Joe Torre and horseracing

[Dunbar]

In today's paper, the AP story on why Torre turned down the Yankees' offer has this interesting line:

"With more free time now, the 67-year-old Torre said he'd like to attend some big horse races and perhaps take a trip to Wimbledon."

Sounds like a Breeder's Cup visit. If so, I hope ESPN doesn't miss it.

--Dunbar

Great. Pan to Pletcher, Pan to Torre, repeat 10 times, race, Pletcher, Torre pans 10 times, race, etc. etc.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Great. Pan to Pletcher, Pan to Torre, repeat 10 times, race, Pletcher, Torre pans 10 times, race, etc. etc.

You didn't leave any time for them to show Hank Goldberg slobbering all over himself.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Great. Pan to Pletcher, Pan to Torre, repeat 10 times, race, Pletcher, Torre pans 10 times, race, etc. etc.

That's ESPN!

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Great. Pan to Pletcher, Pan to Torre, repeat 10 times, race, Pletcher, Torre pans 10 times, race, etc. etc.

still beats the derby coverage, with repeated interviews with self absorbed celebs.

[sumitas]

Joe, you were offered $5 million . It's a little tiresome to here you complain about an offer that gives you the highest paid managerial job in baseball. Joe, you have lost your sense of reality and you are not the boss so take that and shove it. You do whatever you want but you do not own the Yankees. Go cry somewhere else dude.

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by sumitas

Joe, you were offered $5 million . It's a little tiresome to here you complain about an offer that gives you the highest paid managerial job in baseball. Joe, you have lost your sense of reality and you are not the boss so take that and shove it. You do whatever you want but you do not own the Yankees. Go cry somewhere else dude.

Didn't mean to get into a baseball discussion, but...

Guess what, dude! Despite what Steinbrenner et al might think, money isn't EVERYTHING. Some people are smart enough to realize that they can get along on less than $5 million/year if someone values the work they do.

--Dunbar

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by sumitas

Joe, you were offered $5 million . It's a little tiresome to here you complain about an offer that gives you the highest paid managerial job in baseball. Joe, you have lost your sense of reality and you are not the boss so take that and shove it. You do whatever you want but you do not own the Yankees. Go cry somewhere else dude.

How could anyone not understand that the offer was incredibly insulting? Its not the 5 mill outside of the fact that he got his team into the playoffs and now has to take a paycut. Its more the of the fact that it was an incentivized contract for only 1 season. Do you realize what that can do in a clubhouse? Who can do a job effectively knowing that the hook is always there?

Originally Posted by dalakhani

How could anyone not understand that the offer was incredibly insulting? Its not the 5 mill outside of the fact that he got his team into the playoffs and now has to take a paycut. Its more the of the fact that it was an incentivized contract for only 1 season. Do you realize what that can do in a clubhouse? Who can do a job effectively knowing that the hook is always there?

Steinbrenner could insult me 24/7, kick me in the nuts, bitchslap me in the middle of Yankee stadium and fart in my face for $5 million.

I'm starting to believe that some of you on here are bats.hit insane. Kill your idols.

[jballscalls]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Steinbrenner could insult me 24/7, kick me in the nuts, bitchslap me in the middle of Yankee stadium and fart in my face for $5 million.

I'm starting to believe that some of you on here are bats.hit insane. Kill your idols.

Whats 5 million when you got 50 in the bank?? its the principle of it, you take a team to 12 straight playoffs, countless world series' and they offer you a pay cut. i think both parties wanted to split.

As far as Joe at the track, my uncle Mel worked with Joe for 10 years and said that when they were on the road, they always went to the races, especially when Saratoga was going on. If the yankees were in Seattle during the Saratoga meet, you could always find Joe sitting and playing up in the 5th floor turf club.

Originally Posted by jballscalls

Whats 5 million when you got 50 in the bank?? its the principle of it, you take a team to 12 straight playoffs, countless world series' and they offer you a pay cut. i think both parties wanted to split.

"Principle" and the Yankees. Laughable. If Joe Torre had any principles then he would've declined the 7 mil a year to manage the highest paid team in baseball. Yeah he had a tough job.

FANatics. Unbelievable. People are starving and nobody gives a s.hit but heaven forbid Joe Torre gets disrespected with a contract offer.

[sumitas]

Joe is a class guy and it's great he is a part of horse racing. It's just that from my lowly level it seems there was stuff going on behind the scenes and $5 million is to be respected not rejected, along with the job of Yankee manager.