Torre finds a new Proctor

{My activity here will be limited today due to an increased workload, so I will try to be brief, which is hard for me.}

Seems that Joe Torre has found a new whipping boy --a new Scotty Proctor, if you will-- to abuse out in LA.

I distinctly remember Vin Scully's soothing voice last night telling me that Dodgers manager Joe Torre didn't want to use Cory Wade on back-to-back days after the second-year setup man battled shoulder soreness early on in spring training.

Yet what did I see today in the eighth inning against the Padres? Yes, that was Cory Wade, for the second day in a row and third time in four days. He entered a one-run game in the eighth with no one on and one out and, after retiring the first batter he faced, gave up a triple, a game-tying single and then a go-ahead double before being removed in favor of Guillermo Mota.

The simple fact is that Torre just can't help himself.

Torre's mismanagement of his bullpen based upon an overreliance on a few of "his guys" is a story well told and borderline legendary/criminal (depending on your perspective). Hell, Torre's abuse of Scott Proctor even spawned a damn fine blog (Scott Proctor's Arm).