[新聞]Torre to speak to media at 1 p.m. today

[ethernet ( im in Seattle)]

10/10/2006 11:22 AM ET
Torre to speak to media at 1 p.m. today
Yankees manager expected to return for 12th season
By Jon Lane / YESNetwork.com

NEW YORK — Joe Torre was supposedly on the chopping block, but George
Steinbrenner apparently had a change of heart. The New York Post reported
Tuesday morning that Torre will be spared and return for his 12th season as
Yankees manager.
Torre will address the media this afternoon at 1, at Yankee Stadium. Other
published reports indicated that Steve Swindal, Yankees general partner,
Steinbrenner's son-in-law and his appointed successor, is also in New York
and was scheduled to meet with Torre Tuesday morning.

Steinbrenner, who called his team's Division Series loss to the Tigers "a sad
failure" in a statement released on Sunday, left Manhattan for Tampa Monday
afternoon without formally making a decision. But general manager Brian
Cashman and others have reportedly lobbied on Torre's behalf.

"It looks good for Joe," a source told the Post.

Over the last two days, many Yankee players and coaches have also expressed
their support for their manager.

"Don't point the finger at him, point it at us," reliever Ron Villone said
Monday. "He's a class act. He knows what he's doing. He's a great manager.
Enough said."

"I do not think that anybody in baseball would have done a better job than
Joe did this year," first base coach Tony Pena said.

The morning after the Yankees' season came to a stunning and humbling end,
the New York Daily News reported that Steinbrenner would fire Torre and hire
Lou Piniella. Steinbrenner spent the last two days in Manhattan getting
feedback from his inner circle, but told reporters he had not made up his
mind yet.

Torre, 66, has one year and $7 million left on his contract following a
successful yet challenging regular season. The Yankees won 97 games despite
missing Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui for a combined 233 games, Randy
Johnson breaking down due to bad back, and the Carl Pavano and Alex Rodriguez
soap operas, before their flameout in the playoffs. Torre's strange
decisions, namely batting A-Rod eighth in Game 4, came under fire, and the
team's lifeless performance in Detroit infuriated Steinbrenner.

Although Steinbrenner had left Torre in limbo, it now appears Torre is back
in the fold. Later this week, Steinbrenner will meet with Yankee brass in
Tampa to figure out how to fix their underachieving roster. Historically,
Torre has never attended that meeting, but that could change.
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ESPN的SC現在正在報的breaking news，現在正在播Torre的記者會
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※ 編輯: ethernet        來自: 24.16.85.193         (10/11 01:32)
→ chrisdo:現在ESPN(US)有拖瑞的記者會  老拖留下來真好
推 ethernet:剛剛修到推文，不好意思喔
推 lucifermoon:那再推一次 恭喜Torre XD
推 upscom:恭喜Torre 牛棚調度要適可而止啊 Orz
推 tertwo:^0^
推 black910334:太棒了 ...
→ lucifermoon:天天P:看來明年我又開始忙了 XD
推 catcake:YA~
推 chrisdo:拖瑞記者會結束，在討論洋基今年遇到困難的人物，如A-rod
推 bohemian4:good NEWS ^^
→ chrisdo:關於A-rod的討論，目前沒有比較負面的講法，有興趣的人可
推 NTUST:終於有點好東西了...
→ chrisdo:以去聽聽看     希望明年A-rod能夠恢復往日身手
推 whgamicat:賀
推 asdfzx:明年別再天天系列了
推 hahadog:老"拖"...老托比較好....= =