The casually insulting Torre drops acid again passing through town
- From Bob Klapisch column, 1/29/09, NorthJersey.com on the Torre book:
"Each one of these depictions reveals a casual, insulting quality to Torre’s personality that seems almost incomprehensible."...
- Bill Madden, 7/8/09: "For months now, Torre has been insisting he didn't throw any of his former Yankee players or colleagues under the bus in "The Yankee Years," which continues to hold space on the best-seller list. Johnny Damon, for one, will take issue with that.
- Nevertheless, on Page 395 of the book, Torre reveals a conversation with an unnamed Yankee player who complains to him about Damon's apparent lack of commitment while saying:
- "Let's get rid of him.The guys can't stand him."
You can understand if Damon didn't feel a little thrown under the bus by that. But this was Torre's story and he was still stickin' to it Tuesday night, while doing his level best to at least defuse it by bringing his co-author, Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci into the conversation.
- "Tom got
- stuff
- from Johnny and other players that I had nothing to do with," Torre said. "...
- (Bill Madden, continuing): (Torre): "I don't think it's any surprise Johnny had torn emotions.
- I felt for him.
portraying him as a player who was disliked by all his teammates
7/8/09, NY Daily News, "In New York to play the Mets, Dodgers' Manager Joe Torre Can't Turn Page"
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