George's Comments...

by mickey07 on Oct 7, 2007 10:47 AM EDT Comment 6 comments

FoxSports is reporting on some comments Grandpa George has made to a reporter for the Bergen Record. In effect he said Joe's job is on the line if the Yankees don't win.

The only thing I take from this is that George is now certifiably senile. Joe's been the highest paid manager for some time now ($6MM this year). He is like 67 years old and brought us 4 rings. Does anyone think George's comments will motivate Joe? More importantly, is there anything that Joe can do, down 0-2, from the bench to get this team past the Indians? Is it a thinly veiled threat to our players to do better? I doubt ARod is going up in the first inning thinking, Gee, I've got to hit one for Joe.

I've bashed Joe as much or more than anyone (see my Game 1 diary), and I personally think this is Joe's last tour however the season ends. But at this point in the season, George's comments are totall uncalled for.

The core players have a lot of loyalty for Joe. If we lose and George says or does some more stupid things, it could back fire on the contract renewals with Mo, Jorge, and Andy's decision on next year. And to make matters worse, he apparently implied we will bring ARod back, before the negotiations begin in earnest.

Maybe I'll wear my tattered T Shirt this afternoon that reads...Love the Yankees, Hate George.

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Here's the link

http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxMTMmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcyMDQ 5NzEmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2

It's been working sporadically, but the interview is with Ian O'Connor of the Bergen Record.

Highlights:

George thinks they'll win this series.

Torre is gone if they don't win this series.

George thinks ARod will be back.

by matthaggs on Oct 7, 2007 11:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

There's also this:

Classic Big Stein:

"...and ripping into umpire Bruce Froemming, the veteran crew chief from Friday night's Game 2 who declined to stop play despite an infestation of Lake Erie gnats.

"The umpire was full of [expletive]," Steinbrenner said of the retiring Froemming. "He won't umpire our games anymore."

In the wake of that Game 2 defeat, Steinbrenner said the Yankees had complained to baseball commissioner Bud Selig about the decision to play on. "[Selig] just said, 'That's in the umpires' hands,' " Steinbrenner said. "But Jesus Christ, it was terrible. It messed up the whole team, [Derek] Jeter, all of them."

by matthaggs on Oct 7, 2007 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Someone in the organization should

sneak into his room and swap his phone for one of those toy phones. I'm sure he won't know the difference and that way he won't cause anymore trouble.

Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. --Billy Martin

by garp on Oct 7, 2007 11:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I like it

He's basically telling the players, if you like Torre so much, go get some fucking hits.

by matthaggs on Oct 7, 2007 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Selig hates the Yankees

The umpires hate the Yankees and most of the damn world hates the Yankees.

When bugs and calls go against the Yankees they have to win DEFINITIVELY because NO ONE is going to bail them out (not the MLB, not umpires).

They have to freaking win and forget this protesting crap. No one cares what the big bad Yankees have to say about "unfairness".

Just pitch and hit boys. Just pitch and hit. If you don't, the world does not want to hear from you.

"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." -Casey Stengel

by bxgrl1 on Oct 7, 2007 12:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

basic intro to business lesson...

Some people are motivated by rewards some people are only motivated by threats...I'm assuming Geo knows which one Torre is...but yeah...outside of IBBs, SBs, Sacs, and Bullpen deployment it's out of Torre's hands unless you buy the motivational speaker bit.

by rockstark on Oct 7, 2007 1:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs