Did the Yankees offer the star manager a raw deal? No. A reasonable one is more like itWhat is wrong with the Yankees? How could they stick a manager as great as Joe Torre with such a raw deal? —Stephen MacMillan, Boston
Since we're going to take issue with your perspective in a paragraph or two, allow us to begin this column with some points of agreement. First, we wholeheartedly agree with your view of the Yankees. The ownership deserves the Horse's Rear-End of the Year Award for its handling of Joe Torre's contract. Take, for instance, George Steinbrenner's ugly and inhumane "Win or You're Outta Here" pronouncement in a New Jersey paper before the team's playoff series with the Cleveland Indians. Awful!
Second, we agree that Joe Torre is a star: Who else can claim four World Series rings and 12 straight post-season appearances? He also happens to be a high-integrity, good-hearted, first-class human being, deserving of all the admiration he receives.
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