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When the Dodgers went into the ninth inning of their third play-off game against Philadelphia trailing 4-3, the long season and all of Lasorda's rah-rah boosting of his team finally paid off. Vic Davalillo, fleet-footed salvage from the Mexican League, bunted safely. Manny Mota-told in the spring that his responsibility was pinch-hitting because "when you open your suitcase, four hits fall out"-doubled off the wall in left field. A flurry of Dodger hits and Los Angeles was one game away from the pennant. Asked what had been his instructions...
...after all that, the New Yankees got into the World Series and seemed to say to themselves, "Well, we did it. Now let's settle down and play some ball." And they did; they stuffed the rah-rahs down Tom Lasorda's throat and, for a change, undisputedly...
Part of the answer is the simple fact that Scalise just isn't a "rah-rah" coach. "He's more low-key than some people," Hank Leopold explains. "He's a quiet motivator, maybe not even a motivator at all to some. But that's the way I like it. I'm a quiet player, but that's the atmosphere that makes it easiest for me to get the job done...
...Freed by his assistants from chalking diagrams on a blackboard, West has concentrated on overall strategy and getting the best possible play from his charges. But it is in inspiring somewhat lackluster talents that he has excelled. With the coach leading the cheers, the Los Angeles bench resembles a rah-rah college crew more than a collection of blasé professionals. West passes the hours on planes and in the team bus building the Lakers' confidence and, seemingly, willing them into winners. A genuine camaraderie has developed among the Lakers, and West has led the off-court high jinks...
Arnsparger, who was one of the more intellectually-minded coaches in the league, took over New York's helm after the Giants had gone 2-11-1 under "Rah-Rah" head man Alex "Red" Webster, himself a former Giant. Only eight holdovers are left on the Giants' 43-man roster from Webster's 1973 squad, as Arnsparger undertook a complete house cleaning...