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As bad as the pitching has been, because of the insane number of runs this team has already scored, the expected W-L* record for this team is actually 11-8.   Why are they 8-11?  Because Rivera blew two saves (Oakland and Boston (although Boston is Torre’s fault) and Torre clearly mismanged 3-4 games (4/13 vs. Oakland, 4/20 [...]

Last time I checked, the Baseball season does not “weight” games.  A loss in April is the same as a loss in September.   I know there have been injuries, I know the starters have been terrrible, I know the bullpen is overworked.  The problem is Torre has overworked/misused the pen, mishandled his lineup, and used [...]

Joe does look clueless.   While you can’t blame him for pitchers not doing their job, you can squarely place the blame on him for miss managing his bull pen.  I agree with the comments on the Roundtable.  Why not Henn?  Why not leave Wang in the game? 
 
I agree with John that there are some good [...]

I don’t necessarily want him gone now.  As I’ve said I hate changing managers in season.  This is why I was so adamant about it last October/November.  Steinbrenner issuing a missive is only part of it.  The missive is for public consumption.  But behind every missive, I’m sure there was a “discussion” or a “tirade” [...]

Joe, you have crystallized the problem precisely.  I’ve been talking about the big picture, you have clearly identified the problem.  We all knew Zimmer was the “baseball brains” behind the operation.  Torre was the media and player handler.  Now, Torre is not even doing that part well.  What is the purpose of a coaching staff?  [...]

I find it interesting that after all these years, that “Headline” turned out to be right.  It saddens me that we are calling for the head of the man that lead the “Team for the Ages”. But times have changed and changes must be made.  For 7 years, Torre sat on the bench listening to [...]

I’m sorry Russ, my calendar must be off. Is it July? August? Is it even May yet?
I think all of your concerns are ABSOLUTELY valid. But, what would you have Steingrabber do? Fire Cashman and Torre? Issue some lame missive? What will that do other than make people feel uncomfortable and feed the press?
I think Torre, Cashman et al [...]

About all the things you list- I may disagree about Doug M.,  I am still not encouraged because I feel like I’m seeing the same movie over and over again.  Since Zimmer left, the Yankees have had good bench coaches, but Torre doesn’t listen to them – that’s what troubles me.

Wang showed me guts last night.  Was he perfect?  No.  But in his first start, he was thrown right into the fire.  I know people make fun of the Devil Rays, but they are a good offensive team that can run all over the place.  Wang went in there and was gritty and economical.  His stuff wasn’t as [...]

-The only way Torre gets fired is if the Yankees are almost mathamatically eliminated.
-Cashman is not going to replace him mid-season with hopes of a playoff push still alive. I realize this doesn’t make much sense because, if they make the playoffs, Joe may manage them out of the playoffs in as few games as possible.
-Clemens is [...]