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• Jack said October 30, 2007

  Great move for the Dodgers. If Torre is really taking Matingly with him, it gives me a lot more confidence in Donny Baseball's coaching skills. Before I thought he was just getting the opportunity because big George forced him into the accelerated profile without really paying any dues. Torre's only got a few years left, so Mattingly should set himself up nicely for the future.

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• bucknut said October 30, 2007

  Torre was just on David Letterman monday night and said there is no truth to the rumor. He is even thinking of sitting out for one season.

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• JeffZNY said October 30, 2007

  that's not what torre said at all. official word is that negotiations are on-going.

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• Todd21 said October 30, 2007

  I can understand bringing in Torre, he is a terrific manager. But why Donny Baseball? Haven't the Dodgers ever heard of the Mattingly curse?

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  • Jeff replied October 30, 2007

    If they have heard of it, they ignored it long before this move. They drafted Mattingly's son last year. In other news, Keith Hernandez sucks.
    • thumbsdown replied October 30, 2007

      that's some fine banter Jeff.
    • Todd21 replied October 30, 2007

      They did draft Mattingly's son and he is considered a first round bust at 19. Last year in low A- .210 BA, 3 HR, 40 RBI's in 404 AB's with a whopping 139 k's. He was drafted as a SS too, but his defense is so bad that he's moved postions twice in two years. Keith Hernandez's ten year old son hit .430 in little league last year.
• goodbuzz24 said October 31, 2007

  I guess I'm gonna have to buy some new gear!

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• sportsnorts said October 31, 2007

  Dammit! Not the Rangers? @#!%^$#!!!

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• cathyzuzick said October 31, 2007

  Well, as a Yankee fan, I wish Torre & Mattingly good luck. By the way the Yankees didn't win a series the entire time Mattingly was a coach I think that Mattingly is a little bit sour grapes. He could have stayed with the Yankees and been a coach under Girardi. He really is thin skinned even though he actually did it to himself with his comments orior to Joe not accepting an excellent contract.

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