Posted on 10/30/2007 10:54:54 PM PDT by STARWISE
With Grady Little out of the way, Joe Torre is the Dodgers' first choice to take over the club. According to sources, Torre has agreed in principle to a three-year deal worth $14.5 million and could be introduced Thursday, the same day the Yankees are holding a press conference to welcome Joe Girardi, Torre's successor, at Yankee Stadium. The Dodgers are denying a deal is complete.
Alex Rodriguez could be following Torre from The Bronx to Hollywood. One of the reasons Rodriguez opted out of the last three years on his Yankees' contract was he wasn't sure what Yankees life would be like without Torre's calming presence in the clubhouse and dugout. In the Dodgers, Rodriguez will find a club in dire need of a jolt at the plate and in the stands.
Third-base coach Larry Bowa and Don Mattingly are expected to join Torre in L.A. Hitting coach Kevin Long is staying with the Yankees and is close to signing a three-year deal worth nearly $1M. There are whispers Jose Cardenal, a coach under Torre in the early Yankees years, will be part of Torre’s staff. Current Dodgers pitching coach Rick Honeycutt is a candidate to remain.
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Brooklyn Torre with the Dodgers.
Good luck, Joe.
Payrod is going to love playing in LA. Tons of stripper bimbos to hook up with and no NYPost photographers documenting is extra marital exploits.
I guess we will see if he was a great coach with a mediocre team or a mediocre coach with a great team.
WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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