"Even if you're a Giants fan, it should be possible to root a bit for the archrival Dodgers if nice-guy Joe Torre becomes part of the club's ownership group.

Torre quit as MLB's head of on-field discipline and umpiring Wednesday to join a gang of millionaires seeking to buy the bankrupt Dodgers from the battling McCourts, Frank and Jamie, whose acrimonious divorce left one of baseball's best properties in limbo. If Torre and his pals succeed, with Joe becoming chief of baseball operations, it could be the best news for Dodgers fans since Sandy Koufax learned how to throw strikes."