Comments on: Sick of the Overhyped Managerial Jobs

By: Even at 80, Lasorda Still Runs the 4.4 40 | Larry Brown Sports

Even at 80, Lasorda Still Runs the 4.4 40 | Larry Brown Sports — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:30:27 +0000

[...] a call is worth the price of admission. Perhaps that’s what the Dodgers had in mind when they made Joe Torre their biggest off-season acquisition. [...]

By: Gene

Gene — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:04:17 +0000

I think the Torre hiring was to placate Dodger fans when there are no big dollar free agent signings or blockbuster trades.

McCourt doesn’t have the big bucks or a revenue upside to justify a major payroll increase. I agree that no players will come here strictly because of Joe Torre’s presence. The big beneficiary will be Tommy lasorda, who will now have a new eating companion for his tour of So Cal Italian restaurants.

Joe Torre will manage the clubhouse communications better than Grady Little did, and will defuse the old veterans-rookies conflict before it escalates, but that’s about it.

Remember, Joe cannot play anymore, even though he is a former batting champ and MVP. He also has never proven he can win with a team with a normal payroll. He did win four World Series titles in his forst five years with the Yankees, and will probably make the HOF for that. But in the last seven years, he failed to win the big one with almost twice the player payroll that he will have with the Dodgers.

By: Gilbert

Gilbert — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:38:09 +0000

The McCourts are just setting up Torre to be the fall guy with all this hype.

I predict it now, Torre will be fired after 2009. Or if he’s lucky, 2010.

By: Wiffle Ball Legend

Wiffle Ball Legend — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:07:20 +0000

Oh and actually, we don’t really need a third baseman. Well, not unless his name ends in Rod because we have this kid named LaRoche and he’s going to be an All-Star with us or someone else.
Here’s thinking trigger-happy Colletti’s going to shuffle things around needlessly open up holes on our team only to fill them with some wily veterans.

By: Wiffle Ball Legend

Wiffle Ball Legend — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:05:00 +0000

Word up, Larry. I heard todays press conference was the biggest in LA History. Wtf? Sounds like the McCourts trying to buy some PR to help forget about last seasons debacle.

By: Daniel Cruz

Daniel Cruz — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:42:11 +0000

I couldn’t agree more about Joe Torre being over-hyped and the LA media falling into the trap that the LA Dodgers laid out for them…

Sadly for LA Dodger fans, the Torre hiring may be the biggest move the Dodgers make this off season because if you look at their roster just about every spot is displaying a no vacancy sign due to the young and cheap players that Frank McCourt is committed to playing…

every spot except the 3rd base spot that is…