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Joe Torre “declined” the Yankees offer of a contract extension today, ending his 12 year tenor as Yankee skipper. The offer would have paid Torre a base salary of $5 million, with $1 million bonuses for each level of the postseason the Yankees reached next season. Those bonuses would have meant that Torre could have earned as much as $8 million in 2008. and if the Yankees made it to the World Series next season, his contract would have vested for 2009, with a base salary of $8 million.


“This has been a great 12 years,” Torre said. “Whatever happens from here on out, I’ll look back on these 12 years with great, great pleasure.”



In my opinion… I think the Yankees wanted Torre out… and were bascially making it look like they were doing the “right thing” by offering him a contract. I agree with the Yankees move in doing so …because it is time for another option. As far as Torre goes… I will always remember his enjoyable years with the Yankees … but the time had come to move on. I do not think Torre will manage another team, because it may end up showing what kind of manager he may really be..when he doesnt have the caliber players that the Yankees have.



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1 comment to “Good Bye Torre”

1. Gonzo said:
   October 19th, 2007 at 5:49 pm

   Just wanted to put this out of control Joe Torre garbage into perspective. About three blocks from his office at Yankee stadium there is an elderly woman who worked for forty years in the garment district at a sewing machine 12 hours a day. She is now on social security and medicare. While Joe is turning down the “insulting” offer of 5 million dollars for one year’s “work”, she has just spent the last of her monthly check on needed medication and is trying to decide which Mighty Dog can she should eat from for dinner tonight. Ain’t that Amercia!

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