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, September 06, 2006

Unfortunately

this also is Yankees baseball. Lots of men left on base (5 by Jeter alone), lots of strikeouts (3 by Jeter alone), lots of sloppy playin the field, and making a couple of mooks who don't belong in the majors look like the second coming of Koufax and Gossage respectively. I did like Damon's p[ost-game quote though: "Eight Games is a lot of games. But anything can happen, and we definitely don't want to lose any more ground." Exactly the right attitude.

posted by joe valente | 12:27 AM

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