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.

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Mooose?

In his report from the Stadium, Bgw noted, not for the first time this year, how happy he has been with Mussina for refusing to sulk and swoon, as he has in the past, when he is the recipient of bad luck, bad calls, or bad play behind him. I agree completely. But I would myself note (not for the first time) that he is compensating for his new found self-restraint in the aftergame interviews. Check out yankees.com for last night's veiled blasting of AROD for his continued inability to field when Moose is on the mound (7 errors so far) and the team at large for not getting any runs until after he left the game. While Moose's complaints are masked they are unmistakable and pretty strong. I have to say, AROD to one side, he's not really coming off as a team guy.

posted by joe valente | 6:05 PM

1 Comments:

Blogger joe valente said...

Me too.

1:39 PM  

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