F*&! Joe Torre

Since Joe Torre breaks our hearts, this blog will break his balls. Every day of the season I will detail the errors, misjudgements, and omissions that make him the most overrated manger in the history of the game (even more than Tommy Lasorda!). But Joe Torre is not just one bum in hero's clothing (i.e. the pinstripes); he is the quintessential counterfeit of excellence, a figure who embodies the triumph of the ersatz that pervades every aspect of our culture. No organization in sport, nay in civilization generally, has manifested a committment to continuing greatness like the New York Yankees, a beacon to all, in every field of endeavor, that the best is always possible. How intolerable is it then that the Yankees should be managed by a mediocrity on stilts, a figure with a reputation for greatness without any of the attributes thereof. Beginning with Torre and ending with Torre, this blog will look to smash idols we create out of inadvertence, ignorance, and complacency.

Sunday, April 23, 2006

Theee Yankees Win, Theee Yankees Win (a series)

At last the Yankees have taken two in a row and a series against someone other than the Royals. Johnson showed he's not arm damaged after all and Posada even caught the game, got a hit and a walk, stayed over 300, and generally maintained his trade value. We're at least a starter away, provided we can't get Clemens. Will Posada yield us one?

Phillips by the way looks to be a disaster at the plate and I don't see how he improves the defense as much replacing Giambi at first as Crosby would replacing anyone you like in the outfield. It's Torre's damn loyalty to Williams; he can sit him down but not in favor of another outfielder/DH. Guest blogger BGW's meditation on Torre's sentimentality is highly apropos here. If he insists on DHing Giambi--and G's performance today provews he doesn't need to be in the field for his head to stay in the game--why not bring up Eric Duncan. I'm sure he'll hit alot better than .125.

posted by joe valente | 11:24 PM

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