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, July 29, 2006

Defense, People II

Wang needs the Yankees to play good D, in much the same way that Andy Pettitte did. In his case, the better the glovework, the more confident he is in pitching to contact. that is to say, he nibbles less, throws a higher proportion of strikes, gets behind fewer batters, gets into fewer jams and throws less pitches. When the defense is right, he is lkikey not only to pitch well and win, but to spare ther bullpen as he did last night. The Yankees always seem to be thinking offense, but as a result there is a greater upside, in terms of wins yielded, to better fielding.

posted by joe valente | 12:40 PM

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