The Boss to Torre: Win or else
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ummfada +4Like every other year, what's new? -
Evil Empire The Boss is back! Somebody get him a calzone.-
Redsauce or a Prozac...
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Steinbrenner: The Final Countdown — Day 53 — Steinbrenner Talks! Threatens Torre! Wants A-Rod! Hates Bugs!
Published 10/7/2007 by David Chalk at Bugs & Cranks
Theme music: Final Countdown (A Cappella) The night before his Yankees play what could be the last game of their 2007 campaign, aging and ailing owner George Steinbrenner gave his first interview in months, via telephone to The Bergen Record ...
George makes it official: Torre must win World Series to return
Published 10/7/2007 at MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
... in the AL Division Series, George Steinbrenner told The Record, Saturday night. " His job is on the line, " the Yankees' owner said in a phone interview. " I think we're paying him a lot of money. He's the highest-paid manager in baseball, so I don't think we'd take him back if we don't win this series. " Source: The Record Related: ...
Steinbrenner roars back to life
Published 10/7/2007 by ETVal at Valentine's Views
... In an interview with The Record's Ian O'Connor Saturday, though, Steinbrenner showed he's still got it. If the Yankees don't rally to beat the Cleveland Indians, King George told O'Connor Torre won't be back. ...
Win or go home
Published 10/7/2007 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... , saying big changes could be in store if the Yanks exit early again. In fact, Ian O'Connor spoke to The Boss , who went so far as to issue an ultimatum on Torre's job. The Rocket versus righty Jake Westbrook at the Stadium. ...
Bergen Record: O’Connor: The Boss to Torre: Win or else
Published 10/7/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Bergen Record: O ...
The Latest Steinbrenner Interview
Published 10/7/2007 by Manny Ortiz at The Curse Of Jeff Nelson
A few thoughts on the latest rant by George: ...
Steinbrenner to Torre: Win or else
Published 10/7/2007 by Peter Abraham at The LoHud Yankees Blog
... Ian O’Connor of The Record has the story of the day. He spoke to George Steinbrenner. ...
George Speaks
Published 10/7/2007 by Tony Gicas at
Bronx Liaison
... Bergen Record columnist Ian O'Connor broke the big story this morning, after speaking to Yankees owner George Steinbrenner last night. ...
Big Stein to Torre: Win or Else
Published 10/7/2007 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
... in a phone interview with the Bergen Record. ...
Bronx Banter: Still Bossy (after all these years)
Published 10/7/2007 at Bronx Banter
Ian O'Conner of the Bergen Record gets the money scoop of the season: he talks to the Boss directly on the phone. I'm happy to report that the Boss sounds like the same old Boss you always knew and loved to hate. "I have full control," Steinbrenner says of his organization. "I'm doing all right, I'm fine." The Boss is angry that the Yankees lost the first two games of the ALDS--"They'd better show what they're made of," he said. Dig this Vintage George 101: On Torre: "His job is on the line," the Yankees' owner said in a phone interview. "I think we're paying him a lot of money. He's the highest-paid manager in baseball, so I don't think we'd take him back if we don't win this series." On Bruce Froemming: "The umpire was full of [expletive]," Steinbrenner said of the retiring Froemming. "He won't umpire our games anymore." In the wake of ...
Torre done if the Yanks don't win series
Published 10/7/2007 by garyclark at Sports Frog
... So says The Boss: "His job is on the line. I think we're paying him a lot of money. He's the highest-paid manager in baseball, so I don't think we'd take him back if we don't win this series." ...
Allegedy Alive & Well Steinbrenner : If The Yankees Don’t Survive The ALDS, Joe’s Toast
Published 10/7/2007 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Denying rumors of poor health (if not death), Yankees principal owner George Steinbrenner turned back the clock in a phoner yesterday with the Bergen Record’s Ian O’Connor. ...
The Lion Roars Again
Published 10/7/2007 at YankeesRedSox.com
... Just when we were ready to paint George out of the picture, he proves he is back. In this interview he shows the bluster that made him hated the world around. Among the highlights: ...
Big Stein On Torre & A-Rod
Published 10/7/2007 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
... From the Record: ...
