F*&! Joe Torre: a representative ending

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.

Sunday, July 09, 2006

a representative ending

The Yankees score 5 runs early, 4 on one blow by giambi, and then fail to score again. The bullpen gives the lead away, with Proctor gacking up the winning run like bad sushi. Fundamentals fail with the tying run in scoring position, as Jeter pops up a bunt and AROD (surprise!) strikes out. If there weren't already a K-ROD, he'd be it. But the Yanks lost their last game the same day Italy beat Germany and today the Azurri won the World Cup, and I'd be willing to pay any number of typical Yankee collapses for that quadrennial result. Forza Italia!

1 Comments:

joe valente said...: Thanks so much, and I'm glad you've enjoyed.; 1:15 AM