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.

Saturday, September 23, 2006

The Other Sox II

Two days ago when the White Sox came out with quotes indicating that they had thrown in the towel, they were 5 1/2 back. Since then the Twins have dropped 2, and if the Sox had been able to win behind Vazquez and Contreras, they'd be just 3 1/2 behind the Twions for the wild card with 6 games to play before a final 3 gan=me series with those same Twins. They'd be right in it for the Wild Card. Just like the Red Sox would be if they hadn't traded Wells and packed it in with a bunch of "gray area" injuries (Francona's phrase, not mine). I just can't understand giving up like that for no reason. It disgusts me. Conversely, I salute the Phillies, who were way behind, playing like shit, totally done for when their front office gave up on them and gave Abreu and Lidle away to the Yanks. The Phils lived up to their "fighting" sobriquet, refused to give in and are now just 1/2 game behind the Dodgers for the wild card. I hope they get it, if only to teach the smelly AL Sox of either pigmentation a lesson.

posted by joe valente | 1:25 AM

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