Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A ranar 31 ga Maris, 2008, Joe Torre ya fara zama manajan farko tare da Dodgers a nasarar 5<unk>0. Ba zato ba tsammani, zai kasance mai kula da 'yan wasan Red Sox da yawa, kamar Manny Ramirez, Derek Lowe, da Nomar Garciaparra. A ranar 25 ga Satumba, 2008, Dodgers sun lashe gasar National League West, suna ba Torre bayyanarsa ta 13 a jere. Oktoba 4, 2008 ya ga Torre ya jagoranci Dodgers zuwa nasara 3<unk>0 a kan Chicago Cubs a cikin League League Division Series, wanda ya sami Dodgers nasarar farko a kakar wasan bayan kakar wasa tun lokacin gasar zakarun Turai ta 1988. An doke Dodgers na Torre a cikin NLCS
wasanni hudu zuwa daya ta Phillies (wanda ya ci gaba da lashe gasar cin kofin duniya) tare da shan kashi 5 zuwa 1 a ranar 15 ga Oktoba.