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, May 22, 2007

AMAZING THING 2

If Jeter scores a hit tonight, he will have hit safely in 76 out of the last 79 games he has played in with at least one official at bat. That has been accomplished only once in the history of the game: DiMaggio in the streak year of 1941. If Jeter hits in both games of the remaining series to go 77-80, he will ha ve done something noone has done. Pair that with the 13-20 with 2 out RISP and it really is hard to see why anyone calls this guy overrated. Chowderheads who claim he is overrated, and they're numbers are legion, have all the class and credibility of Yankee fans (and their numbers are miniscule) who have in past years claimed Manny can't hit.

posted by joe valente | 3:34 PM

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