Mattingly, Bowa Join Torre
As previously rumored Don Mattingly is joining Joe Torre’s coaching staff in Los Angeles. Larry Bowa, who had previously been rumored to be taking a position in Seattle, will also be part of the Dodgers coaching staff.
Girardi Gets Yankees Spot, Torre to L.A.
Yesterday afternoon Grady Little ‘resigned’ as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Joe Torree was named his successor. In this morning’s New York Post Mike Vaccaro opines about how quickly this happened. There’s lots of speculation regarding the makeup of Torre’s new coaching staff in L.A.. Rumors have included Don Mattingly, Larry Bowa and […]
ARod and the Mets?
There’s already been a lot of speculation on where Alex Rodriguez will end up now that it is a certainty that he will be on the open market. There are very strong rumors that have him going to the Los Angeles Dodgers along with Joe Torre and Don Mattingly. But here in New York it […]
Torre Rejects Yankees
Ronald Blum of the AP is reporting that Joe Torre has turned down an offer to return to the Yankees as manager for the 2008 season. The offer was for 1 year at $5 million base with incentives based on how far the team goes in the playoffs. Torre was apparently not satisfied with the […]
Torre’s (And ARod’s) Future Still In Doubt
Another day has passed and nothing new in Mets camp. Nothing is new in Yankees camp either but for some reason they’re in the headlines. After another day of meetings Yankees have not yet announced any decisions regarding Joe Torre’s status as their manager. With his contract up at the end of the month Yankees […]
Yankees Still Mum On Torre Status
Since nothing is going on with the Mets let’s take a moment to discuss the Yankees where things always seem amplified. Yankees brass have begun their annual post season powwow in Tampa and have not yet announced weather Joe Torre will return for another season as their manager. There has been all kinds of support […]