RIP Tommy Lasorda

[Klrdds]

I had an interesting experience with him and it was one that only happened one other time in my collecting life ( the other was with Johnny Mize when I called him ).
After he was inducted into the HOF in 1997 I sent him a letter as I always did when requesting an autograph ( this was to get their permission to send them items before sending items blindly to the person , asking them their fee to sign and limit to sign , as well as the address to use when sending ) . I received a nice hand written note from him with his answer ; basically it was send whatever i wanted and no fee to his home address just include return postage ). A few weeks after sending them on a Sunday afternoon I received a call from his personal assistant . I asked curiously how they got my phone number and he said they called my dental office and got the recording with my after hours home phone number on it and called me ay home because Mr Lasorda was sitting with him in his office signing my items and Mr. Lasorda wanted to know how I wanted them signed and if I had any inscriptions I wanted on the items. I was shocked that this was happening BUT it did and I said he can sign them anyway he wishes and I'd be happy .
All went well and I received my items a week or so later , and believe it or not I got a phone call again from his assistant wanting to know if I received my items and were they in good condition.
Can't explain why it happened but it did !