Andrew Brackman making his Double-A debut
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Jun 25, 2010 
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One other thing to keep an eye on tonight…
Andrew Brackman has been promoted from High-A Tampa and will make his Double-A debut tonight in Trenton.
After a rough 2009 and a rocky start to this season, Brackman had 55 strikeouts and only eight walks in his last 10 appearances for Tampa. In an email, pitching coordinator Nardi Contreras said cleaned up mechanics have made the difference.
“Has confidence to go with a cleaner delivery to command better,” Contreras wrote.
So, the White Sox are back in the Central race – we can forget about Putz or Konerko. Where do we go for a reliever/DH?
Putz and konerko weren’t gonna be Yankees regardless.
The emergence of one Andrew Brackman has begun, right on cue……
The Yankees front office had every right to make a change in manager if that is what they wanted to do. I think the team definitely needed a new voice and got too nice and comfortable with father Torre. He was totally wrong in writing that book and saying what he said. Did he really think everything would be roses after that with Cash and the organization?! I don’t know why everyone blames the Yanks when Torre fired the last shot with the book. If he wanted to write the book in 5 years from now ok but not while he is still managing.
I’m not surprised Cash is still fuming at Joe – I would be, too. That’s a relationship that will never be repaired, but then Joe didn’t care about that when he wrote the book.
Always nice to see young players refining and improving. Baseball good baseball takes talent, they all have some of it or they wouldn’t be in the minors. But beyond some natural talent lies the ability to learn and be coached to all you can be. Many simply lack that ability so it seems.
Pretty impressive start for a 17 year old.
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....pid=596142
Chip June 25th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
LOL! I’m older!
C- Yogi
1B- Mattingly
2B- Cano
SS- Jeter
3B- ARod
LF- Rickey Henderson
CF-Mickey Mantle
RF-Roger Maris
DH-Reggie Jackson
Bench – Dimaggio, Rizutto, Munson, Elston Howard
SP – Ford, Stottlemyre, Guidry, Cone, CC
CL- Mo
Su – Goose
BP – Lyle, Howe, Ralph Terry, Pettite
Honorable Mention to Posada, Winfield, Nettles & Bernie Williams, Righetti
Kay is on roll.
Betsy, You have some of the most profound questions, I can’t even think at such a rapid pace. I just think the Yankees should have free reign to get any player they want, from any team, and just go and take them without even asking. But you, you focus on specific teams and players. Genius!
I don’t even think it would have been ok 5 years or whenever after he managed. Joe revealed stuff that just should not have been revealed and he took an axe to Cashman because Cash didn’t fall on his sword and die (lose his job) for Joe. The core guys love Joe – that’s fine, that’s great – but people shouldn’t expect other players who WEREN’T Joe’s favorites to feel the same way (but you won’t hear from them – and that’s fine).
pat m,
you called it. let’s hope this guy can keep making progress!
Pat M – Hi, hope you are well. How’s the mrs. coming along?
What is Kay saying? I’d love to listen, but I’m not near a radio.
Buster Olney on with Kay re: his column today
Did Torre really ignore Buck after taking the Yankees job, despite Buck seeking him out on numerous occasions for years?
That’s cold.
I also meant to mention Moose Skowron that is!
For those that want to listen to the live radio broadcast of Brackman’s start, click here and chose the audio/video icon that you use to listen to.
http://www.rider.edu/175_16702.htm
Betsy, you are stronger than Joe, you shouldn’t be fuming at him. I know Joe wishes he was you, greatness is not defined by the books you write but by how you contribute to humanity, and your contributions are much greater than Joe’s. Let it go, let it go, forgive Joe, and you will show him how great you really are.
Trevor June 25th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
# Warning Track Power June 25th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Does anybody know who is working the Yes booth this weekend vs the dodgers?
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Kay & Flaherty
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MLB Extra Innings is offering the Yes feed in SD & the dodgers feed in HD.
I might have to choose the dodgers feed for the better picture quality
If Paulie or Leiter were in the booth, that might be enough to convince me to watch
the game via Yes on SD
Torre plans on talking to Rodriguez and has spoken to The Boss. That’s not the case with GM Brian Cashman.
