Posted by admin on February 6, 2009 under Hot Stove | 
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.
Posted by admin on January 25, 2009 under Hot Stove |
February 3rd, Joe Torre has a book a coming out called The Yankee Years but it’s already causing controversy. Whether it’s a ploy to sell books or something else, I don’t know.
According to NY Daily News, Torre detailed how Yankees General Manger Brian Cashman back stabbed him several times, especially in October 2007 when Torre was negotiating with the Yankees owners to extend his contract.
Torre talks about Alex Rodriguez and how he was called A-Fraud by other players in the Yankee dugout. From what I’ve read so far, it doesn’t say whether this was something that Torre felt or if he was just talking about the way the other Yankee players felt.
Also included is A-Rods relationship with Derek Jeter, saying that the third baseman was practically stalking Jeter, wanting to be like him with the same sort or reception in New York, by the other teammates, etc.
My first reaction is that I didn’t expect something like this from Joe Torre, someone who was so “stoic” and generally did so well with the press. Of course, we’ll have to read the book to get the true context.
Does any of it really matter? Joe Torre is managing in Los Angeles now and the Yankees have a new manager that has to step up to the plate and lead the Yankees into the post season.
This just in from Josh Q. Public, Torre will be on the David Letterman show the day the book is realsed. That should be an interesting interview.
Posted by admin on January 8, 2009 under Top Yankee Moments Of 2008 |
In 2008, Joe Girardi took over as manager, replacing Joe Torre. I remember some of the managers before Joe Torre, but Joe Torre is the stoic manager that made everything alright in the Yankee dugout. As a Yankee fan, I was a Joe Girardi supporter, but he had some huge shoes to fill. Shoes that would take more than a season to completely feel.
Joe Torre spent 12 years with the Yankees, by far the longest time a manager has spent with the Yankees while George Steinbrenner. He won four World Series with Yankees and brought them to the playoffs every year he was managing. He had a very impressive 1173 regular season wins and only 767 losses.
