" 'He’s a young man and he has a special chance to do a lot of special things numbers-wise. But now they’re going to be tainted. People don’t forget.' "
Now, look, I don't think the Yankees have anything in particular to apologize for.
The teams they beat were (are) on 'roids and the teams that beat them were (are) on 'roids.
Clearly, the Torre-era Yankees had players on steroids and those players helped Torre win rings and, without those rings, he doesn't make the Hall of Fame.
If ARod's numbers are tainted, then so are Torre's rings.
"Torre said he was unaware of any drug use by players on his successful Yankees teams."
You are a so-called player's manager.
You noticed what kind of jeans ARod wore. You know the names of all their children and their wive's birthdays. You explained to Tom Verducci the degree to which ARod nervously fiddled with jewelry.
You were (are) conveniently unaware of any drug use by any of your players?
Yet, you're so observant, you think you're qualified to write a book about Life in the Clubhouse.
I believe, deep in my heart, that Torre truly is saddened by the revelations of ARod's steroid use. Torre is sad that his book got pushed out of the headlines.
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