A Happy Day for Joe Torre

it's official. joe torre is out at yankees manager. today joe torre turned down what was little more than a cursory one-year offer to manage the yankees next year. now, those of you who know me know i how i feel about the yankees and their 'fans.' to me the yankees represent everything that's wrong with baseball: the sense of entitlement, george steinbrenner's meddling, the ridiculous contracts, a-fraud, and especially derek jeter's hair. they are the evil empire and george steinbrenner is baseball equivalent of darth sidious. i wish they'd just go away. they're bad for the game.

but despite my disdain for the yankees, i love joe torre. i think even the most ardent of yankee haters loves joe torre. why? he's never buckled under the pressure. he's always handled himself with class and grace, no matter how bright the spotlight, how ridiculous the charge, how insensitive the question. he's never lost his temper. he respects and applauds his opponents in defeat. his players love him. even derek jeter's hair loves joe torrie. and that's saying something.

i guess four world series titles and eleven division titles in twelve years aren't enough. shoot, the dodgers have won one playoff game in since 1988. one. it just goes to show what kind of crappy organization the yankees are. newsflash: you can't win the world series every year.

maybe joe saw the writing on the wall and after twelve years of dealing with bozo-the-steinbrenner and the notorious new york media, i'm sure joe wanted to keep what little hair he has left and politely refused a low ball offer from a man who's literally paid billions in mercenary-esque contracts over the last decade.

and you now what? good for joe. i wish him nothing but the best. he'll be in the hall of fame. will george steinbrenner? probably not. he's too cantakerous. too egotistical. in other words, he's everything joe torre isn't.

memo to the sox: hire joe. now. torre as tito's bench coach would be awesome. boston would welcome him with open arms.