Happy Trails?

So it's over for the Yankees and for their 2007 season. It's also possibly the end of the road for one Joe Torre. That is if owner George Steinbrenner puts his considerable amout of money where his even bigger mouth is. Is it fair? Should Steinbrenner cut Torre loose after three seasons in a row of ALDS defeats? What about all the wins? The pennants? The World Series glory? I'll answer those questions with a question. Who gives a fuck?

If you are looking for some rival fan's misty eyed respectful entry regarding a great manager, you've come to the wrong place. If anything, I'll be happy if they let him go. Torre is the glue that holds that team together. He knows how to handle overpaid egotistical ball players. He's the guy that the players on the roster who haven't been to the World Series look to for advice on how to overcome adversity from a stoic like father figure. I'll give him this much, he has done an excellent job righting the ship with the most bloated payroll in the bigs. Good luck to Don Mattingly if that's who they choose to replace Torre if he is in fact fired in the coming hours, days or weeks.

The club is about two or three bad personnel decisions away from falling into a tailspin. I say let the kookie old crusty owner make one final decision before he retreats to putting puzzles together in his Tampa abode. Let him go ahead and dismantle the dynasty that ruled the mid to late nineties. I'm all for it.

To close this brief rant, I'd like to order everyone on the roster for the Wanks a t-shirt reminding them of the last Championship Series they played in. Enjoy the off-season boys.