Torre deserves apology from Yankees brass

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Matthews: Yanks Owe Torre an Apology
Published 8/19/2008 by Greg Cohen (noreply@blogger.com) at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
From Wallace Matthews: Last October, the Yankees made Joe Torre an offer he couldn't accept, the chance to be a lame duck in the shooting gallery known as Yankee Stadium. They came with 6 million bucks in one hand and brass knuckles in the other. Torre walked away because he knew that, even at that kind of money, he wasn't going to be a manager, just a punching bag. Can you imagine how hard and fast the fists would be flying in the Bronx today if Torre had accepted the deal, only to find himself 10 games behind the Tampa Bay ...

Hideki and the homestretch
Published 8/19/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... . Hey, here's Wallace Matthews, again making no sense; he revisits Joe Torre -- the timing of which couldn't be more odd -- and says the Yanks owe Joe Torre an apology . The fact that the Dodgers are finding success in MLB's weakest division doesn't cross Matthews's mind, nor does the fact that the team was stuck in neutral under Torre's guidance. Despute an up-and-down season, and some questionable moves here and there (but no more or less than many other managers), there is no denying that Girardi has infused the Bronx with more energy than Torre had in years. There's still ...