Why the Yankees Suck


Thursday, October 18, 2007

BREAKING NEWS: Joe's outta here

Joe Torre has rejected a one-year contract extension offer from the Yankees and will not be returning next season.
We expect that it wasn't the $2.5 million pay cut he would have had to take from his $7.5 million salary this year. He still would have been the highest paid manager in Major League Baseball.
Rather, it's likely that the length of the new contract was what offended Torre.
Who wants to be a lame duck again for another year? Who wants more of the crap that Yankees brass has continually put Torre, one of its most successful managers ever, through every year?
So now the Yankees get to choose, barring some dark horse candidates, from among Joe Girardi, Don Mattingly and Tony LaRussa.
That's LaRussa of still waiting for the DUI court appearance infamy.
Girardi of can't get along with team ownership and blows out young arms infamy.
And Mattingly of "I'm not ready for this job," "Wait, no, I am ready," "Umm, I don't know" infamy.
Things sure are looking up for this team.

Labels: , , ,