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, July 14, 2006

Did They Say

Sidney Ponson? Is this the mark of zero-degree desparation? No, I guess the unwillingness to pay anything in the way of trade compensation or, for all intents and purposes, salary, probably indicates your not all that desparate yet. On the other hand, just letting him pitch smacks of miracle-stalking. I thought one of Torre's few discernible virtues as a manager was his insistence on character guys for his team. Ponson divides his time between AA and Jenny Craig, failing at both. The next 12 steps he takes will be his first. He's the Bull Durham guy, with the 1,000,000 dollar arm and the ten cent head, the anti-Aaron Small. Are you feeling any hope?

posted by joe valente | 1:51 AM

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