The Joe Torre Story
First of all, let me say that I'm sick of these potentially-dominant teams crapping the bed. The 2006 Yankees and their "greatest lineup ever" joins the 05-06 UConn Huskies and their five NBA picks who couldn't beat George freakin' Mason as the most underachieving group of spoiled athletes ever.
Now on to Joe Torre. He shouldn't lose his job. Period. But if he does, there's one mold he would fit into perfectly: middle-of-the-road teams looking to get over that hump, whether it's the brink of a playoff run or the edge of a World Series. Take a look at Torre's most successful years as Yankees manager. Championship teams in 1996, '98, '99, and 2000 all lacked the ridiculous star power of the current team. Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Roger Clemens (in '99 and '00) were the only players on these rosters which are first-ballot Hall of Famers.
Torre's best teams had no monstrous home run threats and no 60-steal speedsters. They used a combination of bunts, sac-flies, timely hitting and the occassional longball to win four rings in five years. The roster wasn't laden with All-Stars like the 2006 lineup ("greatest" of all time, my ass). They had one or two key players and a group of guys willing to do anything to win.
I don't think Torre could turn around a Kansas City or Tampa Bay. But teams who need one extra ingredient could use a guy like Torre -- someone to handle any drama and coach fairly and with poise. Talented teams on the edge of success are out there (Houston, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Oakland, LA Dodgers, Cincinnati, to name a few) but here's hoping Torre stays in New York.
posted by Jay @ 4:35 PM
5 Comments
5 Comments:
NO Torre shouldn't go. He is a class act. He doesn't demean himself not his team in public. He doesn't rant and rave like a banshee. That is why class acts like Jeter stay.
Or we will get Pinella, a fool of a jersey type Italian, that most soprano loving thugs idolize...go to Italy and see true class like Torre...What u boyz think Italian is is laughable. Keep wearing your ginny chains and meatball ways and throw Torre out.
Best bet is you keep Joe then you trade Arod to either Florida for Dontrelle Willis or Anaheim for Irving Santana, then you offer Mussina a smaller option, if he takes it great he's a #3 starter if not you let him go, then you pick up Sheffield's option and trade him to Chicago for Derek Lee (a better fielding 1B and a power right handed bat something the Yanks lack) but you ensure Boston does not pick up Sheff, then you trade Melkey to anyplace but Boston and get some solid relievers or a solid but not star starter because Melkey is a #4 or #5 outfielder, and Bernie is probably coming back and the Yankees will let Bernie stay and play until he decides he's done.
whoa, whoever wrote the ginny chain comment = you're my boy. Torre is true class in a place, the bronx, where trust me class is lacking. Good news is torre is staying. But if he had left, i would be willing to bet that the yankees would miss out on a good number of free agent veterans who don't want to play for a crazed manager like pinella.
_funny thing is Jay wears a ginny chain
haha it's true, i do. and also, there are two different TG's commenting here.
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