“I have not spoken to Brian. We spoke a couple of times before the book came out and he took some stuff out of that book, he took it a way that I certainly didn’t think he should have,” Torre said.
nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/former_manager_still_father_figure_KXXy0g7xGCYTnfQAuAhlSN#ixzz0ru6S6hKu
Betsy, OMG!!! I agree again with you, I’m dying to hear what Felix Heredia has to say about Joe Torre.
Glad to hear Brackman is making some progress!!! What is happening with Bentances? He has been lights out since he returned.
Erin, they got cut off, but Buster is going to come back in a minute. So far, he said that he doesn’t foresee any real reconciliation between the Yankees and Torree; I’m pretty sure he was going to agree with Kay about Hal and Hank being outraged as to what Joe wrote about George in the book. I think he’ll probably say what he said in his colum on ESPN today
I’m eager to see Joe tonight. I’ve been rooting for the DOdgers ever since he left– awful loss Wednesday night; the tying run couldn’t score because a runner was thrown out at 2nd base– and nothing in “The Yankee Years” dissuaded me from continuing to do so.
I can’t fathom any quote attributed to Torre would have led a Yankee fan to re-evaluate their sentiments. The Brass is another matter but I have little sympathy for any of them.
Of the three former Yankees to wear to Dodger Blue, the guy I miss hearing from the most, quite frankly, is Larry Bowa.
Whatever my affection for Mattingly, Bowa was the coach I thought distinguished himself. He was the best 3d base coach I can recall the Yankees ever having. More significantly, I always looked forward to hearing Bowa’s insights about the Yankees player and the game itself in interview. He was more forthcoming than the ever circumspect and often paranoid Girardi and always incisive.
I posted this in the last thread mistankingly….seems I got in on the Torre action late but I’m sure we will ALL be sick of it by Sunday.
A few posts ago…
“The thing that gets me is last year, I’m watching the World Series, and not one minute did I wish I was in the dugout to be honest with you,” he said. “It was great and I did it a lot of times, but that was enough.”
That is exactly the reason why he was given an incentive laid contract and shown the door when he didn’t want it. I have no love lost for Torre. After the some of the stuff he wrote in his book, I even lost respect for him
“we can forget about Putz or Konerko”
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cool beans
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) June 25th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Erin, they got cut off, but Buster is going to come back in a minute. So far, he said that he doesn’t foresee any real reconciliation between the Yankees and Torree; I’m pretty sure he was going to agree with Kay about Hal and Hank being outraged as to what Joe wrote about George in the book. I think he’ll probably say what he said in his colum on ESPN today
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Thanks Betsy. I’ll be thrilled when this series is over. LOL
I doubt Alex is going to want to see Joe………and now Buster is back. He’s saying how the Yankees always heard Joe insisting at the beginning of every ST that what happens in the clubhouse stays there………….and look at the book. He’s basically saying the Yanks consider Joe a hypocrite. Buster also notes that Joe went after the weaker personalities in the clubhouse (Kevin Brown, Alex, etc…)
Betsy, so are you saying that Joe was like the king of the jungle, he went after the weaker animals and ripped off their head? profound! I never thought of Joe as being from Animal Planet, but now it makes all the sense in the world. I think Joe broke Kevin Brown’s hand for not pitching well. Joe eats small cats, too.
Torre didn’t take on Giambi because Giambi helped Torre blackball Rodriguez
Torre just needs to let it go, instead of trying to get at Rodriguez. He’s already said everything wrong already. Sounds more like an attempt by Torre to get Rodriguez out of his comfort area. after what’s he’s said/written, I’d have a tough time not telling Torre to shove it. Before the series is a little late to try explaining his reasoning behind the remarks.
If Andrew Brackman continues with his better command and strikeout / walk ratio, Chamberlain should watch his back.
