The Yankee Collapse is not the fault of manager Joe Torre. With runners on base, Joe had nothing to do with any lack of productivity. A casual fan might say, hey, aren't 8 consecutive divisional championships enough? Boss George would say no - not with a $208 million dollar payroll.
So, it's time for George to pull some weeds. GM Brian Cashman will probably go (quickly), his contract expires on Halloween. A number of teams want him. Some of the older players will not be invited back....Tino Martinez, Bernie Williams & Tom Gordon will probably be filling out change of address forms.
Yankee favorite Lou Piniella will probably be back in the Bronx. Personally, I think his fuse is a little too short to be a Yankee manager for George. Pitching coach Stottlemyre should stay, unless George wants to blame him for Monday's blown 2-0 early lead over the Angels.
Back to the money. George is a businessman....a very smart one. He is willing to pay the big bucks in salary for two reasons. 1. Because he has the fan support to justify the cost,and 2. He wants to win.
Hey George, you've won with Torre in the past, you can win with him again. The manager's job is not broken, don't try to fix it.
