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Brian Cashman Reacts to Joe Torre's Book
9:43PM | January 26, 2009 | posted by Matt Estreich | comments: 3
Monday's Yankees teleconference was supposed to focus around the Yankees and their re-signing of Andy Pettitte.
But inevitably the talk shifted to Joe Torre’s forthcoming book “The Yankee Years,” and allegations (among other things) of a strained relationship between the Skipper and General Manager Brian Cashman.
Cash addressed those claims to the best of his ability (of course, he hasn’t read the book yet). Take a listen.
Should be an interesting read when it hits stores February, 3rd.
Stay tuned.
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Comments: 3
The basic question I have related to this is why would Joe even write this book. Why would he potentially tarnish his Yankee legacy for $2M? He should not need the money. It must be that his ego was bruised to such a degree that he was looking for revenge in some fashion. I do not understand Joe's motivation.
Not sure if you're seeing some of the excerpts, James, but what Joe's giving us is gossip gold! I agree with you in questioning why Joe is putting his reputation on the line for some money, but, if you're seeing what i'm seeing, this book is JUICY. Namely the Kevin Brown tidbit. Supposedly after getting torched for 6 runs in the first inning of a game, Brown was found huddled in a ball in the Yankee locker room, his shirt off and near tears, telling Torre he wasn't going to pitch anymore. Classic! Another says most guys hated Johnny Damon when he was hurt in 07. And you know the Pavano stuff is going to rock. Well, that's all. Thanks for reading, James. You keep us on our toes!
-Matt
The Yankees as an orgainization treated Torre shabbily when he left after the 2007 season. They deserve all the criticism that they can get. As for Cashman, I heard that Torre had to remind him about his contract status after that bad 2007 finish, and Cash never came through for him. The guy is a typical snake.
As for A-Fraud, it's no suprise that Torre laces into him. The guy choked for him in every pressure situation. I still can't figure out why the Yankees re-signed him to a $300 million contract last year. They should have let A-Fraud walk the plank.