By TPerl
Well the Yanks brass played chicken with Joe Torre, and lost. And they lost one of the most beloved, respected, and (most imoportant in Yankeeland) successful managers in their storied history. Well George, or whichever one of your idiot heirs actually made this decision, I hope it was worth it.
Personally, I'm surprised Joe stuck around this long. And I wouldn't mind his departure so much except when I think about how this will affect the off-season negotiations with Rivera and Posada, who clearly loved Joe as their manager (and essentially he was their only manager). Losing Rivera would be 100 times worse than when they lost Pettitte to Houston - and now whatever money they're "saving" on Torre, they're gonna have to give Mo that and much much more to keep him in the Bronx. Fucking brilliant.
So we will be entering a new era of Yankee baseball next season, and in all likelihood, it will be "Donnie Baseball". And that's a good thing, at least.
And maybe Mattingly can learn to throw the cutter, too?
1 comment:
1. I think what Torre did was great. He shoved it right up Steinbrenner's ass and left with dignity. Every other Yankee manger Steinbrenner has hired in the past has gotten fired. Torre deserved more respect and pretty much told George and company to F**K OFF ! It's great !
2. "Donnie Baseball" is a Torre clone. I think the Yankees actually need a change in manager. Mattingly would be like the same person but with NO experience. How great would it be if Donny get the job, fails miserably, and George or Hank needs to fire one of the most beloved players in Yankee history that never won as a player and flopped as a manager. That is what I'm rooting for.
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