Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Send your check to Joe Torre via Joey's Kids

I want to know the address to send my check for the nonstop Joe Torre telethon that is going on in the New York Media. Joe has had a good run, but enough is enough. The team desperately needs a new voice. Joe did a lot for the Yanks, but the Yankees did a lot more for him. When he was hired most of the media dubbed him"Clueless Joe." But with the backing of the Yankee machine he became one of the winningest managers in baseball history. Just like Joe McCarthy. Just like Casey Stengel. Two other Yankee managers who couldn't leave gracefully when the run was up. This situation exactly parrallels Casey in 1959. They both spent more time looking back than looking forward. They relied too much on older veterans who did it for them in the past. When the Yankees brought in Ralph Houk, he intergrated young players like Jim Bouton, Joe Pepitione, Mel, and even Tommy Tresh. In todays Yankee equation, Torre=Stengal, Giradi=Houk, and Mattingly=Yogi (Yankee hero waiting in the wings to manage after sucess of backup catcher who gets the last few championships out of the toothpaste tube) So it's so long Joe, good luck, see you at the next oldtimers game. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

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