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Yankees, and Maybe Torre, Are Out

Submitted by NANCY MCDONALD, Oct 11, 2007 17:15

I could not agree more with the article. I never wanted Jason Giambi. He is a poor first baseman and not very good as a designated hitter. One thing that I think exemplifies the mistakes of this Yankee front office is the way they treated Bernie Williams. It is one of the things I think Mariano Rivera was talking about when he spoke about "things since Spring Training that have made him consider not resigning with the Yankees." Bernie was a proven commidity that would have made a great dseignated hitter and they refused to even think about having him return in that role. Carl Privano makes Jesse James look like a piker. He stole 40 million. The Yankees should definately have put more into their farm system for player development, especially pitching. Look at what they got this year by not trading their top pitching prospects. Look at how many of their true stars, Jeter, Posada, Rivera, Williams, etc. came from that farm system. As far as I'm concerned replacing Joe Torre will not solve their problems. Torre did not pitch or hit. He made some mistakes, such as sticking with Matsui as DH despite the fact that he was in a horrid slump all through September. However, if the true Yankee players such as Posada, Pettite, Rivera, re-sign and the Yankees shore up the bullpen and starting pitching, then Torre can manage as well as anyone when it comes to handling people and with a truly good pitching staff and some young offense the Yankees might once again get to the World Series and win.

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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...

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... [MORE]

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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