Eh Tu, Joe Torre?

My old man used to have a saying—“Don’t be stupid, ya moron.” Strikingly obtuse, yet somewhat eloquent in it’s own simplicity. The motto is actually a stroke of genius that should be etched along side E Plurbius Unum on the Great Seal of the United States.  In fact, it is somewhat ironic that the architects of the idea that a new nation would have soul autonomy to govern themselves by instilling power to the people was actually be created by morons.  Of course, they need a higher authority telling these morons to not be stupid. Checks and balances at its most absolute, ladies and gentlemen. Flash-forward a couple centuries, add in some pin stripes, a fresh faced rookie from Kalamazoo, a Steinbrenner (or two or three) and billions of dollars.  Then sprinkle on some championships with a side of dynasty, not to mention the helpings of a powerful shortstop turned third baseman and the prodigal intern turned GM and you’ve got yourself the makings of a ... (link)