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GOING FOR GOLD

Mike Scioscia played 12 seasons for Dodgers Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda. Together they won four division titles and World Series championships in 1981 and 1988.

Their friendship spanned more than 40 years, and when Lasorda died earlier this year, Scioscia served as one of his pallbearers.

Scioscia saw Lasorda through many of the most emotional moments in his career. Nothing, in Scioscia’s mind, compares to when Lasorda led Team USA to a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics.

“I was fortunate

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