Can you ever write a freaking article without putting your idiotic opinions in it? I find it really rich that a Red Sox fan is talking about free-spending when the last 2 World Series that they have won are predicated on just that.  George Steinbrenner did not bring baseball to its knees financially.  The greedy owners, agents and players did that all on their own.  Plus, if you have such a problem with high paid athletes then you should probably not be watching professional sports at all because even the lowest paid athletes make more money than the average person ever will.  So here's my advice:  Get over it and just enjoy the game for what it is.

With all that being said, Joe Torre needs to shut up already.  He totally played himself writing that book.  I do not for the life of me understand why he stayed in New York that long if it was so horrible.  If he was being treated like crap then I am sure his players would have understood why he left.  There are clearly some  underlying issues going on here that are not be  talked about.  No one could ever mistake them for best friends but they appeared to get along.  Steinbrenner  did give Joe a chance when no one else would and he did stick up for Joe in the media many times when he was under fire for making questionable managerial moves (e.g. bullpen usage).  I was a big Joe Torre fan when he managed here but I honestly was not that sorry to see him go after his last few seasons.  He did not look interested in the least in managing the team and it showed on the field.  Move on with your life already, Joe, because your former team already has. 

Can you ever write a freaking article without putting your idiotic opinions in it? I find it really rich that a Red Sox fan is talking about free-spending when the last 2 World Series that they have won are predicated on just that.  George Steinbrenner did not bring baseball to its knees financially.  The greedy owners, agents and players did that all on their own.  Plus, if you have such a problem with high paid athletes then you should probably not be watching professional sports at all because even the lowest paid athletes make more money than the average person ever will.  So here's my advice:  Get over it and just enjoy the game for what it is.

With all that being said, Joe Torre needs to shut up already.  He totally played himself writing that book.  I do not for the life of me understand why he stayed in New York that long if it was so horrible.  If he was being treated like crap then I am sure his players would have understood why he left.  There are clearly some  underlying issues going on here that are not be  talked about.  No one could ever mistake them for best friends but they appeared to get along.  Steinbrenner  did give Joe a chance when no one else would and he did stick up for Joe in the media many times when he was under fire for making questionable managerial moves (e.g. bullpen usage).  I was a big Joe Torre fan when he managed here but I honestly was not that sorry to see him go after his last few seasons.  He did not look interested in the least in managing the team and it showed on the field.  Move on with your life already, Joe, because your former team already has.