Clement Signs With Red Sox

[DOrtiz4prez]

Yeah, but Torre also has an overpaid team of all stars, my grandma could get them to the playoffs.

[YANKEESRULE]

That is a good point, but look at the Redskins a couple of years ago, they had all those superstars and still did not win it. It takes a certain person to manage superstars like that.

[elsrbueno]

Originally posted by YANKEESRULE@Dec 21 2004, 02:59 PM

That is a good point, but look at the Redskins a couple of years ago, they had all those superstars and still did not win it. It takes a certain person to manage superstars like that.

Or even the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies of the past few years. They've had the talent, but haven't won the games.

 

The Yankees every year put a team full of All Stars together, but also a team full of contrasting and dominant personalities. It's a feat to get all of those guys working together well enough to field a winning team.

 

Joe Torre is a great leader in that clubhouse.

 

He made some incorrect choices in the 2004 ALCS, but his team WAS 3 outs from the World Series with the right person on the mound (Rivera), who just didn't get the job done.

 

I hate the Yankees, but Joe Torre deserves a lot of credit for what he does in that organization, and the success you Yankee fans have enjoyed over the past decade.