Posted on 10/08/2006 5:09:28 AM PDT by maineman
NEW YORK (AP) -- Yankees manager Joe Torre likely will be fired and replaced by Lou Piniella following another early exit from the playoffs, the New York Daily News reported Sunday.
According to sources the Daily News did not identify, Torre is expected to be fired unless he resigns first -- or team officials can talk owner George Steinbrenner out of making the move.
On Saturday, the Yankees were eliminated from the first round of the AL playoffs, losing to Detroit 8-3 in Game 4. It was the second straight year New York lost in the opening round.
The Yankees have won the World Series four times under Torre, most recently in 2000. They had a record $200 million payroll this year and matched the New York Mets for the best record in the regular season.
The Yankees have made the playoffs in all 11 years that Torre has been their manager. They have won nine straight AL East titles.
The 66-year-old Torre has one year and $7 million left on his contract.
Piniella is a former Yankees star and managed them in 1986-87 and for most of 1988. He guided Cincinnati to the 1990 World Series title and later managed Seattle and Tampa Bay.
The 63-year-old Piniella took a year off from managing last season.
Updated on Sunday, Oct 8, 2006 4:59 am EDT
BY THE WAY GEORGE....MONEY CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE....WHAAAAAAAAA
The Curse of Hillary continues!
Great, Steinbrenner the nut, and Piniella the mad man!!! If Rodregiz stays, it will truly be an insane assylum!!
"Hello Joe, whaddaya know..."* Or make that goodbye Joe (golden parachute on the way, or at least _tin_ parachute? and will Brian Cashman also make an exit?)
*--the old WWII-era expression, which is heard in the
song "Joltin' Joe Dimaggio" from Baseball's Greatest Hits
get Grady "I Think I'll Leave Pedro In" Little
The Tigers didn't win because of poor managing by the Yankees, they won because they played far better baseball.
Only Steinbrenner would do this. He thinks money can buy anything, including a championship, but the manager who has been so consistent in regular seasons cannot be held to blame for post season failures. That falls squarely on the shoulders of the players with the most expensive payroll in history.
However, many of us are very happy that George Steinbrenner is frustrated again.
Have you ever heard of the legendary story of, "The Worst Choke In history?"
This confirms it. Steinbrenner has gone back to his old ways. Which from my perspective is great!!!
It was remarkable how many baseball "experts" going into this series seemed to forget that good pitching beats good hitting.
The Dodgers lost as well. A great night of baseball.
Salary Cap is needed in MLB.
About frickin' time!
Eggplant . Yes . That's a hell of a thing . Okay let's get back to business . Okay here you go . Very good , very good . Excellent . excellent calzone you got there Costanza . Okay a little jealous now . Okay lets go . Ok last week ....... You know that eggplant was very good . Everybody out . I got eggplant on my mind . Costanza get me couple of those calzones right now . Pronto . Move out . Big Stein wants an eggplant calzone. Must have one . Everybody out . Out .
Get Girardi in there, somebody who doesn't have to take Geritol to get fired up at his players.
Joe. C'mon to Seattle. You and Lou should take over for our PC managment and build a winner with Nintendo's money.
Take him. Then watch the rigidity destroy your bull pen, and the passivity on the bench make you wonder WHAT could get Joe interested in a game. And, oh yeah, without the players on the Yankees payroll,and their ability to get the replacement parts he needs midseason, Torre's the manager he was with the Mets, and Cards.
Why should he resign? If he gets fired, then the Boss has to pay him his final year salary. If he resigns, then he gets nothing, am I right?
Ah...by the way I just bought a book called The Devil Wears Pinstripes--just saw it in the store (guess it came out
a year and a half ago) and had to have it. A review of it on amazon.com says:
"Jim Caple has written a terribly biased, mean-spirited, unbalanced, vindictive, and altogether enjoyable and wonderful book. His target? The Evil Empire of the New York Yankees and their leader, Darth Steinbrenner. If you are a Red Sox fan, you probably already have this book in a hallowed place in your house. But fans of baseball everywhere will get a pretty big hoot out of this one. Unless your name begins with "St" and ends with "Einbrenner." Here are a few of the chapter titles: "The Ten Yankees Who Drive Us Nuts," "The Ten Moments We Savor and the One We Savor Most" (guess which one that is), "The Dump that Ruth Built," and "Yank-jazeera." Caple actually is quite fair and balanced to classy individual Yankees such as Lou Gehrig, Derek Jeter, and George Costanza (just kidding), but he really has a field day with Reggie Jackson, Joe DiMaggio, and others. I laughed out loud many times, cringed a few times, and kept on reading. It's not deep; it doesn't aspire to any great accomplishments or insights. It does not traffic in the sacred, hallowed tones usually reserved for highbrow baseball tomes. In reality, Caple has erected a cathedral of hate, with his tongue firmly implanted in his cheek. If you're looking for Ken Burns, don't dig into this one. But if you want a chance to laugh at the Yankees, and who doesn't, get this book."
>>prima donna players
it's said the Yankees have an all-Star at every position--
and a pampered one at that; "team" players? Or going for
themselves? The Tigers are young, hungry, fit, and
energetic.
Johnny "Umm" Damon (his "thoughtful" on-air interviews
have always seemed to have that word) was saying "the Yankees
are the best team, but the best team doesn't always win".
Mr. Damon will get a two week jump on golf while the Mets,
Cards, A's, and Tigers battle it out for the real
championship.
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