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Dodgers Usher In New Era  

Posted Nov 5, 07 9:44 PM CST in Sports    Most Covered

(newser) – The Joe Torre Era began in Los Angeles with a festive news conference in Dodger Stadium's capacious center field, reports the Los Angeles Times. The surefire Hall of Famer reported that longtime sidekicks Larry Bowa and Don Mattingly would also be joining his staff, Mattingly after losing out to Joe Girardi for the Yankees' managerial candidacy.

Mattingly's son, Preston, is a prospect in the Los Angeles farm system. Torre also said he believed the Dodgers' veteran second baseman and former MVP Jeff Kent would forego retirement at least one year. Confessed the nostalgic manager of his Brooklyn childhood: "I was a Giants fan. I want to apologize for that now."

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Dodgers Usher In New Era
Joe Torre walks onstage during a news conference introducing him as the new manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday, Nov. 5, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)   (Associated Press)
Dodgers Usher In New Era
Joe Torre is seen during a news conference introducing him as the new manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday, Nov. 5, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)   (Associated Press)
Dodgers Usher In New Era
Joe Torre, far left, his wife Ali, second from left, Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, far right, and his wife Jamie, arrive at a press conference introducing Joe Torre as the new manager of the...   (Associated Press)
Dodgers Usher In New Era
Joe Torre smiles during a news conference introducing him as the new manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday, Nov. 5, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)   (Associated Press)
Dodgers Usher In New Era
Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, right, claps as Joe Torre puts on his Dodgers uniform during a news conference introducing Torre as the new manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team at...   (Associated Press)
Dodgers Usher In New Era
Joe Torre speaks during a news conference introducing him as the new manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday, Nov. 5, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)   (Associated Press)
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