[洋基] A diehard fan 給Steinbrenner的一封信...

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Dear Mr. Steinbrenner:

First of all, I know you and the entire Yankee organization are upset and
disappointed over the team's early exit in the ALDS. With that said, I still
would like to thank you for another great season. As a diehard fan---and a
paying customer---I appreciate the effort everyone in the "Yankee Universe"
did in giving us another Eastern Division title and a 97-win season. No
Yankee fan should ever take for granted a 97-win season and a divisional
championship.

I'm writing to you today, to ask that you, and everyone else in the "Yankee
Universe", take a deep breath and just take a step back to digest what just
happened before "heads start to roll". In my book, "knee-jerk" reactions
never work out.

The ALDS loss to the Tigers was one of my biggest disappointments in my
39-year tenure as a Yankee fan. I compared this defeat to the one that we
suffered in 1995 when we lost to the Mariners. In short, Saturday night I was
disappointed, depressed, and very frustrated. All along, I thought this
Yankee team had enough to get to the world series. It just didn't happen.

On Sunday, the disappointment was still entrenched in me, but suddenly took a
back seat when I read you were thinking about firing Joe Torre. As a
long-time fan, I ask you to please take a few days to think about what you
are going to do in terms of Joe Torre.

Throughout this season, baseball writers--including those who are now calling
for Torre's firing--acknowledged this was Joe's best managerial job in his
tenure with the Yankees. Torre was able to keep the team afloat despite
losing Hideki Matsui and Gary Sheffield for most of the season. The Yankee
manager also had to navigate a pitching staff that was "so-so" all season
long. Finally, with all this, Joe did his usual great job in handling the
press, and defusing distractions that could hurt this team.

Yes, Lou Piniella would be a "sexy" hiring right now. Heck, he was one of my
favorite players in the 70'S and he was an exciting manager. That said, you
must realize this is a different situation than the last time "Sweet Lou"
managed here.

Back in 1986 and 1987 there wasn't the unbearable pressure put on the Yankees
of having to win the world series every year. If Torre is fired and Piniella
takes over, I wonder how Lou will handle the scrutiny if the Yanks get off to
a slow start next year. Unlike Torre, Lou is very fiery, and when the press
and fans start squawking after a 4-game losing streak in April, I wonder how
Piniella will handle it. We already know how Joe was able to handle it, and
his record speaks for itself.

Consider this,the Yankees just won a division with 97 wins, and many are
calling for the manager's job. This after winning the division for the ninth
straight year. The pressure on Piniella will be enormous. Even if he matches
what Torre did this year, he would still have to win it all to be a
"success". The last thing this team needs right now is more pressure.

This is why I hope you and the rest of the Yankee brain trust really think
this out, and don't make a move in anger. All you have to do is think back to
1980 when Howser was fired after losing in the ALCS, despite guiding the team
to 103 wins. That firing didn't help the team at all.

As the owner of this team, you have the right to call all the shots. Torre
has had quite a run here, and if you feel a change will be beneficial, then
make it. However, if you are making the move because the Yankees didn't hit
against the Tigers, you are making the move for the wrong reason.

Joe Torre has one more year left on his contract. I think he's earned the
right to complete the final year of it. Please, just take a step back, and
consider what a great job this man did this year.

As a fan, all I can ask is, that whatever your decision, you just give it
some thought. Don't make the same mistake you made in 1980.

Again, thanks for another great season,

Louis DiLullo

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http://www.forums.mlb.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=ml-yankees&msg=254727.1&ctx=0

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推 tft897:沒錯，妥瑞有權完成他最後一球季
推 acc1016:寫得不錯，點出了Torre的優點和Lou可能帶給NYY更多的壓力
推 tupacshkur:寫得好好喔..
推 IronChef:Damn, I was hoping he'd ask for Tony Womack
推 sylviehsiang:幹麻又扯到兩袋球= =?
推 takeac:裡面還有提到1980年季賽108勝,ALCS卻被淘汰的前車之鑑.
推 takeac:找TORRE爺當戰犯絕對不是個明智之舉...
推 redsaizu:Who is 兩袋球?
推 alfa4156:有看過CCLU的blog,就會知道
推 wildsky:不過看完以後覺得Torre最大缺點是不是對球員太好..？@@
推 devilsky:我跟樓上同感