Chewed Out

[SteveS]

ocjack, the solution to the gum issue was to just keep sticking more in your mouth (although the earlier gum lasted longer than the later version). Being such a huge Dodger fan, I'm shocked that I never saw that Lasorda sauce before.

[GasHouseGang]

We always chewed the gum! Just kept jamming as much gum in your mouth as possible. There was something magical about getting a pack of cards and opening it up and smelling that gum! And that included all the Batman cards, Football, Odd Rods, or whatever type of card happened to grab our attention that day. Cards were just fun and chewing the gum was a big part of the experience. What parent wouldn't let their kids chew the gum? What?! That's practically child abuse.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by SteveS

ocjack, the solution to the gum issue was to just keep sticking more in your mouth (although the earlier gum lasted longer than the later version). Being such a huge Dodger fan, I'm shocked that I never saw that Lasorda sauce before.

Fat Tommy hoarded all of it.

[SteveS]

When I was in college, I worked at a souvenir stand at Dodger Stadium. One day before a game, Tommy was giving a speech in the stands to a group from some company that I presume paid him to do it. I stood nearby and listened. We were in the Reserved Level, which in right field is as high as it gets. In the middle of his speech, Jerry Reuss yells as loud as he can from the field, "Hey Tommy -- from down here you are wider than you are tall!" Without missing a beat, Tommy looked down and yelled, "And from up here, you are just as big of an a**hole!" Everybody got a huge laugh. They both were/are great guys.