doesn't joe look like he's about to cry? well, he wouldn't be the only one, then. i shed my own tears last night, sitting upright in my bed, shannon sleeping next to me, unable to watch the horrid defeat. with the only light in the room the flicker of the tv screen's unfolding disaster, i felt the wetness of a tear on my cheek.
i admit it: i cry at sporting events. i always have. i just get so darn invested.
but this, this was even more. yeah, it hurts to invest your energy and passion in following a team so closely for 7 or 8 months only to see them fall apart in 4 short games. but this was more than defeat. this was, it seems, the end of an era.
well, almost fully. i still have to invest a bit of energy into hoping the red sox get destroyed by the indians.
sad,
greg.
i admit it: i cry at sporting events. i always have. i just get so darn invested.
but this, this was even more. yeah, it hurts to invest your energy and passion in following a team so closely for 7 or 8 months only to see them fall apart in 4 short games. but this was more than defeat. this was, it seems, the end of an era.
if it is indeed true that mr. torre will be fired, i will probably cry again. he has been the manager since before i moved to new jersey. in many ways, for me, he is the wise grandfather of these yankees. many of the players have changed over the years, but torre has remained. and, if i had any say in the matter, he would remain. tell me who is going to be better at handling the relentless new york media and the ridiculous combination of egos that inevitably end up in pinstripes making God-awful sums of money? who is going to command the respect of some old veterans and the new blood? who else?
sigh.
well, almost fully. i still have to invest a bit of energy into hoping the red sox get destroyed by the indians.
sad,
greg.
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As for Torre, I say keep him and get rid of Darth Steinbrenner. All you have to do is look at the San Diego Chargers, they fired Schottenheimer after a 14-2 record, because he didn't win in the playoffs. Look at them now.
dan - great analogy with the chargers. still, it seems like joe will be gone. darth steinbrenner is really just a figurehead at this point. his son basically runs the team. i know he is so hated and all, but at this point he is really just a character with a ton of money.
there are other people making the decisions.
probably the wrong decisions.
greg.
Jay: Whew, this is good!
Rachel: What is?
Jay: The team I need to win is ahead.
R: What do you mean "need to win", are you in some kind of league?
J: No, I'm just invested.
R: You mean you have money riding on this game??!!
J: No, of course not.
R: Well, then what are you talking about????
J: Honey, I'm a sports fan.
That explains it all, folks. Either you're a fan or you're not.
Rachel
Second, the Yankees are not part of any league - they are in one of their own creating, based on Steinbrenner's money and ego.
What is the measure of success? It wasn't enough that Joe Torre, the BEST MANAGER IN THE GAME, took them to 6 WS and that they've been in 13 recent postseasons? Most on HIS WATCH!!! I gues he didn't time it right - he front loaded.
There are teams that have NEVER won a WS and who mostly don't get to postseason. And who would love to have someone like Joe Torre.
Alright, enough ranting from a confessed Yankee hater.
I love my TRIBE and this could be their year!!!!
GO INDIANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Juli D
Love, Pete
and billy, miami? we will send you any other washed up and overpaid players we come up with (joey porter, anyone?).
oh, and john mark, georgia? are you serious? in the SEC alone georgia is what, the 5th best team? i'm a florida fan, but not a fanatic. i watch a game when i get the chance. but my two big sports are football and baseball. that's what i follow. i mean, you got to have priorities, right?
greg.