http://www.flumesday.com/2007/10/19/the-torre-story-ends/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:50:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.flumesday.com/2007/10/19/the-torre-story-ends/#comment-9240 Dan Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:38:22 +0000 http://www.flumesday.com/2007/10/19/the-torre-story-ends/#comment-9240 Once again Flume, very well put. My sentiments are the same. While I do not disagree with the opinion that it might be best for Torre and the Yankees to go their separate ways, the way in which the franchise has handled this is pretty disappointing (though not particularly surprising). Overall, I too am happy that Torre has managed to maintain his integrity and pride. I would have expected nothing less. He certainly has come out of this looking better than his former employer and for this I am thankful. Torre was an amazing influence on the Yankee organization and he will be sorely missed, perhaps more than many even realize. To take a team to the postseason 12 years straight during which there have been six World Series appearances and four championships, what more could anyone expect? Torre was batting .500 (so to speak) in terms of reaching the World Series and .333 in terms of winning championships. Maybe if put in those terms, it might help some to fully appreciate Torre's superior work. In the end, I am apprehensive that many Yankee fans and the NY media are under some kind of impression that a managerial change will mean a return to the World Series. In reality, I think we should all be prepared for not only NOT making the World Series any time soon but very possibly not even making the postseason next year. Whether it was time for Torre to go, it will be very difficult to replace him. We should all be patient and be prepared for one, two or even three relatively frustrating seasons. But who knows? We'll see.... Once again Flume, very well put. My sentiments are the same. While I do not disagree with the opinion that it might be best for Torre and the Yankees to go their separate ways, the way in which the franchise has handled this is pretty disappointing (though not particularly surprising). Overall, I too am happy that Torre has managed to maintain his integrity and pride. I would have expected nothing less. He certainly has come out of this looking better than his former employer and for this I am thankful. Torre was an amazing influence on the Yankee organization and he will be sorely missed, perhaps more than many even realize. To take a team to the postseason 12 years straight during which there have been six World Series appearances and four championships, what more could anyone expect? Torre was batting .500 (so to speak) in terms of reaching the World Series and .333 in terms of winning championships. Maybe if put in those terms, it might help some to fully appreciate Torre’s superior work. In the end, I am apprehensive that many Yankee fans and the NY media are under some kind of impression that a managerial change will mean a return to the World Series. In reality, I think we should all be prepared for not only NOT making the World Series any time soon but very possibly not even making the postseason next year. Whether it was time for Torre to go, it will be very difficult to replace him. We should all be patient and be prepared for one, two or even three relatively frustrating seasons. But who knows? We’ll see….

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