I know, I know. Many people here have been calling for Torre's head for some time, and with much good support for these claims. However, even these individuals cannot deny the amazing turn around he has produced with the Yankees. When I look around the AL this year, I see a relatively uninspiring collection of managers (as far as MOY award goes.) I don't see anything special in Scioscia's or Francona's season, and I also don't see any feel good story non-playoff teams that could produce a MOY award. The only other candidate I can see is Eric Wedge from Cleveland. I thought they were as good as dead after the Yankees took that series frorm them, but here they are in the playoffs. Also, Wedge did it without much help from Hafner and with a slightly less-than-expected year from Sizemore.

I don't need to get into what Torre has done this year, we've all seen the sloppiness/cluelessness in teh beginning of the year and then the turn-around this club made. A team written off by everyone stormed back to make the playoffs, presumabely with much help from their leader, Joe Torre. In my mind, he is the Manager of the Year in the AL. What do you guys think?