"In the Halberstam tradition of capturing a season through its unforgettable figures, They Bled Blue is a sprawling, mad tale of excess and exuberance, the likes of which could only have occurred in that place, at that time. That it culminated in an unlikely World Series win-during a campaign split by the longest player strike in baseball history-is not even the most interesting thing about this team. The Dodgers were led by the garrulous Tommy Lasorda-part...