Birth of a Dynasty by Joel Sherman

Discussing his book about the 1996 Yankee team with Mike & Chris today, Joel reminds us that Torre managed differently then. He was not obliged to leave a player in a game because he had a big name or a big contract & he didn't. Of course, that team didn't have those kinds of players or contracts. The situation is quite different today. I've never had confidence in Randy Johnson since he's been on the Yankees. He had that one game last year against Boston that ended up a 1-0 win for him, BUT HE NEVER HAD TO FACE ORTIZ IN THAT GAME. Mariano Rivera who got the save in that game did face Ortiz. If nothing else, you have to realize Johnson has great physical problems. Yankee fans have paid his salary, & have paid into the personal bank accounts of owners of other teams. At this point, I plan never to buy another baseball ticket.

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