It seems there's a barrage of interesting Dylan Hernandez tweets in the last hour: Dylan Hernandez @dylanohernandez 32m Does the circus ever close? #Dodgers Expand Dylan Hernandez @dylanohernandez 58m Mattingly still looking for a multi-year deal. Expand Dylan Hernandez @dylanohernandez 59m Mattingly hasn't heard from team president Stan Kasten since the season ended. Still waiting to meet with him. Expand Dylan Hernandez @dylanohernandez 59m Don Mattingly intends to honor his contract and manage the #Dodgers next season, according to his agent.
Im tired of this topic. We should be talking about how Kershaw matches up vs Ortiz and Puig vs the Green monster. This DBB talk pisses me off...
We should....but unfortunately, the Nolasco complete waste of a game, and the worst game I've ever seen by Kershaw, was a big part in that scenario. Sad. IMO, this was the year...history making run, turn around, comeback players, etc. Then a steaming pile of shit in the sixth game. Like watching a great stripper do her thing, and then you find out she's your niece you haven't seen since her 10th birthday. Flaccidity. And they looked like total garbage last night, too. Which makes us even look more pathetic in some ways...
Dylan Hernandez @dylanohernandez 10m Don Mattingly will return next season, as both he and the #Dodgers agree to honor his contract. http://lat.ms/1gJ9muS 9:46 AM - 24 Oct 13 · Details
Have you guys heard this one? "When does Don Mattingly turn into Donnie Dum-Dum"? -----When he leaves the room.
I heard on 570 this morning that not only will Mattingly be back but both sides are open to an extension and they're waiting for the WS to be over to announce the terms.
nothing like a little... DODGERSDon Mattingly intends to be Dodgers manager in 2014Mattingly plans to honor the year left in his contract, his agent says, and Dodgers President Stan Kasten says the club will do the same. A formal announcement is not expected until after the World Series.By Dylan Hernandez | Los Angeles TimesDon Mattingly will return to manage the Dodgers next season.Mattingly and the Dodgers agreed on at least that much Wednesday, as both sides said they would honor their existing contract."Absolutely," said Stan Kasten, the Dodgers' president and primary decision maker.Said Mattingly's agent, Ray Schulte: "Donnie's always been a man of his word and he's under contract."Only two days earlier, Mattingly blindsided upper management by saying he might not be back if he had to be a lame-duck manager for a second consecutive season. Asked what changed between then and Wednesday, Schulte replied, "Nothing, really."The Dodgers aren't expected to formally announce Mattingly's return until after the World Series, during which Major League Baseball asks teams and players to not break any news.In the coming days, Mattingly and the Dodgers figure to start addressing his long-term future.Mattingly's contract became guaranteed for the 2014 season when the Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves in a National League division series, but Mattingly doesn't have any assurances beyond that.Schulte said his client is still looking for a multi-year contract."He feels that's what's good for the organization, as well as his security," Schulte said.Mattingly, who couldn't be reached for comment, is believed to be asking for a three-year deal.Kasten declined to discuss the possibility of a contract extension, but said, "I'm anticipating a happy ending."Kasten also wouldn't talk about the comments Mattingly made Monday.The time for details will be after the World Series."We'll explain it all," Kasten said.Mattingly and Kasten haven't spoken about his future since the season ended. That was said to be one of the primary reasons Mattingly said what he said Monday.By Wednesday, Schulte was describing Mattingly as being calmer about the situation."Donnie knows he's going to talk to him," Schulte said. "It's a long off-season."But even after Schulte said Mattingly intended to manage the Dodgers next season, the possibility existed that Mattingly could be fired. That was until Kasten said he had no intention of dismissing Mattingly."I've always been a big supporter of his," Kasten said.Kasten regretted whatever role he might have played in creating the impression that Mattingly might not return."I apologize for the confusion," he said.When Mattingly returns to the dugout next season, he will do so with a new bench coach by his side. On Tuesday, the Dodgers fired Trey Hillman, Mattingly's bench coach of three seasons. The remainder of the coaching staff will remain intact.The front office hopes a new bench coach will help Mattingly make better decisions late in games, an area in which the manager drew criticism, particularly in the playoffs.Whereas his tactics were questioned, Mattingly received high marks for how he handled a clubhouse full of high-priced players.Mattingly led the Dodgers to a 92-70 record this season. Over three seasons, they are 260-225 under him. He has never won fewer than 82 games in a season.dylan.hernandez@latimes.comTwitter: @dylanohernandez __
Can't say I'm DBB's biggest fan. Should point this out though. If I'd re-sign Uribe (which hasn't been determined yet), why wouldn't I extend DBB?
Kasten is just messing with Donnie. He'll give him a three year contract, and then fire his ass in spring training - just because he can.