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Yankees, and Maybe Torre, Are Out

Submitted by frank cracolice, Oct 11, 2007 15:00

This is an excellent dissection of the NYY soap opera and the drama surrounding it. I applaud the comments on Phil Hughes and Ron Villone, and think the misuse of both was critical.

In the end, sports teams are all so much alike. You pay someone outlandishly (Clemens), and you want to squeeze everything from him. There is a terrible irony in the fact that Clemens was replaced by Villone on the roster for the ACDS...oh, wait -- NYY won't be there.

I've been an NYY proponent for a mere seven decades, having seen solid teams play and enjoying DiMaggio in person. I learned early that sentimentality wasn't a player when it came to Yankee duration.

I learned to deal with that as a kid. I've seen indignities since (the Berra disposal) and simply looked away. Torre is a knowledgeable, likeable sincere man. He has, in my view, run the team much as his nun sister might run a classroom. A disciplined group can be a good thing, but although too few remember them, there were characters on several NYY teams -- Ford, Martin, Mantle...and yes, David Wells, who displayed passion where there is none to be seen now.

Whatever. Nice job. While Scott Boras runs baseball, we should all just be thankful it still lives.

Basically, we love a game too good to be ruined by those who run it.

This offseason is fraught with possibility.

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Haven't we had enough of the Steinbrenner bashing? While it is true, he has been one of the most brash... [MORE]	Paul C	Oct 22, 2007 17:55
I could not agree more with the article. I never wanted Jason Giambi. He is a poor first baseman and... [MORE]	NANCY MCDONALD	Oct 11, 2007 17:15
This is an excellent dissection of the NYY soap opera and the drama surrounding it. I applaud the comments on...	frank cracolice	Oct 11, 2007 15:00
Thanks Steve. I'll steal some of your numers logic. Despite a poor stat, the Yankees won 94 regular season games... [MORE]	Ralph Giordano	Oct 10, 2007 21:39
I love George Steinbrenner as a personality and a force for exciting baseball; more than that, drama. But, he is... [MORE]	Barry Lane	Oct 10, 2007 16:55
Sam, This article is absolutely on the mark. George Causes more problems and takes no responsability. Phil Hughs once coming... [MORE]	Steve	Oct 10, 2007 16:13
I'm aware of The Boss reactions and the way he has run The Yankees, but to put him on the... [MORE]	Cisco Bastidas	Oct 10, 2007 15:12
Actually he is worse then HH. He never had any sort of baseball talent. He is a loud mouthed baseball-ignorant... [MORE]	carl tropper	Oct 9, 2007 22:35
Mr. Goldman, While I agree with the vast majority of your analysis, I do think that your last sentence is a... [MORE]	Marc D.	Oct 9, 2007 21:29
Hey, I agree with Mr. Goldman on a lot of his points. I love the Pinstripe Bible, and living in... [MORE]	Fred Antonetty	Oct 9, 2007 19:17
put in the bank IM a die hard fan -new too,just 4yrs in the making ............my wife abrooklyn girl born... [MORE]	william rodriquez	Oct 9, 2007 17:24
hi there. i'm a big Yankees fan, and i think the best thing to do is keep the team as... [MORE]	oscar	Oct 9, 2007 15:41
hahahahahahahahahaha=]] the indians won go tribe [MORE]	babygurl	Oct 9, 2007 14:19
Don't get me wrong, George is a great owner because he loves to win and will spend money to win... [MORE]	Gene	Oct 9, 2007 14:19
I hope that "Price is Right"host Drew Carey is Happy Now that the Cleveland Defeated the Yankees in Four Games... [MORE]	John Huerta	Oct 9, 2007 12:17
If Torre is fired, I predict that the Yankees don't even make the post-season next year. Of course, this Sox fan... [MORE]	snerdly mortsnerd	Oct 9, 2007 09:15
Steve I am guessing that you don't like your job at Yesnetwork.com because this cannot help your job security. Way... [MORE]	Peter T	Oct 9, 2007 01:10
Steinbrenner is a media chaser and he attracts coaches and players who want a big paycheck. They could care less... [MORE]	steven	Oct 9, 2007 00:11

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