F*&! Joe Torre: Too Much Rivera?

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.

Saturday, June 24, 2006

Too Much Rivera?

The rain out tonightwas welcome as the Yankees have been falling into a familiar, predictable, and insalubrious pattern of requiring Mo every single game. After last week's overuse, he has now pitched 4 innings in the last 3 games. It is always nice to win the close ones, as they did last night, but the way the game became close--not so much. A healthy lead went unsupplemented by any timely hitting after the 4th and the bullpen slowly bled the advantage away until Mo played tourniquet in the 9th. Too much of that and he begins to leak.

1 Comments:

Anonymous said...: Where's my daily Yankees update?

Tonight's game finally saw A-Rod come through with a clutch home run. Walk-off, with them down a run. Nice. I'll need to see it several more times before I believe in him at all, though.; 10:46 PM