Torre didn’t share the liniment story….that came from Steve Donahue himself.

A snippet:

Before every start, Clemens would take a whirlpool bath at the hottest possible temperature.

“He’d come out looking like a lobster,” Yankee trainer Steve Donahue said. 

Then Donahue would rub the hottest possible liniment on (Clemens’) testicles.

“He’d start snorting like a bull,” the trainer said. “That’s when he was ready to pitch.”

Francessa unearthed one interesting piece of info yesterday….He asked Joe if he knew what “Single White Female” was…and Joe didn’t know. Does this mean that he didn’t really read, understand, and approve the entire book?

I’m not suggesting that’s an excuse.  Anytime your name is on a book you should be familiar with everything in it, including the genesis of some of the terms/comparisons/analogies.

Oh…and by the way…you guys are, of course, entitled to your opinion. But I think you’re insane for not thinking Joe’s number should be retired.