Win or Else
Published 10/7/2007 by Mantlemurcer at My Pinstripes
... Source
Last Night of the Dynasty? Tribe-Yanks ALDS Gamer III
Published 10/7/2007 by YF at YFSF
... Rumors of his demise have been greatly exagerated. George Steinbrenner, seen recently at the Trop in Tampa, is alive and most certainly kicking. Actually, according to the Boss himself, he is "doing all right." And so it would seem. Taking a page from his old playbook, George gifted an interview to the Bergen Record (take that Post, News, and Times!) during which he announced, appropos of Joe Torre: "His job is on the line. I think we’re paying him a lot of money. He’s the highest-paid manager in baseball, so I don’t think we’d take him back if we don’t win this series." As Cliff Corcoran notes on the Banter, there's some wiggle room in there with that "think," but it hardly seems the Boss was parsing carefully, and he's been known to change his mind regardless. As for Alex, it seems he's wanted, probably: "I think we’ll re-sign him. ...
“His job is on the line”
Published 10/7/2007 by JMM at MY BASEBALL BIAS
... So says “The Boss”, Mr. Steinbrenner, today in the Bergen County Record. ...
Steinbrenner: Torre's Job on the Line
Published 10/7/2007 by Patrick at YanksBlog.com
... From Ian O'Connor : "His job is on the line," the Yankees' owner said in a phone interview. "I think we're paying him a lot of money. He's the highest-paid manager in baseball, so I don't think we'd take him back if we don't win this series." ... "He's been good for us over the years," Steinbrenner acknowledged. Via ...
Torres Job on the Line if Yankees Lose to Indians
Published 10/7/2007 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball
... As if on cue, today George Steinbrenner is quoted in the New Jersey, The Record: ...
Torre in trouble?
Published 10/7/2007 by ctrosecrans at Cincinnati Reds
Seriously, if you have to have a "big name" manager (which I still think is ridiculous -- you've got to be truly Clueless to think anyone buys a ticket to see a manager), I'd much rather have this guy than ...
Verducci and King George on "the Bugs and Umps"
Published 10/7/2007 by John Amato <info@pinstripealley.com> at Pinstripe Alley: Front Page Posts
... And there is a Steinbrenner sighting:(h/t mickey07) ...
Torre's Job On Line Tonight
Published 10/7/2007 by Regis Courtemanche at Mets Heads
In an article for the Bergen Record, Ian O'Connor writes that Joe Torre's job is on the line tonight in what could be an early playoff exit for the Yankees. ...
Torre's Last Stand
Published 10/7/2007 by Jay at The Futility Infielder
... nted Yankee offense waited out the Tigers in the first round last year, and the Angels the year before?" I retorted. I got no reply. Indeed, the storyline isn't too dissimilar to years past; the Yankee offense I "undervalued" isn't hitting (.121 through two games), and they left just three runners on base on Friday. By contrast the Indians left 14 on before finally breaking through against Luis Vizcaino in the bottom of the 11th. Vizcaino's capitulation was inevitable; the Yanks don't have a reliable reliever after Chamberlain and Rivera, nor do they have a lefty specialist to match up with lefty Travis Hafner, who stroked the game-winning hit. With the Yanks facing elimination this evening -- I was none too optimistic about Roger Clemens in my preview, and here I'll predict a departure by the third, down 4-0, red-faced and limping -- the word on the street is that this may really be the last night of the Yankee dynasty. George Steinbrenner has stopped drooling long enough to ...
ALDS Game 3: Live Blog
Published 10/7/2007 by Brian at Depressed Fan
... As most of you know, George Steinbrenner said in an interview earlier that if the Yankees don't win this series, Joe Torre will not be back as the Yankees' manager next year. Fair, or not. Accurate or not, he said it. George also spoke about A-Rod's situation, and made a point of saying the first two losses of the series were not his fault. Every veteran on this team has had Torre stick up for him, and stick with him, in tough times. If there was ever a day to repay him, today is that day. ...
The Week In Quotes: October 1-7 by Alex Carnevale
Published 10/8/2007 at Baseball Prospectus
... , The Bergen Record ) "It was a nothing deal. It was an irritant. And as far as comments, I don't take them one way or another." --umpire Bruce Froemming (Larry Stone, ...
