Torre: I’d listen on commish

LOS ANGELES — Joe Torre showed up Sunday night at Game 3 of the NLDS at Dodger Stadium, his old workplace, making it clear he is too old to take on the job as MLB commissioner, but saying if they called he would be interested simply because of his love of the game.

“I’m 73 years old, I really don’t envision that happening, based on the fact that Bud [Selig] has been there 20plus years,’’ said Torre, Major League Baseball’s executive vice president. “I think when the owners decide on who the next commissioner should be, I think they have to think longterm. “If they had asked me to do something for the game, I certainly would listen, but I have no aspirations to be commissioner, based on my age. I’m very comfortable working there. I’ve got a significant job. I don’t have a great deal of stress, jobwise in my life and that feels good.’’

Torre also was quick to praise the work of Yankees manager Joe Girardi, who is on the open market now. Torre added he has “no clue’’ what Girardi will do next, but said managing the Yankees is special. Torre should know.

“I talk to Joe, but I never talk to him about if he is staying or going, but I can tell you this: It’s a pretty tough place to walk away from,’’ Torre said. “On the other hand, if Chicago is the option, that’s a pretty special place to go to.’’

Torre said Girardi has done a pretty special job, after replacing him with the Yankees. How special?

“Remarkable,’’ Torre said. “Right off the bat he doesn’t go to postseason, which the Yankees had done for [13] years and then he only comes back and wins the World Series [in 2009], and then this year kept them in the hunt the whole way when it was certainly an uphill battle. Joey did a remarkable job.”