NEW YORK -- Hall of Fame manager Tom Lasorda was hospitalized in stable condition Tuesday, a day after having a "mild" heart attack while representing the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Major League Baseball draft. T. J. Jones Jersey . The Dodgers said doctors inserted a stent to repair a blocked artery in Lasordas heart. The energetic, enthusiastic 84-year-old was resting comfortably and there was a chance he could return to California on Wednesday. "The doctors confirmed I do bleed Dodger Blue. Im looking forward to being back at the stadium to cheer on the Dodgers," Lasorda said, according to the Dodgers Twitter feed. Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson took Lasordas sense of humour as a sign that he is doing all right. "Hes had a couple (attacks) before, so hes in New York for the draft and probably went out and pounded a huge meal, and went down," said Gibson, who was managed by Lasorda during his playing career. "Ive eaten several meals with him, so I know what its like. I felt like I was having a heart attack after eating with him as well." TMZ first reported Lasordas condition. He is in his sixth decade working for the Dodgers organization, starting out as a pitcher when the team was still in Brooklyn. Lasorda had a heart attack in June 1996 while he was the Dodgers manager and retired the next month. He guided the Dodgers to 1,599 victories and won the World Series in 1981 and 1988, the teams last two titles. The Dodgers won four NL pennants and eight division titles in his 20-year career. Lasorda has worked in the teams front office since his retirement and has been a constant presence around the Dodgers. He was with them in spring training this year and drew a nice ovation at Dodger Stadium last week when he was at a game and his picture was shown on the videoboard. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Lasorda managed the U.S. team to a gold medal in baseball. 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"Im sorry, Im sorry I couldnt do anything," Rodman told media on his arrival at Beijing airport from a weeklong trip. "Its not my fault. Im sorry. I just want to do some good stuff, thats all I want to do." He said he would return to North Korea next month, but gave no details. Rodman and the squad of retired NBA players he took to North Korea for an exhibition game marking Kims birthday have met with criticism in the U.S. because of North Koreas human rights record and its development of nuclear weapons. Acknowledging the controversy surrounding the trip, one of the players, Charles D. Smith, said Rodman "opened the door and he did some missteps along the way." In an interview in Beijing, Smith said Rodmans singing of "Happy Birthday" to Kim before the exhibition game at a Pyongyang stadium was something that he alone had decided to do. "I think that it might not have been the right thing to do, but he did it ... if it was done in private it would be different, but when its done in the open like that, people are going to have opinions." During the trip, Rodman was also slammed for not using his influence with Kim to help free Kenneth Bae, thhe missionary in poor health who has been detained for more than a year for "anti-state crimes. Mikel Leshoure Youth Jersey. " Rodman apologized last week for comments he made in a CNN interview implying Bae was at fault, saying he had been drinking and was upset because some of his teammates were under pressure to leave. Smith said the controversy surrounding Bae was a "bad situation" that "overshadowed some of the things that we were doing." "Dennis is not a member of the State Department, he is not a member of the UN," Smith said. "For them to put the flag in his hands and say go and negotiate and talk about it, he probably would have made it worse, you know." He said North Korean officials had invited the team back "at any given time." On Monday, Rodman reiterated that his trip was one of goodwill. "This is not a bad deal," he said. "I want to show people that no matter whats going on in the world, for one day, just one day, no politics, not all that stuff. "Im sorry for all the people and whats going on, Im sorry," he continued. "Im not the president, Im not an ambassador, Im just an individual that wants to show the world the fact that we can actually get along and be happy for one day." Rodman and Kim struck up a friendship when the basketball-player-turned-celebrity first travelled to the secretive state last year. wholesale nfl jerseys ' ' '