The way Torre recreated events Thursday, he knew it was time to leave, and the low-ball contract offer just gave him an excuse. “I stayed a long time, maybe too long,” he said. “I was very stressed out.” He discovered in L.A. what so many other dispatched New Yorkers have found over the years: a place to work and relax at the same time. “I wanted to see if it could be fun again,” Torre said, “and it was fun here.”
per SI
Kay doesn’t like Torre. That’s not news.
However, he is 100% correct on his POV re: Cash getting backstabbed in the book and how some of the players percieve Torre post-book.
He never should have done to Cash what he did in the book. That wasn’t right.
Hopefully one day he will have his day at the stadium and his jersey retired. He deserves that and the Steinbrenner Family ought to reach out to him after he retires to do so. If he turns it down? His choice and he will have to live with the PR hit if he does so.
He hurt himself within the game with the book. At least among the Non-Core 4 players. Players don’t like stuff coming out of the clubhouse that belongs in the clubhouse.
Buster is also correct. He did go after players in the book he percieved fan hated…..Arod included.
He just never forsaw a possibility that Alex would be a WS hero and would turn most of the fans that hated him into fans of his.
At this point, play the three games, win another series, and move on.
Best thing that can happen this weekend.
Betsy, how would you cleanup the gulf oil spill? I’m guessing you’d make Torre lead that effort, correct?
Joe from Long Island………She’s doing a little better however still suffers from a headache behind her left eye……She was in for an MRI yesterday on her spine…..Just waiting for the diag ……Thanks for asking Doc…….I might pass on the game tonight to stay with her……It’s just insane what the duckets are going for this series…….My seats are going for 5 grand…….You’re a good man Doctor Joe from The Island
Torre gave A-Rod HGH, it’s true! Torre was 21st hijacker, too.
viewing the Zombrano/Derrick Lee confrontation, it is evident Zombrano wanted no part of Lee.
how many years do they have left with Zombrano/Soriano
dayum
This is interesting – so much for all the press about the NL finally overtaking the AL. The AL is still the better league.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....index.html
The American League, as usual, carries an edge in interleague competition into weekend play, 110-100. But the inequity of the schedule is helping to change pennant races. Here are the most extreme examples of the unintended effects of interleague play:
• The White Sox are an AL contender again only because of beating up on teams in the other league. Chicago is six games worse than .500 against AL teams (26-32), but 11 games over against NL teams (13-2).
• The Mariners are a non-factor inside their own league (22-35), but have generated optimism against the NL (8-7) — enough to forestall an early trade of pitcher Cliff Lee.
• The Angels have as many wins in the AL as the Rangers, but Texas has destroyed NL teams (11-3), in part by winning all five of its games against the lowly Astros and Pirates — neither of whom the Angels get to play. The Rangers have taken advantage of a cupcake schedule. They have played six of the seven worst teams in baseball (somehow missing only Arizona). They are 23-4 against the bottom of baseball’s barrel and 21-24 against all others. The Rangers have only 12 wins against teams with a record of .500 or better — tying the Orioles and Pirates for the fewest in baseball — and yet they sit in first place with the biggest lead in baseball.
• The four NL teams in fifth place or worse (Washington, Pittsburgh, Arizona and Houston) are 13-38 against the AL, a .255 winning percentage. The Tigers were lucky enough to play three of those four scuffling teams. The team they are competing against for the AL Central title, the Minnesota Twins, get to play none of them.
I’m fine if the Steinbrenner’s never reach out to Joe. Besides the other things, he wrote some things about George that he never should have revealed. I feel for Cash worst of all because I don’t think he could have ever seen this coming; I get the feeling Cash is a guy who thinks the best of people and, unfortunately, he was wrong about Joe.
Betsy, it is amazing some of the things you find, your tentacles cannot be stopped on the interwebs, they can only hope to be contained. I think if you tried, you could probably bring the internet to North Korea all by your lonesome.
The point of stalking Betsy is what exactly?
How about you stop acting like a tool and stop filling the blog with your nonsense.
Pat M
I’ve seen some of your posts about your wife not being well. Sorry to hear that.
I may be a bit of a fanitic because of personal experience. I wonder if she has been tested for Lyme Disease. Some of what you described made me wonder thats all.
