In a new "tell-all" book, Torre dishes about how corrupt and cruel the New York Yankees team and staff really are. Not exactly, but some people are excited to see if Joe Torre's new book, The Yankee Years, will reveal some not so niceties the Yanks might have been involved in.
So far, reports are saying that "teammates" of A-Rod called him A-Fraud, and I'm not surprised. If it wasn't from jealously of not making as man millions upon millions as A-Rod is making with the Yankees, it could be from the ridiculousness of the amount of money he's getting paid, and his not so wonderful baseball skills that have been shining through. Though he seems to be doing pretty well personally, when he can hit the ball, A-Fraud can't get his team to the playoffs, or apparently anywhere near it. But it's not just A-Fraud that isn't catching a break in this book. Torre apparently is calling some of the players "prima donnas." And why shouldn't he? Some of these players are making more money than God himself and are not showing anything for it. I wouldn't be surprised about complaints from these "primadonnas" about not getting more money, or having to work too hard. Boohoo. You don't work a full calendar year but some of you make more money than high grossing Hollywood films. That's just gross to me.
Another aspect of this book involves Steinbrenner and GM Brian Cashman. That's not surprising either. If the players are prima donnas, then Steinbrenner is the Alpha Prima donna. So word yet about how badly Steinbrenner or Cashman are ripped apart, but that makes the anticipation for reading this book even higher.
I have to admit that I am not much of a non-fiction fan, especially sports non-fiction. But this might just be a treat for non-Yankee fans. Think this book will fly off the shelves on its release day (Feb 3rd) in Boston? I'm not so sure about that. But definitely in Los Angeles. This seems like a good book to request from the library: the wait will be long, but can score good tidbits along the way. Definitely worth skimming if A-Fraud and Steinbrenner are the antagonists.
Jaclyn Kahn
2 comments:
I think the media is overblowing this book. It isn't even written in the first person. Tom Verducci is the narrator, so I don't think it's going to be quite as deep as its been made out to be.
I'm not a Yankee fan by any means, but The Yankees made Joe Torre who he is today. He was never known as a great manager before his years with the Bronx Bombers. Now he will be a Hall of Famer.
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