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...annual convention in Pittsburgh this week. N.A.A.C.P. elders prefer to see the airing of these ideas as a therapeutic exercise. "What we're trying to do is give these people respect, let them voice out their frustration, and then we state our position and move on," says Melvin ("Skip") Alston, president of the N.A.A.C.P.'s North Carolina state conference...
...stay Dodger Blue, said, "You talk to players who have been in Los Angeles and gone elsewhere, and they tell you there's no comparison in the way the organizations are run and the way they are treated." The Dodgers had just two managers from 1954 until 1996--Walter Alston and Tommy Lasorda. Off the field, O'Malley treats his staff to ice cream at 2 p.m. on every day the club is in first place. The best ticket in Dodger Stadium is $12, which is a cheap seat in most parks...
Quad house administrators had varied responses to questions about the incident. Pforzheimer House tutors had not been formally informed of the incident. Some Pforzheimer tutors said they were surprised and dismayed that they were not immediately informed. The masters and the Alston Burr senior tutor were unavailable for comment...
...decision." Lasorda, who has spent 47 of his 50 years in pro baseball in the Dodgers organization will remain as a vice president. Bill Russell, who stepped in for Lasorda after the surgery, becomes just the third manager for the Dodgers since 1954. Lasorda and his predecessor Walt Alston are two of only four major league managers ever to spend 20 years or more with one team. In comparison, since Lasorda began his reign as manager, the New York Yankees have made 18 managerial changes. The manager with the longest current tenure is Pittsburgh's Jim Leyland, who joined...
...decision." Lasorda, who has spent 47 of his 50 years in pro baseball in the Dodgers organization will remain as a vice president. Bill Russell, who stepped in for Lasorda after the surgery, becomes just the third manager for the Dodgers since 1954. Lasorda and his predecessor Walt Alston are two of only four major league managers ever to spend 20 years or more with one team. In comparison, since Lasorda began his reign as manager, the New York Yankees have made 18 managerial changes. The manager with the longest current tenure is Pittsburgh's Jim Leyland, who joined...