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October 18, 2007

UPDATED: Torre rejects contract offer from Yankees

The Joe Torre Era in New York is over . . . and it was Torre's choice.

The veteran manager turned down a one-year contract offer worth $5 million -- which would have been a $2.5 million pay cut -- and the Yankees say they're moving on and will hire a new manager.

Read the entire story here.

Posted by Mike McDermott at 4:08 PM | Permalink

Comments

Great! Now fire the stumblebum Francona and hire Torre!

BB | October 18, 2007 4:21 PM link

Joe Torre is the only glue that can keep the Yankees together. George is chomping at the bit to hire LaRussa away from St. Louis, and I don't see him coming in from the outside to be more successful, especially with the support Torre is getting from his players. I've always admired Joe since I was a kid and he was playing for the Cards (whom he managed before LaRussa came) and the Braves. Mind you, I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Red Sox fan who is transplanted to Southwest Missouri and who couldn't care less if the Yankees want to cut their own throats -- But their hanging a good man like Joe Torre out to dry is ridiculous.

Joe, come back to St. Louis. We need you!!

Chuck Lonardo | October 18, 2007 4:33 PM link

This is the best thing to happen to the Blue Jays since 1993.

Torre Amos | October 18, 2007 6:39 PM link