Can The Dodgers Find A Driving Force In Post-McCourt Era?
18.05.12
By the time the soft spoken Dodgers manager sat behind the designated table for a 30 minute session with the baseball writers, a phalanx of microphones and television cameras were ready to capture every syllable and word that Mattingly uttered... As Mattingly walked into the Coronado Ballroom D entrance on late Tuesday afternoon, he was immediately greeted by a few members of the New York baseball media who warmly welcomed him with a comforting and all too familiar “Hi Donnie. Even with all of Don Mattingly’s vast experience as a borderline hall of fame ball player and seven years as a coach with the Yankees and Dodgers, nothing could have possibly prepared him for the 2011 season. ” While Rockies manager Jim Tracy was finishing up his informal meeting with various members of the media, Mattingly patiently waited in a corner near the doorway and exchanged pleasantries with the likes of Bill Madden and Sweeny Murti. No one ever said that managing the Los Angeles Dodgers would be easy, especially when you’re following in the footsteps of Joe Torre.
Source: Forbes
