[Dan in Pasadena]

I feel bad for Grady, but regardless if he was forced out or he left of his own volition...its done.

Torre is coming for the wrong reasons. He's 67 and has nothing to prove. He doesn't need more rings or more money (probably). His only motivation is to "show" the Yankees they were wrong to treat him as they did... and to give Mattingly a different heir apparent spot. Joe probably wants to show Steinbrenner(s) that he made them and not them making him (right, he never won with 3 NL teams).

I hope he does well and he does bring star power to the dugout. Plus the Dodgers are poised to be much stronger with their young talent...I'm a HUGE Dodgers fan and even I know they ain't the Yankees nor the Red Sox. Even with ARod they will be strong as hell but not on a par with the Sox soon. Plus, I don't think its a slam dunk that they get ARod because they got Torres. ARod is a mixed blessing anyway.