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.

Thursday, June 21, 2007

THE YANKEES BELIEVE THEY CAN WIN EVERY GAME,

or so they say. But if they don't reinforce that belief with early, abundant offense, they tend to lose, and look bad doing so. One of the ways of understanding that this team, recent winning streak aside, is still not all that good, is that they only know one way to win. Blow teams out over the first 6-7 innings and then watch their bullpen give some but not all the lead back.

This is bad. Over a road trip where they had a significant advantage schedule wise over Boston, they've already dropped 1.5 games further back. Without a significant turnaround over the next 7 games, and they will have blown an opportunity they just can't afford to lose.

posted by joe valente | 1:19 AM

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