Joe Torre’s New Book Takes Aim at A-Rod, Cashman, & The Boss

(Zell's Pinstripe Blog)

Joe Torre is coming out with a new book called, “The Yankee Years.” It will be released on February 3rd. This is definitely going to cause a stir with the NY media. The book hasn’t even been released, and it’s already making headlines. I was one of the people who wanted Torre to stay with the Yankees. I’m not coming out here and just saying that because Girardi failed to make the postseason. Torre always had the Yankees playing in October, and for that..he was doing a great job. You can always find problems with every manager..nobody is perfect.

As McDonald’s would say: “Change is good”  In this case, change was not good… 

Joe Torre left with a sour taste in his mouth, and that is understandable. Torre was given a one-year deal, instead of the two-year deal he really deserved. He never failed in bringing the Yankees to the postseason, and fans were spoiled from it. I bet a lot of those fans who wanted him out of NY..want him back now that Girardi missed the playoffs in his first season. I’m not knocking Girardi, but I would rather have Mr. T.

Torre is scheduled to be on the “Late Show With David Letterman” on Feb. 3. I’ll be sure to tune in for that. He is also doing  a book-signing at the Yogi Berra Museum in New Jersey, before he leaves for Spring Training with the Dodgers.

I have no problem in Joe voicing his opinions. He deserved a whole lot better…

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 Torre describes general manager Brian Cashman as a less than supportive ally who betrayed him on several fronts, and says that his star player, Alex Rodriguez, was often referred to by his teammates as “A-Fraud” and was obsessed with his perceived rival, shortstop Derek Jeter.

His departure after a magnificent reign in which he led the Yankees to four world championships and restored the franchise to its glory days was well-chronicled as it unfolded, but Torre does shed light in the book on several issues that also defined his legacy, perhaps one of the most poignant being when he discovered that Steinbrenner already knew of his prostate cancer diagnosis when Torre went to inform him of it. Torre doesn’t say who told Steinbrenner of the diagnosis or if it came from the Yankees’ medical staff, but it is clear that he was stunned by the revelation.

According to a source familiar with the book, Torre does not step out of character. He simply recites the facts as he saw them and does not unfairly disparage the Yankees. As has been reported, he reiterates the claim that Cashman did not stand up for him at the crucial meeting with the Steinbrenners in Tampa as the 2007 season wound down and the Yankee brass discussed whether to bring him back or not, even though publicly Cashman had let it be known that he wanted Torre back as manager.

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Joe Torre’s tell-all blasts A-Rod, Cashman, the Boss, reports say

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