in those days.”

http://www.olympicbaseball.com/2007/09/14/tommy-lasorda-remember-sydney-2000/

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

And whenever Lasorda walked over to the port side, all the sailors scrambled to the starboard side to keep the boat level.

Dang, I thought it said "USS Gay."

Reminds me of one of my favorite headlines (got cited in Harper's or something) from some small-town newspaper:

"Veterans criticize Enola Homosexual exhibit"

Reminds me of one of my favorite headlines (got cited in Harper's or something) from some small-town newspaper:

"Veterans criticize Enola Homosexual exhibit"

Which in turn reminds me of an alleged headline after the Packers QB in the 1980s was hit late in a game against Detroit.

"Gay Penalty Should Be Stiff - Dickey."

I'm just going to jump straight to the best unintentionally funny headline ever.