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Joe Torre, Officially Hired by the Dodgers

The hiring of future Hall of Fame manager, Joe Torre, was made official on Thursday by the LA Dodgers as a replacement for Grady Little, who resigned on Tuesday.

According to General Manager Ned Colletti, “Joe Torre comes with a great resume. What he's done the last 12 years is as powerful as any manager in recent memory. Not only the won-loss record, the championships, how his teams have played, his effect on a community the size of New York, the way he embraces the job, the way the players respond to him, the success they have. It's tough to find any cracks in the foundation with that.”

Ned Colletti initially pursued Joe Girardi when he realized that a burned-out Grady Little had doubts about returning for 2008. But when Girardi chose instead to replace Torre with the Yankees, it was no surprise that Colletti, a general manager who treasures the advice of baseball sage Don Zimmer, would wind up hiring the manager that Zimmer is most closely linked. Joe Torre, who left the team of Yankees earlier this month after a run of twelve consecutive years in the playoffs and four World Series titles, agreed to a three-year contract believed to be worth around $13 million. He was not on the conference call announcing the hiring and will be introduced at a Dodger Stadium press conference on Monday.

In addition with a salary higher by multiples than any Los Angeles Dodgers manager in history, Joe Torre will be charged with fulfilling owner Frank McCourt's promise to fans of championship baseball, which the franchise hasn't enjoyed since 1988. “Having grown up in Brooklyn, I have a great understanding of the history of the Dodger organization and I am committed to bringing a world championship back to Los Angeles,” said Torre in a release. “I consider it an honor to be a part of this organization, which is one of the most storied franchises in all of sports.”

Furthermore, he is expected to bring former Yankees coaches Don Mattingly, Larry Bowa and possibly Lee Mazzilli with him. First-base coach Mariano Duncan as well as pitching coach Rick Honeycutt, holdovers from Grady Little's staff, might be retained. Ned Colletti also said the staff has not been finalized, but acknowledged that with Torre's age of 67, the ideal situation would be to “groom somebody under Joe's direction, much like Tommy [Lasorda] was under Walter [Alston]. That was a key component to it.” At a time when the Dodgers sports scene is hungry for a superstar, Joe Torre provides the team instant credibility that could facilitate the recruitment of better players, such as free agent and former Yankee Alex Rodriguez, who could fill holes at third base and in the middle of a power-starved batting order. “We'll meet as a group and discuss not only Alex Rodriguez, but everybody out there who's a free agent as well as different trade scenarios we've got,” Ned said Colletti, who leaves next week for the General Manager Meetings.

According to Ned Colletti, he was not concerned on Joe Torre returning to the fast pace of National League managing or his coming from a veteran club like the Yankees to LA team in the midst of a youth movement, citing Torre's early years in New York as Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Bernie Williams were part of a youth movement. “He's managed young players before, no doubt he can and he has,” he said. “He gave me no indication he has any concerns about the type of club this is currently, knowing it has not reached its full potential.”

Joe Torre will have the same input in player personnel matters that Grady Little had, something Torre apparently did not have in his final years with the Yankees, according to Ned Colleti.

Joe Torre has managed twenty-seven years for four Major League teams, the last dozen years with the team of Yankees. He did not reach the World Series until he managed the Yankees and won four world championships there, but none since 2000. The Yankees finished second in the AL East in 2007 for the first time since 1997. He was also Manager of the Year in 1996 and 1998. He previously managed the Braves, Mets and Cardinals. His overall winning percentage is .539, but his win percentage excluding the Yankees years was .470 and those teams finished first once in 15 seasons.

Following Jim Tracy and Grady Little, Joe Torre will be the third manager for the LA Dodgers since Frank McCourt purchased the club less than four years ago. He's the team’s 6th manager in the last 10 years (Bill Russell, Glenn Hoffman and Davey Johnson are the others), 8th since the club came to Los Angeles and 26th in franchise history. As a player, Joe Torre was a nine-time All-Star, former Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner (1965) and National League Most Valuable Player (1971). He hit .297 with 252 career home runs and 1,185 RBIs in 2,209 games as a catcher, third baseman and first baseman for the Braves, Cardinals and Mets. His 1971 MVP campaign included a career-high .363 batting average, 230 hits, 137 RBIs and 352 total bases. “Joe Torre is one of the most respected men in the game of baseball,” said Frank McCourt in a release. “As a player, a broadcaster, a manager and in his life off the field, Joe is a winner through and through. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Dodgers moving to Los Angeles, we will again have a Hall of Fame caliber manager at the helm. Joe's dedication, desire and ability will help lead the Dodgers to our ultimate goal -- a world championship.”

Watch out for LA Dodgers’ new manager and let us hope that the upcoming season will be a successful one for the team.

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