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• With Grady Little out of the way in L.A., Joe Torre is the Dodgers’ first choice to take over the club. According to sources Torre has agreed in principle to a three-year deal worth $14.5 million and could be introduced tomorrow, the same day the Yankees are holding a press conference to welcome Joe Girardi, Torre’s successor, at Yankee Stadium.

• After stealing a football team in the middle of the night the Irsay family is still trying to find their way to weasel into heaven.

Indianapolis Colts fans have a chance to win a piece of the team’s Super Bowl victory — a Super Bowl ring — through a charity raffle team owner Jim Irsay announced Tuesday during a pep rally for Sunday’s game against New England.

During my one brief meeting with Coach Bill Walsh my friend asked him if he was wearing a Super Bowl ring. Walsh told us that the Super Bowl Ring was too gaudy and usually only worn by the groudskeeper, he was wearing a Hall of Fame ring.

• Mr. Me has decided that there are only 13 teams worthy of his 41 year old pitching prowess next year. Fortunately the Yankees aren’t on the list.

• Hank sounds a lot like George. Here are some similar quotes from both, twenty years apart.

“I’m fed up with his attitude. He ought to realize that his lack of hitting lately has killed us.”

Hank Steinbrenner talking about the going-going Alex Rodriguez, right?

Try vintage George, June 1985.

The target of his blustery wrath: Don Mattingly, who had dared carp about off-day workouts.

• Dr Z. has a list of complaints. His pet peeve? The QB rating system.

“Steve Young, who has the highest career passer rating in history, admits that he’s “not quite sure how the system works.”

The irony here is that Young, a broadcaster and a lawyer cannot figure out how the system works. I am sure some Eucildean theories are highly involved.

• Reason #1,467,312 that Scott Boras is a cock.

“At 9:32 there was a voice mail from Scott Boras to call him. He wanted to give me a heads up on something, was the message,” Cashman said Tuesday. “And then at 9:42 was a text message saying he was opting out.”

• Cornerback Darrell Green and receivers Cris Carter and Herman Moore were among 124 modern-era players, coaches, and contributors on the preliminary list of nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fames Class of 2008.

• The loss of Michael Vick is starting to affect the Atlanta Falcons at the ticket booth.

The team announced Tuesday that some 3,000 tickets are still available for Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, endangering a streak of 56 consecutive sellouts at the 70,000-seat Georgia Dome.

Maybe being a team of suck at 1-6 has something to do with this. I bet Petrino misses Louisville.