Hot Stove Heats Up Early...

It is usually December before things start happening in Baseball's off season. Fans got something to chew on a little early this year. First we had Joe Torre getting pushed out of New York when he felt insulted with a contract offer that would continue to make him the highest paid manager by far. Now on the same day the Yankees officially announce his replacement, the Dodgers make their own announcement hiring Torre as their new manager. The funny thing is the Dodger's owner Frank McCourt is just as bad as the Steinbrenners. It is obvious Torre took the job just to try and stick it to the Yankees. Lets see how this works out for him. He will make less money than he would have received in New York. He has less talented players and it is not a sure bet that the Dodgers will shell out big bucks to give him more weapons. And LA is the Laker's town and always will be. The fans their go to Dodger games late, leave early and generally don't care much about the team. At 67 Torre would have been better off retiring with his dignity instead of trying to hang on another season or two to try and prove the Yankees wrong...