Plum, if you think he will not erupt again you are wrong
Look for Steinbrenner to start firing key people around Torre so he will be left holding the bag by himself with no one to defend him. I think Curious George really wants Torre out & by doing the above may force him to quit & than comes a complete housecleaning - maybe even a fire sale for prospects if they are out of it by July
10 years is a long time to manage any baseball team. To manage the Yankees for that period of times borders on a miracle . I think Torre is running out of time. He has a lot of high price talent with long term deals who get paid their megabucks whether they produce or not.
The pitching staff is old, Bernie is fading fast & Jorge may have seen his best days. The less said about Giambi the better. Instead of having Nick Johnson for the future they have a broken down Giambi. Sheffield is on the tail end of his career. Instead of having to plug a few holes here & there the whole team may need to be replaced soon.
If Torre were smart, he would announce his retirement now for this seasons end. This way, his immunizes himself from Steinbrenners attacks . In the event they turn it around, he could always recant. I think that Torre knows this is a fast aging team @ most positions & does he really want to be in a dilema next year
This is a soap opera which could be called " As The Stomach Turns". Time will tell
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