Alternate Take With Danny Mancera

Danny talks with Manny Mota about his accolades with the Dodgers and the big leagues, his upbringing in the Dominican Republic, his teammates that influenced him while he was on the San Francisco Giants, the lessons he took away from being teammates with Roberto Clemente as a Pittsburgh Pirate, the experience moving from the Montreal Expos to his eventual trade to the Dodgers in 1969, the support he received from the community when he arrived to the Dodgers, Danny’s Grandma, the golden years of Manny Mota from ’74-’79 where he was established as the best pinch hitter of all time, the pinch hit double he hit in the 9th inning in the `77 Game 3 of the NLCS, when he met President Carter/Reagan/Bush, how Manny influenced and taught a generation of “clutch” Dodger hitters how to approach the plate, his account of the ’88 Kirk Gibson Home Run, the fond memories and lessons he has of the late great Tommy Lasorda, the time Danny had an at-bat in front of Tommy Lasorda, the Latin players who saw Manny as a mentor, Man