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Tragic End to Torre Era
By Jeremy | October 19, 2007
Treachery. Travesty. Tragedy.
On Thursday, the New York Yankees, with Steinbrenner's health rendering him little more than a figurehead, descended into a far darker and disrespectful place. Under the leadership of president Randy Levine, who commandered the news conference yesterday as if general manager Brian Cashman and Steinbrenner's two sons, Hank and Hal, didn't exist, the Yankees let corporate cowardice be their guide. This is a peek at life after George. Levine's Yankees are proud of themselves today because they think they ran Joe Torre out of New York without getting blood on their hands. They think you are dumb enough to believe that Torre was not fired, that they really, really wanted him back, but that, golly gee, Torre turned down their offer. But there is blood everywhere on Levine and the boys, remnants of a sloppiness and covertness the Boss never knew. They spent three days crafting a contract offer they thought would strike just the right balance: just good enough for public relations purposes, but insulting enough that no man of Torre's pride and accomplishments would ever accept.- Article
Topics: joe torre, yankees | 2 Comments »
October 22nd, 2007 at 12:10 am
it IS tragic. As a Yanks fan, I feel no hope anymore for the future of this organization. I always felt like not only the postseason, but a pennant was always a possibility as long as Torre was at the helm. But when I heard the news from the press conference Friday, I felt like part of me died.
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:52 am
If part of you/me died this fall, be ready to resurrect next spring! The seasons after the other two greatest managers in Yankees history (Joe McCarthy and Casey Stengel) were fired, the Yanks won World Series titles. MLBeware!