Once in his baseball career, a Tommy Lasorda argument with an umpire landed him in jail. More than 35 years ago, Lasorda was managing in the Dominican Republic’s Winter League, showcasing his managerial skills for any MLB team that might be interested.
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In one particular game, an umpire ruled that Lasorda’s centerfielder pulled a ball out of his pants pocket as a ruse on a deep fly ball that had gone over his head. The outfielder’s quick-throw prevented a loss in the last half of the 9th inning.
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Lasorda lost his cool and was later incarcerated with a few local weirdos, spending the entire night with a death-grip on the cell's bars away from the crazies, saying the Roman Catholic Mass, over and over and over again.
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Lasorda found out later that a politician had a wager on the game and, the umpire who had made the ridiculous call, had been threatened with jail time him
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