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TIM MADIGAN: Anything Mentionable — The Historic And Poignant Friendship Of Tommy Lasorda And Fred Claire

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I just learned of the death of Tommy Lasorda, the Hall of Fame manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tommy was 93 and had been in poor health for several years. The news has much deeper meaning for me today than it would have a few years ago, before I met my friend, Fred Claire, the former Dodgers general manager …

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TIM MADIGAN: Anything Mentionable — How Cancer Led to Reconciliation Between Fred Claire And Tommy Lasorda: An Excerpt From ‘Extra Innings’

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In 1988, as general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Fred Claire was the architect of the team’s last World Series championship. Nearly three decades later, in the winter of 2017, cancer that had begun as speck on Fred’s lip had returned with a vengeance. The prognosis had been poor from the time his melanoma had spread to his jaw …

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