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Well, it didn't take long for Joe Torre to find a new job (not that it should have). He's trading The Bronx for Chavez Ravine and "fans" like Rudy Giuliani for Posh Spice. The Post is reporting that the former Yankees manager has agreed in principle to a three-year $14.5 million deal (hopefully there are no performance incentives) to be the next manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He would be replacing Grady Little, who resigned as the Dodgers manager yesterday. The Post reports that an introduction of Torre could come as early as tomorrow - the same day the Yankees are set to introduce Joe Girardi as their new manager.
Also of note from the Post is this bit: "The Dodgers first made contact with Maury Gostfriend, Torre's agent, before Torre flew to Tampa two weeks ago and rejected the Yankees' one-year offer of $5 million with a chance to make $3 million more in incentives." As Torre's contract with the Yankees officially ends today, wouldn't the Dodgers contacting him two years ago be considered tampering?
Rumored to be joining Torre in Los Angeles is Don Mattingly, whose son Preston is in the Dodgers farm system. Another big name that is mentioned as possibly joining the team is the free-agent Alex Rodriguez. Next up on the Dodgers list of targets - Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, Doug Mientkiewicz and Luis Vizcaino.
Photo of Joe Torre during his press conference by AP/Julie Jacobson
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Joe's 67 now and after three years he will, if my math serves me correctly, be 70. Hopefully at that time the good man could give it a break and retire. How could a seventy year old man spend over $4,000,000 a year?
Good luck and best out there in LA Joe, hope most of the Yankee crew join you. Additionally it would be nice to beat the Steinbrenner team in the World Series.
Alright! Go dodgers! Next step, move back to Brooklyn ;)
Seriously - a generation or so ago, this would have a blasphemous move - Giants/Yankees/Dodgers, any combination of a move between any two of those teams was downright unheard of. Granted, all those relationships have changed now - but still. Can you imagine if McCarthy ever traded pinstripes for Dodger Blue on Flatbush?!
Great idea! Bring back the Dodgers and get rid of the Mets.
@EricGewiz
I'd love to see it! Hell if Willie was out after our tailspin I would have loved to see Torre on the bench in Shea. I'm happy he stayed on, though... mostly.
Yankees West
Yes, let's rename the Dodgers Yankees West.
Larry Bowa is going to the Dodgers too, long with Long.
I'm okay w Willie staying; though I'm optimistic that he will from the horrible mistakes adn results that were teh end of the 07 season.
but this is abouttorre. The Dodgers are makinga great move for him, and teh staff that comes with him.
As Torre's contract with the Yankees officially ends today, wouldn't the Dodgers contacting him two years ago be considered tampering?
There are probably ways to phrase the question such that it isn't tampering. Such as: "If Joe doesn't renew his contract with the Yankees, is he planning on retiring?"
@EricGewiz
I dunno. It was a bigger deal back then, sure, but there was Durocher, Mays, Stengel, Berra...
Of course, jackie robinson retired rather than play for the Giants.