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.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

I wonder why

with all their statistical technology, MLB teams do not discern things obvious to the committed fan. I refer to the Sox-Rangers game on Sunday night, in which Ortiz provided 2hrs and all the offense in a Sox victory. what I can't figure out is why anyone pitches to Ortiz in April and into May. He's an amazing spring hitter and Manny, the greatest hitter of his generation, is a slow starter. He really does not provide the protection for Ortiz that peple imagine until the middle of the second month, at which point Ortiz has typically cooled off a little. Don't pitch to Poopi until then; put his fat ass on the bases where he can be the first relay leg in Manny's early season double play balls.

posted by joe valente | 2:30 PM

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