I think the whole Joe torrie story is over hyped
I am a Yankees fan and appreciate what he has done but it was time for a change and the Yankees thought this will be a nice way to fire him
2007-10-22 05:07:28 · 7 answers · asked by E G 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Off the top of my head:
Connie Mack
Walter Alston
Sparky Anderson
John McGraw
Bobby Cox
Joe McCarthy
Fred Clarke
Earl Weaver
And I'm sure there are more. I agree with you, though, that the whole Torre story has been played out. He was a good manager who won several World Series titles because he had an all-star lineup. He got a great deal of credit when they won, so he should accept the blame for losing. They'll be fine even after the change.
2007-10-22 05:15:39 · answer #1 · answered by Craig S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it was time for him to go but the Steinbrenners screwed it all up. You don't take a guy that has served you well for 12 years and make him an offer you know he has too much dignity to except. I think they should have just asked him to resign or fired him. It looks like a poorly veiled attempt to make the boss look like he did everything he could when his intentions were the opposite.
5 million per year alone is a great salary for a manager but to Joe Torre that is a pay cut. Why should he now be paid incentives for making the playoffs? He's never missed once with the Yankees. The Yankees problems are with their weak pitching not the manager.
2007-10-22 06:11:32 · answer #2 · answered by dontbedenied 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure a lot have lasted more than 12. The major league record is Connie Mack at 50 years with Philadelphia Athletics. John McGraw last 31 years with the New York Giants. Currently Bobby Cox has been with the Braves since 1990.
2007-10-22 05:22:41 · answer #3 · answered by jfbroc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of managers come and go in a few years. Basically, effective managers fall into two categories, everybody's big brother or your drill instructor. You either love him and do things to win his praise or you hate him and do things to keep him off your back. Most guys come in playing one of these cards and are effective for awhile, but then the act gets old. They try to do the other but can't. The most effective managers combine both of these from the start. Some ballplayers need a kick in the butt and some need to be babbied, but most need measures of both. The guy I see lasting the longest, among the current relatively new guys is Ron Gardenhire with the Twins. Joe Torre was effective at both, babbeing Jeter and ARod, while pushing Cano, Wang and a bunch of others. Rookies often need the drill instructor more and veterans the big brother.
2007-10-22 05:37:11 · answer #4 · answered by JJHantsch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many, although recently, very few. Bobby Cox has been in Atlanta forever, La Russa Has been with StL quite awhile. Tommy Lasorda managed LA for 20 years and his predecessor, Walter Alston managed for 26 years, I believe.
2007-10-22 06:33:06 · answer #5 · answered by janeynbruce 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tommy LaSorda managed the Dodgers for quite some time.
2007-10-22 05:18:52 · answer #6 · answered by Ace 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Connie Mack was manager of the A's for fifty years but he didn't have to answer to George.
2007-10-22 05:17:01 · answer #7 · answered by katbalou 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