Rockies now down 3-0... The curtain is starting to close on the 2007 baseball season... :sweat:
Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.)
Started by bmwracer · 27 Sep 2004 · 5,578 replies
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Goodbye to the most greedy player in the game. Goodluck with your new team. More booing is ahead for you.
Red Sox sweep, Rockies put up a valiant comeback, but came up a little bit short. Omedeto to the champs :applaud:
gaijinmark wrote:Red Sox sweep, Rockies put up a valiant comeback, but came up a little bit short. Omedeto to the champs :applaud:
Props to the BoSox... They were just too hot and overpowering... :sweat:
The way the Sox were playing, I doubt that even if the Rockies didn't have the long layover, it woulda made much of a difference...
That's two championships in four years... A dynasty in the making?
Possible breaking news:
Joe Girardi to manage the Yankees
Joe Torre to head the Dodgers??
Joe Girardi to manage the Yankees
Joe Torre to head the Dodgers??
dochira wrote:Possible breaking news:
Joe Girardi to manage the Yankees
Joe Torre to head the Dodgers??
Mixed feelings about it... I'll have to admit that I never liked Grady Little's style as Dodger coach: too laid back... Like Walter Alston back in the day.
dochira wrote:Possible breaking news:
Joe Torre to head the Dodgers??
Rockies, Padres, Dbacks and now the Dodgers are going to be really good next season :sweat: :shakehead: :beaten:
JackClark wrote: Rockies, Padres, Dbacks and now the Dodgers are going to be really good next season :sweat: :shakehead: :beaten:
No confirmation on Torre yet, so I'll withhold judgment.
Just saw on Yahoo! News that Grady Little resigned.......
Joe Torre, come on down...!!!!!!!!!!
Don Mattingly, come on down....!!!!!!
Joe Torre, come on down...!!!!!!!!!!
Don Mattingly, come on down....!!!!!!
If the Dodgers get Torre, that still doesn't guarantee any success. When they asked Casey Stengel what makes a good manager, he said, "Good players."
gaijinmark wrote:If the Dodgers get Torre, that still doesn't guarantee any success. When they asked Casey Stengel what makes a good manager, he said, "Good players."
True.
But he'll bring in a winning attitude, I'm sure. :)
I'm so excited for years of basement baseball. :sweat:
dochira wrote:I'm so excited for years of basement baseball. :sweat:
Having low expectations makes for major excitement when something does happen. :)
Dodgers hire Torre
By JOHN NADEL, AP Sports Writer
Joe Torre was hired Thursday to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers, taking the job two weeks after walking away from the New York Yankees.
The winningest manager in postseason history, Torre moved from one storied franchise to another and got a three-year, $13 million contract. The Dodgers finished fourth in the NL West this season and have only one playoff victory since winning the 1988 World Series under Tom Lasorda.
"I'm so happy for him. I think his record speaks for itself," Lasorda said. "I think what he accomplished with the Yankees, he should have been able to control his destiny. We're happy that he's here — very happy."
The 67-year-old Torre will be introduced at a news conference Monday at Dodger Stadium. He succeeds Grady Little, who resigned Tuesday after two seasons and with a year remaining on his contract.
Torre becomes the Dodgers' eighth manager since they moved west from his hometown of Brooklyn, where he rooted for the rival New York Giants.
"As a kid growing up, you didn't like them," Torre said on WFAN radio in New York less than an hour before the hiring was announced. "As a player, to me the Dodgers were the Yankees of the National League because ... you either loved them or you hated them."
Now, Torre joins the Dodgers for their 50th anniversary season in Los Angeles.
Torre guided the Yankees to four World Series championships from 1996-2000, and they made the playoffs in all 12 years he managed them. After New York was beaten in the first round by Cleveland last month, the Yankees offered him a one-year contract with a paycut.
Calling the performance incentives in the proposal "an insult," Torre turned it down. Torre was hired by the Dodgers on the same day the Yankees formally introduced Joe Girardi as their manager.
This week, the Dodgers acknowledged they talked to Girardi about potentially replacing Little.
