Comments on: Today in The Journal News

By: Ricticassee

Ricticassee — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:25:35 +0000

The Yankees are turning into the Dodgers of the 50s and 60s.

No manager will be offered any more than one-year contracts.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:13:15 +0000

There’s one remaining managerial opening in baseball…the Pittsburgh Pirates. Just let Joe Torre sign a 3-year deal for $350K per year and see how quick he loves last place finishes and sparse crowds. A $500K bonus would look sweet just to get out of last place in the NL East.

By: BBFan

BBFan — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:05:30 +0000

“Conspiculously missing are any comments or thoughts from Derek Jeter. Is he that distraught over Joe Torre leaving or is he wondering if heâ€™ll finally be asked to step up his role as the Teamâ€™s Captain ?”

I said it before, I will repeat my prediction again.
Boras will insist on making A-Rod a co-captain as part of the deal (as he did with Veritek in Boston) and Yankees will gladly agree to it.

I felt that last year A-Rod showed more leadership qualities by mentoring the youngsters like Cano and Melky. You could see on the bench how the youngters were having fun with A-Rod and they hardly interact with Jeter. That tells something.

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:02:40 +0000

Joe Torre is well aquainted with the NY metro area and the tempo of some Yankee fans. He’s also aware of media that will work this story dry. Meantime, he’ll bask in the sympathy he’ll hear until that too runs dry. They’ll be days when he’ll wonder if he should have taken his pride and put it in his back pocket and left under different terms.

By: BBFan

BBFan — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:01:17 +0000

Sorry for the double post. The blog is really acting up and there seems to be some techincal problems.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:56:08 +0000

Conspiculously missing are any comments or thoughts from Derek Jeter. Is he that distraught over Joe Torre leaving or is he wondering if he’ll finally be asked to step up his role as the Team’s Captain ?

By: BBFan

BBFan — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:54:00 +0000

It is in the long term best interests of the team that Torre is not coming back. He is not the right manager for this team any more, in spite of his past success Regarding Bowa and others leaving, so be it whether they are the best at their craft or not. They did not win in the post-season together and we will do no worse with some other group of coaches. The new manager has to be given freedom to bring his own coaches any away.

There was so much written on this blog about Torre’s incompetence about in game and bullpen management. Yesterday he said something (after he had some time to think about it), that really borders on dumbness.

Regarding the bugs in game two he said, he should have done something, which it right. But the reason he gave why he did not was real dumb. He said that if he goes to the mound he was worried about it counting as a trip.

How dumb it is….. He should go and talk to the umpire at home plate to stop/delay the game. That visit does not count as a trip. Doesn’t he know that after managing for so long? The worst that would happen is that the umpire would not agree to delay the game.

There are lot of opinions about who did wrong in the whole Torre saga. I do agree that ultimately the way it turned out, it was insulting to Joe.

But, the real mistake was done by George. If he did not say any thing after game 2 of ALDS, after we lost ALDS, the majority of the public opinion, including media, would have been against Joe. Then it would have been easy for the Yankee brass that they are going in different direction and not bringing back Joe.

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:53:18 +0000

Chris,

Thanks for the comments.

Joe Torre was the right man…in the right place at the right time. Torre, Cashman, Stick and Watson know baseball. George in his prime was the best owner in history. Any many that can take a $10 million operating business and turn it into a Billion Plus operating business in 35 years is what an examole of the what smart people can do in the land of opportunity!

George will always be the Boss…But George is not George anymore…

Team Tampa ain’t the Yankees.

Despite it all…Glory days keep rollin!

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:52:19 +0000

in summary torre good guy and good manager. thanks for unbelievable results but it is time to move in a new direction.

sounds reasonable to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: BBFan

BBFan — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:37:35 +0000

It is in the long term best interests of the team that Torre is not coming back. He is not the right manager for this team any more, in spite of his past success Regarding Bowa and others leaving, so be it whether they are the best at thier craft or not. They did not win in the post-season together and we will do no worse with some other group of coaches. The new manager has to be given freedom to bring his own coaches any away.

There was so much written on this blog about Torre’s incometence about in game and bullpen management. Yesterday he said someting (after he had some time to think about it), that really borders on bumbness.

How dumb it is….. He should go and talk to the unpire at home plate to stop/delay the game. That visit does not count as a trip. Doeen’t he know that after managing for so long? The worst that would happen is that the umpire would not agree to delay the game.

There are lot of ipinions about who did wrong in the whole Torre saga. I do agree that untlimately the way it turned out, it was insulting to Joe.

But, the real mistake was done by Goerge. If he did not say any thing after game 2 of ALDS, after we lost ALDS, the majoriry of the public opinion, inluding media, would have been against Joe. Then it would have been easy for the yankee brass that they are going in different direcction and not bringing back Joe.