Don Mattingly an Uninspired Pick as Dodgers' New Manager

Filed under: Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Padres, Yankees, NL WestJoe Torre wanted Don Mattingly to succeed him as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and so it shall come to pass, one old Yankee handing the bat to another old Yankee here in Southern California.

Feels like a plot spun by the Evil Coast.

Mattingly takes over the West Coast's glamorous baseball franchise despite never having managed at any level, despite the stagnation and regression of his young Dodgers hitters this year, and despite goofing the one game when he filled in for Torre.

What exactly had to happen for Donnie Baseball not to get the job?

The job was Mattingly's all along, presumably because he had Torre's blessing.

Bless him for giving it a try. The Dodgers are a mess. Their window to the World Series appears to be closing, their sad storyline being written by the bickering McKooks (the dodgy duo from the Evil Coast steered into club ownership by Bud Selig).

No dummy, Torre is moving on. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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