here are some interesting articles I have discovered about the series be sure to check them out
http://newyorkpost.com/p/sports/yankees/former_manager_still_father_figure_KXXy0g7xGCYTnfQAuAhlSN
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100624&content_id=11533100&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/lee_jenkins/06/25/joe.torre/index.html?eref=sihp
Friday, June 25, 2010
A time to reflect on the past
There is no doubt that all Yankee fans will be reflecting on years past as the Yankees take on the Dodgers in L.A. with none other former Yankees manager, and leader of the last Yankee dynasty...Joe Torre. Though he has been managing in L.A. for the last 2 years it will still bring a feeling of unbalance watching him manage against the team he grew to love for over 12 years. His departure still leaves some anger in faithful Torre advocates, but there is a certainty that many have gotten over it now that there is a post Torre championship in New York or fans may have called for the removal of the Yankee brass. For players like Jeter Posada, Rivera and Pettite it will very bittersweet to look in the other dugout knowing that Torre is managing against them.
On a baseball standpoint one would think tha the Yankees would be at a disadvantage because of Torre's knowledge of the Yankees players, but let us keep in mind that while he knows the core four, he does not know everyone else. on the other side the Yankees will get to see an familiar foe donning Dodger blue, Manny Ramirez, who has been a thorn in the side of the Yankees for his entire career, especially during his time with the hated Red Sox. It will be the first time the Yankees get to see the 2009 walk off machine Andre Ethier, and young pitching stud Clayton Kershaw. Outside of the folklore of the reunion of Torre and the Yankees there is a quite interesting series that should draw much attention for the baseball and not just the storyline. Let's hope emotion does not get the better of the Yankees, who need wins to to extend their AL East lead.
On a baseball standpoint one would think tha the Yankees would be at a disadvantage because of Torre's knowledge of the Yankees players, but let us keep in mind that while he knows the core four, he does not know everyone else. on the other side the Yankees will get to see an familiar foe donning Dodger blue, Manny Ramirez, who has been a thorn in the side of the Yankees for his entire career, especially during his time with the hated Red Sox. It will be the first time the Yankees get to see the 2009 walk off machine Andre Ethier, and young pitching stud Clayton Kershaw. Outside of the folklore of the reunion of Torre and the Yankees there is a quite interesting series that should draw much attention for the baseball and not just the storyline. Let's hope emotion does not get the better of the Yankees, who need wins to to extend their AL East lead.
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