Live Blogging the David Letterman show featuring Joe Torre interview...

Dave's monologue, "Alex Rodriguez is no longer a New York Yankee..."

• LOUD APPLAUSE FROM AUDIENCE....

"The announcement was made at a fake FEMA Press Conference....."

• A few minutes later a spot ran, about 10 or 15 seconds showing tape of Red Sox celebrating, saying the message was brought to you by the Boston Red Sox. Was it a spoof by Letterman producers, or was it paid for by the Red Sox? (The spot also said we'd no longer have to see World Series commercials with Dane Cook).

Next, the Seinfeld interview. Finally, a few minutes before 12:30 AM, Torre comes on....

• Joe reiterates his decision wasn't about money, AND HE MAKES NO MENTION OF MUCH DISCUSSED 'INCENTIVES.' Dave asks if 2 years would've done it and Joe said it probably would have, but said the group in Tampa said there would be no negotiating.

He smiled a few times and seemed to relax when the subject was just on baseball itself, but Joe looked unlike the Joe Torre I've seen since 1996. Not 'relaxed' is all I'd say for Murray Chass's or Randy Levine's consumption.

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