Have you heard of any cases near you? It’s becoming a bigger problem throught the country.
SS Derek Jeter
RF Nick Swisher
1B Mark Teixeira
3B Alex Rodriguez
2B Robinson Cano
C Jorge Posada
CF Curtis Granderson
LF Brett Gardner
SP CC Sabathia
Not sure that the Steinbrenners will reach out to Torre. I believe they’d accept his hand if he apologises for the remarks about George M’s diminished health and other problems. That’s a very private family when it comes to their personal crises. For them, that seems to be an unforgivable sin.
Oh my god I hate waiting for west coast games to start..
Betsy, I get that same feeling from Cashman, he looks like the type of person that brings roses and dandelions to his wife every night.
I’m sure Cashman would return those three world series trophies if he can wipe out Torre out of existence from any Yankee memory between 1998 – 2007.
Betsy, SJ44 seems a little jealous.
This guy is beyond pathetic, but I’m making my eyes glaze over as I skip his pathetic rants, so he’s just wasting his very valuable time. I guess he’s got a lot of time on his hands at the asylum.
i don’t care about the relationships between torre, cash, hank/hal, arod.
my concentration is on the 3 game series. nothing more, nothing less.
SJ44
This is whats wrong with the internet. When someone can do here what they would get arrested for in the real world.
MaineYankee……No cases here at the beach, however it’s believed that her MS has started to act up after being in remission……..Over the years she’s been tested for everything including Lupus before finally coming to the conclusion that it’s MS………Literally spent most of 1995 in and out of the hospital…….
Maine,
Good point. FWIW, the guy Buster is talking about who went up to him and said, “Why is he taking a shot at me? He’s Joe Torre. He doesn’t have to do that” is Johnny Damon.
Hey Pat, GB, What are your thoughts on Brackman’s potential?
Maine, that’s very true…………there are a lot of sick people out there, on and off the internet.
Pat my best wishes for your wife.
The core 4 can love Joe all they want to, but Joe has left a trail of unhappy players behind him.
MaineYankee, I agree, have you heard of Facebook? By the way, here’s the definition of the word forum – public meeting or assembly for open discussion.
The internet is an awful thing.
“The Tigers were lucky enough to play three of those four scuffling teams. The team they are competing against for the AL Central title, the Minnesota Twins, get to play none of them.”
Which is why interleague is a joke. No rhyme or reason for making the schedules.
SJ-I’m just curious-were the Core 4 really OK with what was said in that book? I know at the time they all gave their standard “we love Torre” answer to the press.
Pat M,
My prayers are with you and your wife. If you need anything, email me.
does anybody here anticipate that padilla will “bean” one or more than 1 of the Yankees during the game tonight?
i remember he did not shy away from “bean balls” when he was wearing a rangers uniform.
Pat M., best wishes to you, your wife and family. That’s a curse nobody should have to deal with. Hoping for better for you and yours in the future.
Torre really disappointed me. He was such a classy guy through everything that he went through with the Yanks. His book diminished Joe more than anybody he wrote about. It’s a shame, really. You can spend years building up a reputation and then splatter it to pieces with one public, selfish act.
Pedroia’s brilliant night could turn Boston tide
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ne.....roia062310
Wonderful. Three more days of talking about Torre.
I was never a Torre basher, but I do think he made a huge mistake with the book and said some things I wouldn’t forgive him for if I were Cashman or A-Rod either. Don’t blame them one bit for not engaging in this media driven crap.
I think SJ said it best on an earlier thread – all parties are better off where they are now, although I wish Mattingly had stayed in the organization.
Pat M
LD mimics many things. Even ms. It might be worth the test for it.
It took them about 2 yrs. of tests and specialist before I went to a dr that dealt with it and found out I had it.
Just a thought.
NumberOnePositivePosterInTheUniverse June 25th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
MaineYankee, I agree, have you heard of Facebook? By the way, here’s the definition of the word forum – public meeting or assembly for open discussion.
The internet is an awful thing.