Teams are generally directed to interview at least one minority candidate for open managerial jobs. The Dodgers were granted an exemption by commissioner Bud Selig, however, because of a strong track record on minority hirings.
Torre ranks eighth on baseball's career list with 2,067 victories. He also managed the New York Mets, St. Louis and Atlanta but won only one division title in the NL, in 1982 with the Braves.
"Few managers in the history of the game have accomplished what Joe has delivered," Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said. "Throughout his career he has demonstrated the ability to turn a vision for success into results on the field and we welcome his passion and leadership. We have tremendous fans and they deserve no less."
Torre passed former Dodgers managers Leo Durocher (2,009) and Walter Alston (2,040) last season on the career wins list. He has 76 postseason victories.
Since Lasorda left during the 1996 season after suffering a heart attack, the Dodgers are 1-9 in three playoff appearances.
Torre completed a $19.2 million, three-year contract with the Yankees this season. He made $7.5 million this year — the highest salary among major league managers — and the Yankees offered $5 million for next year with an additional $3 million in performance bonuses.
"Joe Torre is one of the most respected men in the game of baseball," Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said. "As a player, a broadcaster, a manager and in his life off the field, Joe is a winner through and through."
The Dodgers entered last season as the clear-cut favorites to win the NL West, but after having the league's best record in mid-July, they lost 11 of their last 14 games to fall out of contention.
McCourt said on the season's last day that Little would return as manager next season. In resigning Tuesday, Little said he had been thinking about stepping down for some time due to personal reasons. He insisted it had nothing to do with reports that the Dodgers were talking to Torre.
During the late-season slide, problems surfaced between older and younger players on the Dodgers' roster.
"I think he's going to do a good job in the clubhouse because he's got great leadership abilities," Lasorda said. "He knows how to handle a ballclub."
Torre seems destined to follow Alston and Lasorda into the Hall of Fame.
"There's definitely a locker waiting for him in Cooperstown, that's for sure," Lasorda said. "I've known him for close to 30 years and we've been good friends."
By JOHN NADEL, AP Sports Writer
Joe Torre was hired Thursday to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers, taking the job two weeks after walking away from the New York Yankees.
The winningest manager in postseason history, Torre moved from one storied franchise to another and got a three-year, $13 million contract. The Dodgers finished fourth in the NL West this season and have only one playoff victory since winning the 1988 World Series under Tom Lasorda.
"I'm so happy for him. I think his record speaks for itself," Lasorda said. "I think what he accomplished with the Yankees, he should have been able to control his destiny. We're happy that he's here — very happy."
The 67-year-old Torre will be introduced at a news conference Monday at Dodger Stadium. He succeeds Grady Little, who resigned Tuesday after two seasons and with a year remaining on his contract.
Torre becomes the Dodgers' eighth manager since they moved west from his hometown of Brooklyn, where he rooted for the rival New York Giants.
"As a kid growing up, you didn't like them," Torre said on WFAN radio in New York less than an hour before the hiring was announced. "As a player, to me the Dodgers were the Yankees of the National League because ... you either loved them or you hated them."
Now, Torre joins the Dodgers for their 50th anniversary season in Los Angeles.
Torre guided the Yankees to four World Series championships from 1996-2000, and they made the playoffs in all 12 years he managed them. After New York was beaten in the first round by Cleveland last month, the Yankees offered him a one-year contract with a paycut.
Calling the performance incentives in the proposal "an insult," Torre turned it down. Torre was hired by the Dodgers on the same day the Yankees formally introduced Joe Girardi as their manager.
This week, the Dodgers acknowledged they talked to Girardi about potentially replacing Little.
Teams are generally directed to interview at least one minority candidate for open managerial jobs. The Dodgers were granted an exemption by commissioner Bud Selig, however, because of a strong track record on minority hirings.
Torre ranks eighth on baseball's career list with 2,067 victories. He also managed the New York Mets, St. Louis and Atlanta but won only one division title in the NL, in 1982 with the Braves.
"Few managers in the history of the game have accomplished what Joe has delivered," Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said. "Throughout his career he has demonstrated the ability to turn a vision for success into results on the field and we welcome his passion and leadership. We have tremendous fans and they deserve no less."
