If Don Mattingly really does intend on becoming a boring manager when his time comes, he failed miserably Wednesday.

With Dodgers manager Joe Torre off to Taiwan, taking a split squad with him for an three-game exhibition series, Mattingly had an eventful first day as an interim manager.

Not only did he reiterate that the Dodgers have talked to him about becoming Torre's eventual successor, but Wednesday's game against Arizona was highlighted by a blunder when the Dodgers batted out of order and then took advantage of the error.