October 30, 2007
Little Left
Grady Little resigned from the Dodgers this evening:
Colletti said, "I wanted Grady Little back. I encouraged him a handful of times to think it through,"
The general manager said that he knew resignation was on Little's mind at the end of the season.
When asked if rumors of Torre taking over had an influence on his decision, Little replied, "None whatsoever."
"I have my personal reasons," he said.
He added: "It's nothing in particular. It's just a decision we've come to. This is all personal. There's a lot of belief I've been dealt an injustice here. That couldn't be further from the truth. My plans? To play with my grandkids."
Is this saving face? Or, like Hargrove and Bell before him, has Grady Little had enough of managing?
There's a lot of this going around. Terry Ryan in Minnesota left for these reasons, and Mike Flanagan in Baltimore skipped some meetings because he hasn't had a day off in a long time. I'm really wondering if these baseball people are working too much. The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of a two week shutdown after the World Series ends. Everyone go home. No deals, no firings, no filings. Everyone takes a break and recharges.
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I don't know why the Dodgers even extended his contract. Well, except for his excellent handling of the different personalities in the clubhouse... hmm, OK, maybe that's not it.