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.

Friday, April 27, 2007

WHEN INTRODUCING A 20 YEAR OLD ROOKIE PITcHER TO THE MAJORS,

put your best team behind him. Derek Jeter was in the lineup for the rainout on Wednesday, how did a day old thigh bruise grow worse with the passage of another day. I swear Mama Joe's ideal player is none other than Carl Pavano, who lets Torre play it safe with him 162 games a year (give or take a start).

Boy is this team in trouble. You knew they couldn't keep hitting like they were (who could) so now even if the pitching improves a little (how could it not), they'll still be losing (as indeed they are). I know this "series" was just one game and TB only 2, but when was the last time, can someone tell me, when the Yankees were swept in three consecutive series, one of which was at home? I'd be interested. Right now I would put the Yankees chances of finishing fourth, behind Boston, Toronto and Baltimore, to about the same as their chances of finishing first.

posted by joe valente | 12:55 AM

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