You may want to mark Feb. 3, 2009 on your calendar: that’s when former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre will TELL ALL. Torre will give inside scoops about how he felt betrayed by Yankees GM Brian Cashman during contract negotiations for not standing up with him at the end. He also goes into...
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Andy Pettitte will remain a Yankee, according to former manager Joe Torre. “I talked to Andy,” Torre said. “His agent had called the Dodgers to find out about interest, and that’s when I called him. I had talked to Andy much earlier, asking him to come to my (Safe at Home) Foundation dinner. He...
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With the LA Dodgers losing some starting pitchers, and the Yankees dragging their feet by placing Andy Pettitte at the bottom of their “Things to do list…16) Return Andy’s phone calls”, the rumor mill is saying that Joe and Andy have been talking this winter about a possible reunion. The rumor is making waves...
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Sorry I haven’t posted here for a while, I was covering politics over at Skew.DailySkew.com. So to recap some baseball events from last week: Joe Torre’s 2008 LA Dodgers’ legacy came to an end as the Philadelphia Phillies won the series 4-1. The Phillies were the better team on paper, and did what they...
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The underdog Los Angeles Dodgers SWEPT the heavily favored Chicago Cubs last night. As I previously reported, the Cubs were a run-scoring machine all year, and had the best NL starting pitcher’s ERA. But nothing went right for Lou Pinella’s Cubs team, as Alfonso Soriano and other hitters CHOKED. Meanwhile, Joe Torre’s team was...
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Joe Torre may be in October again Before the MEDIA anoints the 2008 LA Dodgers as the comeback or magical team of the year, I’d like to remind everyone of two grim realities: 1) As of right now, the Dodgers are only 73-70. Compare that to the 76-67 NY Yankees, whom the MEDIA is...
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NY manager Joe Girardi is getting a lot of heat for a few reasons: 1) The Yankees will miss the post-season for the first time since 1993.2) Joe Torre had a 12-year post-season streak.3) Hitters are not performing well in the clutch.4) Girardi’s pre-and post-game responses usually contain the following: a) A description of...
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This time last year, Joe Torre’s 2007 Yankees had 71 wins after 127 games, while Joe Girardi’s 2008 Yankees have 67 wins in 127 games. That’s only a difference of 4 games. The 2007 miracle team finished with 93 wins (although based on their runs scored and runs allowed ratio, they should have won...
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The Yankees most hated relief pitcher Kyle Farnsworth has finally come out and blamed former manager Joe Torre for his struggles. Farnsworth said Torre has poor communication skills, and never game him the confidence to success. Specifically, he said that the “Kyle can’t pitch back-to-back days” was a myth. Kyle resented being the mop-up...
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