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If it was a capital offense for being both a stalker and an obnoxious jerk, they would have already strapped you to a gurney.
You aren’t discussing anything. You are stalking a person on here and acting like a jerk.
BTW, that’s actually against the TOS here.
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Erin,
The Core 4 guys have a great relationship with Torre. They basically saw that as a one time indiscretion and not something worth holding against him.
I would guess if one of them got nailed in the book the way Arod, Cash, Damon and Kevin Brown did re: sharing inside the locker room/organization comments about them, they would feel differently.
A clubhouse is like anyplace else. You have people of all different backgrounds and they don’t always get along with everybody.
Its like the famous Billy Martin quote about his clubhouse, “I have 10 guys who love me in there, 10 that hate me, and 5 that don’t know how they feel about me. If I can keep them away from the 10 guys who hate me, I’ve got a great clubhouse”! lol
GF, that’s going to be the theme on this blog for 3 day. I would gladly stop talking about it if we could find some other baseball topic to discuss. Maybe once the game starts it will get better..
Pat M,
Best wishes to you and the family.
I don’t want to judge those guys, but how they can think the book was a one time mistake, when Joe took numerous pot shots at Cashman is beyond me. I hope they don’t agree with Joe about Cash…………..
You guys use such harsh words, Stalking? So when you reference someone by name to agree with them that’s considered stalking? Wow. I see everyone referencing by name, I’m just doing the same.
GB7
“If it was a capital offense for being both a stalker and an obnoxious jerk, they would have already strapped you to a gurney.”
You’d be willing to help I’m sure.
Maineyankee, I already put a call into our Doctor’s office about that possibility….Cat-scan’s are scheduled for Monday just to rule out all other possibilties…..Everybody thanks, we’ve been down this road before…….
On a Happier note
Happy Birthday to The Captain
Bronx Born June 25th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
Hey Pat, GB, What are your thoughts on Brackman’s potential?
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Bronx, his potential is through the roof. If he gets better, as he should, you could see a Chamberlain like rise as far as a late season bullpen call-up. He has a chance to be just under a Strasberg/Chapman type.
GreenBeret7, That makes a lot of sense.
BTW, I love how people know exactly how people feel, what they consider indiscretions and what they don’t. The bottom line is that nobody even knows what they ate for dinner, we know nothing about these players except their statistics. We know as much about what they are thinking as Sarah Palin knows about Russia.
Pat M
My thoughts and prayers are with your family, Tough I am sure
Sorry, The Captain’s birthday is tomorrow.
Thanks GB.. that would be so great.
MaineYankee, I’m already on a gurney, I have special Stephen Hawking software that lets me type and talk.
Thanks SJ!
Betsy, IIRC a ghost writer wrote the book, and Torre did not have control of the content.
MTS, you’re talking about Verducci? I don’t buy it at all.
MaineYankee June 25th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
GB7
“If it was a capital offense for being both a stalker and an obnoxious jerk, they would have already strapped you to a gurney.”
You’d be willing to help I’m sure.
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In a heartbeat. I have a pretty good idea who that idiot is, but, not positive. He’s a gutless wonder. Making up new SNs so he doesn’t get blacklisted by regs on here that are tired of his crap.
“I’m not surprised Cash is still fuming at Joe – I would be, too. That’s a relationship that will never be repaired, but then Joe didn’t care about that when he wrote the book”
Betsy,
I hope you’re wrong here! Torre needs to make the first move with Cashman and I hope he does in the near future.
Furthermore, it’s going to be the core four that helps mends the fences between Torre and the Steinbrenners. It’s in the best interest of all the parties including the fanbase that they at least resolve their issues for Torre to be welcome back to the stadium so that his number can be retired along with those four players.
Life is too short for grudges. Torre was wrong writing certain things in that book so he needs to make some effort here and hopefully with the help of his former players, all parties can move forward and celebrate what they accomplished in those 12 years.
can someone explain the padilla/tex drillings?
Pat M
Just one more thing. Some dr don’t believe LD is a problem so you need one that buys into it.
Betsy, do you just pick and choose what to believe?
