The Yankee Years – Joe Torre

Posted by admin on February 6, 2009 under Hot Stove | Be the First to Comment

All week long, you can’t go anywhere without hearing about Joe Torre and The Yankee Years book. He was every where from on Late Night with David Letter to All Things Considered on NPR. I wasn’t going to buy it, but I finally gave in and ordered my copy from Amazon.

I’m not sure exactly why I bought. I definitely don’t have the time to read a 500 page book right now. I’ll admit that I’m curious about what happened between Torre and the Yankees in October of 2007 and why he didn’t return as manager. I want to read about all of the stories about A-Rod. However, I would like to know the full story, how it’s written in context.

I’ve been reading all of the blogs and it seems like many are taking a very negative view on Torre and the book. They complain about everything from Torre breaking the dugout code of silence to this being a sign that he’s turned his back on New York.

I don’t want to believe any of it. Joe Torre is still the stoic manager that led the Yankees to four world series championships and I grew up loving like he was my grandfather.

I’m going to try to read the book as quick as I can and I’ll have my review with my own opinion once I’m done.