Just saw that Joe Torre was just on Mike Francesa’s radio show today. I love how the media acts as if the Yankees are being just stubborn in having moved on from the Torre era. As if Torre’s tell-all book “The Yankee Years” didn’t play a huge part in why Torre is not celebrated in the new stadium.
Put it this way, if Joe hadn’t written that book, I could see the Yankees retiring his number in the near future, whenever he retired from baseball. But after the way he trashed The Boss when he was unable to defend himself, Brian Cashman even though Cash stuck up for him for years, and violated the clubhouse code in telling confidential discussions with his players, the chances that Torre will have such a Yankee tribute any time soon – or ever – are pretty slim. Hope Joe enjoyed all that money he made in biting the hand that fed him for 12 years.
Anyhow, I wrote a piece for The Faster Times in response to something I saw in the media this morning, about how if Torre had stayed as manager with the Yankees, they not only would have won in 2009, but in 2008 as well. Guess Torre would have been able to magically heal the sick and injured as well.
Not only do I not think that Torre would have won in 2008, I think the 2009 Yankees won because of, not despite, Joe Girardi. Read my take on why that is, and tell me what you think.
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