F*&! Joe Torre: Even When They Win He Finds a Way To Screw things Up

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.

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Even When They Win He Finds a Way To Screw things Up

Joda clearly wanted to give Mo and his mild muscle strain another day off. Fair enough. But instead of sending in the alternate, Farnsworth, with a 4 run lead (and Farnsworth has been fine with big cushions, Joda leaves a tiring Johnson out there even after he walked the first batter on 4 straight pitches, not one of which would have tempted Vlad Guerrero into swinging. So of course Johnson gives up 2 and Joda has to go with Mo anyway.

One question. When the hell does Mussina's mid season vacation end? They're starting Villone on Sunday. As if the bullpen wasn't stressed enough.

2 Comments:

joe valente said...: ESPN has Villone. I think the answer is Hughes. How in the world can this damage him? What is he, a mental hemophiliac? If you bring him up now with the expanded rosters, he is precluded from any post-season involvement, and with the Sox trading Wells, they've pretty much thrown in the towel anyway. Joda won't find a lower pressure situation for Hughes to get a taste of the show. Plus, it would make the game really interesting, would energize the fans and, I would think, the players. No, Hughes is the one. Unless they want to give Tyler Clifford a shot. That would be great too.; 11:19 AM
joe valente said...: The Twins series is an odd predictorbecause as we all know pitching rules in post season ball and neither the Yankees nor the Twins are pitching any of their main starters in this series (we missed Santan's turn, Radke is hurt, and Loriano is still on the way back; they missed Wang's and Johnson's turn and Mussina is still at rest), so it's hard to draw too many inferences about an October match-up. After tonight, though, I will say that I very much like the Yankee's chances in a game 4, which would pit Lidle against Silva.; 1:43 AM