At the recent “Evening with Tommy Lasorda” in Beckman Auditorium, the former Los Angeles Dodgers coach, manager, and executive was joined by his wife, Jo; his daughter, Laura; and longtime friends, including Hall of Famer Sparky Anderson; NCAA Baseball Coach of the Century Rod Dedeaux, and (background, from left) former Dodgers Buzzie Bavasi, Charlie Hough, and Peter O’Malley. Of the many honors Lasorda received, the most cosmic had to be the naming of the asteroid (6128) Lasorda, with a certificate presented by its discoverer, JPL’s Eleanor Helin.