David Wells calls Joe Torre 'such a tool'

by Travis G on Nov 6, 2009 10:19 PM EST in News Comment 5 comments

In an article he wrote for the NY Post -

Right before Game 5 (of the 2003 World Series), I had back spasms. I threw five or six warm-up pitches and told pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre to get another pitcher ready because I wasn't going to make it. Mel was like, "No, you can do it."

I threw maybe 10 warm-up pitches total in the bullpen -- I spent most of the time lying on my back -- and said, "If you guys want me to pitch, so be it."

I went out there and my first pitch was like 78 mph. I soon came out of the game, and here is why Joe Torre is such a tool: I came out of the game and some guys were mad. I went in the training room and had no trainer, no doctor, no coach, nobody. I had to have one of the clubhouse kids put an icepack on my back. Then I had back surgery a week later.

If my back is healthy we win that World Series.

The only problem is that he was bragging before that game about how he didn't need to exercise, unlike those workout freaks Nolan Ryan, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens.

He also goes on to say the Yankees are the team of the decade. (h/t to BTF)

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“If my back is healthy we win that World Series”.

Well… if Mariano’s (and the whole yankees) mindset after Rivera’s young siblings death at his property in Panamá were to be ‘healthy’ and in the right place, the BoSox wouldn’t have won in 2004, you see, it all comes down to the intangibles.

by Mikhel on Nov 7, 2009 3:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Knowing Wells

He probably cussed out every person that got near him after being taken out and into the clubhouse. As much pride he seemingly had, who would blame a person not wanting to be around him after that?

In all seriousness, like no one actually attended to him seems a tad far fetched!

by Hootman on Nov 7, 2009 7:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Wells always hated Torre

it’s just like him to attack Torre after that. “If my back is healthy, we win that World Series”. Ummmm I don’t know about that. He’s assuming that The Yankees would win Game 7 and that he would pitch well in Game 5. Not too sure both those things would happen.

Don’t blame Torre or your back for the World Series loss Wells. Just keep your mouth shut!

by nyyrocks29 on Nov 7, 2009 7:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs