Through an interpreter

a new pitcher from Japan' signed by the Dodgers, wanted to know how to say "Thank You" from Japanese to English. The Dodger bull pen told him what to say. 

The next day manager Tommy La Sorda went out to the mound to change pitchers.

The Jap pitcher, being removed, gave the ball to LaSorda, bowed and said

'TAKE A HIKE" !!

LaSorda had a tiff with an umpire over a series of calls. Tommy went out, kicked the dirt around and muttered, "You're blind" and went back to the Dodger bench. He took a ball from the ball boy and autographed it. Soon the umpire needed some more baseballs. The ball boy took out six new balls, including the autographed ball.  The umpire, catcher and pitcher didn't notice the autographed ball.

A couple of pitches later, this ball was fouled into the stands to his wife. She picked up the spinning ball and saw, "You're blind   Tommy Lasorda".