Torre passed former Dodgers managers Leo Durocher (2,009) and Walter Alston (2,040) last season on the career wins list. He has 76 postseason victories.
Since Lasorda left during the 1996 season after suffering a heart attack, the Dodgers are 1-9 in three playoff appearances.
Torre completed a $19.2 million, three-year contract with the Yankees this season. He made $7.5 million this year — the highest salary among major league managers — and the Yankees offered $5 million for next year with an additional $3 million in performance bonuses.
"Joe Torre is one of the most respected men in the game of baseball," Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said. "As a player, a broadcaster, a manager and in his life off the field, Joe is a winner through and through."
The Dodgers entered last season as the clear-cut favorites to win the NL West, but after having the league's best record in mid-July, they lost 11 of their last 14 games to fall out of contention.
McCourt said on the season's last day that Little would return as manager next season. In resigning Tuesday, Little said he had been thinking about stepping down for some time due to personal reasons. He insisted it had nothing to do with reports that the Dodgers were talking to Torre.
During the late-season slide, problems surfaced between older and younger players on the Dodgers' roster.
"I think he's going to do a good job in the clubhouse because he's got great leadership abilities," Lasorda said. "He knows how to handle a ballclub."
Torre seems destined to follow Alston and Lasorda into the Hall of Fame.
"There's definitely a locker waiting for him in Cooperstown, that's for sure," Lasorda said. "I've known him for close to 30 years and we've been good friends."
Is it possible to hate the Dodgers even more? Now that they have the Yankees vibe around them. :usuck:
dochira wrote:Is it possible to hate the Dodgers even more? Now that they have the Yankees vibe around them. :usuck:
Good things should happen with Torre: When the Lakers hired Bill Sharman and KC Jones (great figures in Celtic history) in 1971, everyone freaked.
But the Lakes went on to a historical 69-13 season with a 33(!)-game winning streak and won the championship...
Now the Blue Crew has hired an ex-Yankee coach.
2008 should be something to behold. :mrgreen:
bmwracer wrote:
2008 should be something to behold. :mrgreen:
What about the rest of the NL West? :sweat: :beaten:
dochira wrote:What about the rest of the NL West? :sweat: :beaten:
You mean the Also-rans? :beaten:
Seriously, Torre has got some work to do... I'm guessing Mattingly will join him here, so that should help hitting output for next season... :fingerscrossed:
I'm sure most Dodger fans are jazzed right now. :victory:
bmwracer wrote:Mattingly in something besides a Yankee uniform is hard to imagine, but I hope you're right.[/list:u] What I really wanted to talk about was this: The Japan Series ended the other day, the Chunichi Dragons won the series 4 games to 1 over Nippon Ham, but here was the weird part. In the deciding game the pitcher for Chunichi had a perfect game thru 8 innings, the Chunichi manager lifted him and brought in his closer to pitch the 9th. That guy got Nippon Ham out 1-2-3 and Chunichi won, but boy, I could never imagine that happening over here, a manager taking out a pitcher that has a perfect game going. :shakehead: [/list:u]
Seriously, Torre has got some work to do... I'm guessing Mattingly will join him here, so that should help hitting output for next season... :fingerscrossed:
How about that new Japanese pitcher that the red sox signed, Dasuke...?
He's pretty orsum! (shelled out a big contract for him though).
I hate the Red Sox though, even prefer the Yankees over them
(i'm a Cardinals fan myself, can't believe we didn't make it to the post season after winning the world series the year before).
But yea, Ichiro is cool. I always try and sign on MLB MVP but the Mariners always say "no dice!".
He is getting on a bit now, thats why his stats have fallen.
Still a pretty consistant player......
Dodgers sign Torre, whoa!
He's pretty orsum! (shelled out a big contract for him though).
I hate the Red Sox though, even prefer the Yankees over them
(i'm a Cardinals fan myself, can't believe we didn't make it to the post season after winning the world series the year before).
But yea, Ichiro is cool. I always try and sign on MLB MVP but the Mariners always say "no dice!".
He is getting on a bit now, thats why his stats have fallen.
Still a pretty consistant player......
Dodgers sign Torre, whoa!
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