Torre takes 3-yr. deal to manage Dodgers (AP) Joe Torre was an immediate success with the New York Yankees, managing them to four World Series titles in his first five years on the job. The Los Angeles Dodgers can only hope for similar results. Torre, who grew up in Brooklyn rooting against the Dodgers, was hired Thursday as their manager -- a half-century after they moved west. Publish Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:37:29 PDT Read more...