EDITORIAL : ON TO COOPERSTOWN.Organized baseball's veterans committee got it right when it elected Tom Lasorda to the Hall of Fame. If anyone in baseball today belongs in Cooperstown Cooperstown, residential and resort village (1990 pop. 2,180), seat of Otsego co., E central N.Y., on the Susquehanna River and Otsego Lake; inc. 1807. It was founded by William Cooper, who brought his family there in 1787. , it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have Lasorda. First of all, Lasorda had the credentials CREDENTIALS, international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in the quality attributed to him in his credentials. on the field. For starters, give Lasorda points for longevity longevity (lŏnjĕv`ĭtē), term denoting the length or duration of the life of an animal or plant, often used to indicate an unusually long life. . There were 210 managerial changes in the major leagues during Lasorda's 20 years as manager of the Dodgers. The Dodgers under Lasorda won eight Western Division titles, four National League pennants and two World Series. All told, Lasorda won 1,599 games as manager of the Dodgers. Statistics, however, tell only part of the story. The qualities that make Lasorda special are his boundless enthusiasm for the game and his loyalty - bleeding Dodger blue - to his team. Those are refreshing characteristics in an era when too many richly compensated ballplayers act is if they are doing the fans a favor simply by appearing on the field. Lasorda made it clear - and we haven't have·n't Contraction of have not. haven't have not haven't have heard of anyone who doubted his sincerity - that he felt privileged to be part of baseball. That, we believe, is one of the sources of his popularity. Baseball derives much of its support from people who would, or would have, given their eye teeth to put on a major league uniform. Lasorda, in his paeans for baseball, speaks for them. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Lasorda |
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