Sufficient Amounts of Ass Kicking
Published 10/8/2007 by mr. met at the metropolitans
... Speaking of the Yankees, George's comments about Torre were hysterical. ...
Damon, Hughes Deliver; Yanks Down 2-1
Published 10/8/2007 by Mike at Green Pinstripes
... The Boss speaks. George Steinbrenner issued a warning to Joe Torre before Game 3 -- win or else. I'm not sure why George decided to punch Torre in the stomach before a possible elimination game, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised. He's really just echoing what people have been thinking and talking about. Still, the timing was awful and I don't think his words were motivational. Also, I have to believe that someone dropped the ball in allowing Steinbrenner to give a phone interview at this point. The man has been invisible this entire season and now he speaks? No way. ...
Is Joe Torre Overpaid?
Published 10/8/2007 by Nate Silver at Baseball Prospectus: Unfiltered
... The first is that of George Steinbrenner’s competency. From his reclusiveness over the past year or two, to some of his phraseology in yesterday’s Bergen Record interview, there are ample signs that The Boss is not entirely in command of his faculties. Speaking of umpire Bruce Froemming, for example, Steinbrenner said: ...
Is This The Last We’ll See Of Joe Torre In Pinstripes?
Published 10/8/2007 by David Chalk at Bugs & Cranks
... October 9th, 2007 Totally 100% unphotoshopped photo of Torre after his Yankees were eliminated . Will Steinbrenner remember his threat ? Will Steinbrenner ...
Watching the Plight of Joe Torre From Afar
Published 10/9/2007 by Ian Casselberry <info@blessyouboys.com> at Bless You Boys: Front Page Posts
... in last year's playoffs. But to me, that seemed like a worse situation because of all the wacky maneuvers Torre was resorting to in that series, like moving Gary Sheffield to first base and batting Alex Rodriguez eighth in the lineup. However (and maybe this is because I was in Hawaii at the time), I don't recall The Hammer of George looming over Torre's head in quite the same way. At least it wasn't verbalized as it had been before yesterday's Game 3. ...
Baseball Today: Tuesday, October 9
Published 10/9/2007 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... (New York Post) that eliminated them from the playoffs. Considering that George Steinbrenner had already told Ian O'Connor of the Bergen Record ''I don't think we'd take him back if we don't win this series,'' the odds are overwhelming it was ...
Yanks face end of an era, but which one?
Published 10/9/2007 by Ben K. at River Ave. Blues
... In one corner, we have George Steinbrenner threatening the end of the Joe Torre Era. If you take the interview with Ian O’Connor at face value, Torre’s gone. The Yanks didn’t make it past the first round of the playoffs for the third year in a row, let alone win a World Series, and King George is not happy. ...
A Firing Offense?
Published 10/12/2007 by Brian at Depressed Fan
When George Steinbrenner made his infamous statement prior to game 3 of the ALDS I decided to wait and see. At that point, I was still holding out hope that the Yanks would pull the series out. If they had, we'd be talking about the ALCS, and not Joe Torre's future, but such is life, and it's about time I got my thoughts out there, so here goes. ...
Playoff Prospecus: Red Sox-Indians
Published 10/13/2007 by Jay at The Futility Infielder
... . The loss didn't merely end the team's 2007 campaign, it may have drawn the curtain on the Joe Torre era. Since Tuesday, the national media's been abuzz, waiting to see whether George Steinbrenner makes good on his threat not to renew Torre's contract. Speculation that the team will tab Don Mattingly or Joe Girardi as Torre's successor has abounded, but by far ...
This Is The End...
Published 10/19/2007 by Jay at The Futility Infielder
... away, floating on a boat in Halong Bay, Vietnam. He'd gone off the grid with the Yanks trailing two games to one, with George Steinbrenner's ultimatum still hanging in the air. As the outs dwindled, I pictured Nick lying awake at night envisioning the end of the Joe Torre dynasty, with the Doors' "The End" playing over an unsightly montage: one-hoppers to Derek Jeter's left... a parade of broken down starters and useless middle relievers departing the field dejectedly... lefty sluggers flailing at Rafael Perez's slider... and midges, an endless horde of midges. ...