Torre had complete editorial control of the content.
Anything he wanted removed from the book could have been removed.
100% editorial control was in his contract. As was a $2,000,000 advance.
GreenBeret7,
Now I have yet to call you one name but now you call me an “idiot”, that’s not so Christian is of you is it? The bottom line is you have no idea who I am, my SN hasn’t changed since my boy Peter was running the site.
I don’t curse, I don’t insult, nor do I call people names. I just come here and do just as my SN says, I’m just positive, just positive. You, on the other hand, you seem filled with a lot of rage. Have you ever thought of planting a nice garden? That has a tendency of filling someone with a lot of inner peace.
“can someone explain the padilla/tex drillings?”
When Padilla was in Texas, he used to drill a lot of guys
And teams would retaliate by drilling Tex
The Tex and Padilla matchups should be interesting. If Tex gets a hit against him you know he is going down in the next at bat. The only question is will the pitch be near Tex or actually hit him. What a nut job.
“I don’t want to judge those guys, but how they can think the book was a one time mistake, when Joe took numerous pot shots at Cashman is beyond me. I hope they don’t agree with Joe about Cash”
People have a hard enough time judging their own life contributions than taking the time to judge somebody else. As a Yankee fan, I want peace in the Yankee family and though, I don’t agree with Torre writing some of those things, he is still part of the Yankee legacy and their rich history.
Jeter’s going to be 36 tomorrow huh?
36 is still “mid-thirties” though.
37 is “late-thirties”?
Or is that 38?
I bet ya he has a great series this weekend.
I won’t even dignify that with an answer, MTS – I don’t know what your problem is with me but I’m not taking your bait.
Craw, the core 4 are not going to get involved in this – and they shouldn’t. I don’t see the enmity ending anytime soon. If it does, great; if it doesn’t, so be it.
Pat M
My thoughts and prayers are with your family too!
I know you’ve probably heard a zillion miracle cures, but I will offer another one for you to evaluate. Google Alkaline forming foods & Acidic forming foods. There seems to be a strong corrleation between Acidic forming foods and illnesses. Slightly Alkaline bodies (there are pH strips for these tests) 7.0 to 7.2 seem to cause the body to heal itself. I don’t know if it could help your situation, but it seems to be the next miracle cure all. Note, lemons & limes are the most alkaline forming items one can eat. (Mixed with splenda (pH neutral), it can be a super way to help the body to overcome acidic toxivity to become slightly alkaline.
Pat M.
Best of luck with your wife.
I hope Arod goes off on the Dodgers this weekend.
This might be the medicine he needs.
I’m sure Padilla will drill someone (Tex).
Joe has prob. given instructions to not retaliate but would like to see us ignite over the next 2 weeks til the ASG.
Torre and Joe , veins bulging, jawing at each other…priceless.
“Torre had complete editorial control of the content.
Anything he wanted removed from the book could have been removed.
100% editorial control was in his contract. As was a $2,000,000 advance.”
Without a doubt, Torre owes certain individuals some apologies. His name is on the book and he can’t hide behind Verducci having the freedom to write whatever. When he’s done managing or even beforehand, he needs to make the first move in resolving some open wounds. I’m not talking about Levine and Trost as I have no concern with them. I’m talking about some of his former players, Cashman and the Steinbrenner family. I think the core four can help in that regard, but Torre needs to initiate it.
Do you have any evidence showing that Torre controlled the content?
Hang in there Betsy. Like a duck to water.
Torre should never have batted Alex 8th. He was hitting, I think .071 He was the best player in baseball.
Did Torre ever make the play-offs or win the World Series while he was the Mgr.?
Did he fight to keep Andy from being traded?
Yea he made mistakes, who doesn’t? Many people only choose to dwell on the negative.
“Craw, the core 4 are not going to get involved in this – and they shouldn’t. I don’t see the enmity ending anytime soon. If it does, great; if it doesn’t, so be it.”
Then you don’t know the core 4 very well. All of these men will get involved at the proper time because it’s in the best interest of the Yankee organization and their fanbase to mend those fences. Today isn’t the proper time, but one day that proper time will be here.
