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 30, 2006

The Return of Status Quo Joe

Torre is apparently unable to try anything new whatsoever with AROD, who just goes from worse to worst. He followed an 0-4 today with a 0-3 tonight. And tonight he was going against a pitcher he has killed. That makes something like one for his last twenty-five, and he is taking some of the worst swings imaginable. Maybe Munson is right and he's injured. If so they should get him out of the line-up and let him heal once Cairo returns. If not they should get him out of the line-up and let him sit once Cairo returns. I myself have been concerned that any overly harsh step might destroy his evidently frail self-esteem, but things cannot go on as they are. He can't keep batting fifth of all places in the lineup when he is hitting like a pitcher. MAybe if you treat him like the scrub he's playing like he'll get mad and start hitting down the road. But if he belongs on the DL, put him there. If this team can win with AROD, they can certainly win without him.

posted by joe valente | 10:55 PM

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