tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342776885896894717.post9140483359949502958..comments2024-03-08T05:30:53.206-08:00Comments on Cardboard Catastrophes: Getting Back in the Swing of Thingscarlsonjokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15556989250983706634noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342776885896894717.post-54250695925029353032013-01-31T23:34:40.557-08:002013-01-31T23:34:40.557-08:00I don't remember the reason Alston stepped dow...I don't remember the reason Alston stepped down exactly, as I was kinda young, but I do remember a lot of us felt he had already stuck around one season too many. <br />The general consensus was, and maybe he felt it too, that it was time to move on, as pretty much everyone felt Tommy chomping at the bit to get his hands on the team. <br /><br />One other factor, this was in the days that the Dodgers grew their own teams down on the farm. Those Dodgers were all reared under Tommy, and were geared to respond to his firebrand nature; as opposed to Alston's "quiet man" style, which got even quieter as he got older. Stealing Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818879297909675392noreply@blogger.com