Betsy, it’s good to find the peace from within you to forgive others. For example, my Uncle Joe stole a twinkie from me once and he and I found a way to get along again, we were able to enjoy Thanksgiving together again, and even eat some pumpkin pie.
Will you always feel so strongly against Joe? I don’t think so, you have too great a heart to not forgive Torre for the evil and vicious things he said about Cashman’s pet iguana.
Hello Betsy! Please don’t let them chase you away!! I enjoy your posts & thoughts even when I don’t necessarily agree with you!
i refuse to get into the whole book thing.
joe torre was a great manager for the yankees and brought home championships. i love the guy for that and the rest is all water under the bridge.
same for damon, and of course the same thing for donnie baseball, matsui, cone, bucky dent and a big bunch of other guys who wore other uni’s after being great yankees (bambino hit his last homer in a boston uni!)
Yes. It’s common in all large book contracts. I know how these deals work. His book wasn’t a second person/ghost writer account. It was a first person, name above the fold, book.
You don’t get a $2 million advance any other way.
I just negotiated a book deal for an author who is doing a book on Donnie Baseball.
It’s also been confirmed by Verducci and Olney numerous times. Olney reconfirmed as late as today on Kay’s show.
SJ44 June 25th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Thanks SJ! Great info!
I think RMS and MTS are saying some things I was secretly holding in, they are making valid points.
Betsy, would you really erase all those good memories that Torre gave us because of a book? Because he questioned his bosses decisions? Have you ever questioned your bosses decision making? I can’t write a book about the decisions my boss made because no one would read it, but Torre was the manager of the most accomplished sports franchise in the world. It happens. Let’s just sing kumbaya with Torre, I know he made you smile once or twice.
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Pat M.–My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I hope baseball is a good escape, as it has been for me.
SJ44 sounds like a well connected person, are you mike lupica?
I’d be very interested in the Donnie Baseball book. I just hope it’s by an author who is worth a damn.
I think Joe and Cash really clashed over Bernie Williams.
Joe wanted to give Bernie one last shot. Cash wanted to move on.
I guess Cash wanted to save that money to go after Kei Igawa.
Crawdaddy,
You wrote some interesting things there. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like Torre’s ready to do anything.
People (and Torre) can argue that the split was handled badly. Would he have preferred to just be let go? There would’ve been a PR mess there for the Yankees there, too. No way around it.
However, I don’t believe Torre was mistreated during his tenure. He was always enabled, paid handsomely, and given free rein.
So, the Yankees messed up the split. Torre got them back with the book. Not exactly eye for an eye, but let’s just say they’re square.
The Yankees only need to apologize to Joe (if at all), but Joe Torre has a lot of people to apologize to if he wants a reconciliation.
Torre will no doubt be honored, let’s just hope it’s not posthumously. Any reconciliation will come after he’s retired and probably around the time of a HOF bid. Another thing that could spur a reconciliation is, unfortunately, some kind of crisis in Joe’s life.
Let me guess. The guy who wrote the Torre story for SI is his shill Verducci. Torre thought it was a low ball offer. Some people felt there shouldn’t have been any offer. So does mean if the money was right Torre would have put up with the stress and not having fun anymore? The guy was known for playing favorites and having a very dark side. Oh yeah and for ruining the arms of his favorite relief pitchers.
Torre didn’t need the money. That book should never have been written. Or it should have waited until he was out of baseball. That was his bitter parting shot at the organization and spit in the eye of players that irked him. He probably needed to take down Cashman since Cashman has the one thing he doesn’t – a job with the Yankees.
The guy looks and acts like the missing link. I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up managing the Boston Red Sox. That’s one nasty dude.
Calling Suzyn Waldman.
Calling Suzyn Waldman.
Betsy -
I think your take on Joe Torre is spot on.
I believe Torre ruined many a young pitcher, and never knew how to manage his pitching staff. After Pop Eye left as his bench coach, he made more in game mistakes than ever.
I love your posts, and think you really know your team.