F*&! Joe Torre: My Night Out

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, June 23, 2006

My Night Out

Went to the Yanks-Phillies game Wed. night at Citizens Bank. It was pretty awesome; three Yankee fans for every Phillies fan; a well played game by the Yankees in the field--Posada threw out 2 (1 passed ball though) and Melky made a great catch and Cairo of all people delivered offensively, along with Damon (on base all five times) and Jeter (the key RBI single). Wrong Stuff went five innings, 2 hits, no runs, 6 KO's and managed to look just awful doing it. He actually threw more balls than strikes. And boy does he eat the bullpen (Villone, Proctor, Fahrnsworth, Rivera all combined on a 3 hit shutout).

4 Comments:

Anonymous said...: How's the stadium? I hope Yanks play at Philly next year.; 1:44 PM
joe valente said...: The stadium is nice but too small and a little precious for my taste.

I don't think the Yanks will play in Philly again for 5 years. According to current interleague protocol,it will be the NL West(2007) and Central(2008) before the East and then they will play at the Stadium (or the new Stadium 2009), then the West and Central again (2010-2111) and then in Philly (2112).; 8:05 PM
Anonymous said...: Do they sell cheese steaks at the stadium? And do you have to order them in English?; 10:55 PM
joe valente said...: Yes. Definitely yes. The guy who owns Geno's speaks for Phhiladelphia on the issue of foreign languages.; 8:27 PM