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.

Friday, May 05, 2006

5.02

That's Randy Johnson's era so far and he is, if anything pitching worse than this time last year. That he is 5-2 is a tribute to the awesome potential, unevenly displayed of this offense. Last night they scored ten runs with Jeter and Arod taking the collar and sheffield not even entering the game until the seventh inning. They also came from behind more than once to win. If they keep grinding like they have very recently--and against type--they might bring a smile to our faces yet. But I won't get my hopes up. Once the playoffs start Johnson will need to be greatly improved or be in the bullpen--behind Mussina, Chacon and Wang--and I don't think Joe would ever do that.

Towers is the worst pitcher in baseball, by far, much worse than Wright, and yet Gibbons keeps trotting him out there. He must have gone to the Slow Joe school of managerial inertia.

posted by joe valente | 5:19 PM

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