I just want to check Joe's record as a manager. The Yankees had not won a World Series in 18 years, and yet won in 1996, Torre's first year at the Yankees HELM. (Don't you just love that baseball talk) From that point on he followed with 11 straight playoff appearances, nine more division titles, five more American League Pennants, and THREE MORE WORLD SERIES TITLES. (12-10-6-4, or 4-6-10-12) Either way not a bad STAT for THE BIG GUY. (Managers are always THE BIG GUY.)
And now little known David L. Ulin takes up his desktop computer and spells out that..."Torre must guide the Dodgers to their first pennant in 20 years - to secure his place in baseball history." He adds that Torre isn't a legend just another man (manager) (baseball talk). Ulin does add that Torre's record with the Yankees (Hot-Plate of Sports) (I added that) - "is matched only by those of Casey Stengel and Joe McCarthy, two of the most iconic figures ever to manage a baseball team."
Okay, I had to look up iconic (not a baseball term) in Webster's Dictionary. Here's what I found, "iconic, an object of uncritical devotion; idol. So Torre's the match with Stengel and McCarthy That's good enough for me and David L. Ulin should go back to editing books for the L.A.Times.
COVER - PHOTO - Los Angeles Times Magazine
Friday, April 11, 2008
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