"I'm happy it didn't drag out," manager Joe Torre said Friday night at a dinner for his foundation. "It just looked like it was getting uncomfortable for both sides."
Oh, no.
Not the dreaded uncomfortable.
I think both Sheffield and Cashman could handle it. They are grown men. Maybe Torre should just be quiet and go back to drinking green tea or whatever it is that he does.
"At least Gary's going back to the manager he won a World Series with and I know that Jimmy thinks very highly of him."
James Richard Leyland is 62 years old.
Have you ever used the nickname "Jimmy" for any person over the age of eleven?
Just when you thought they Mr. Leyland and Mr. Torre were co-presidents of the Mutual Admiration Society, Jimmy takes a not-so-subtle dig at Joey's managerial decisions:
"I have no plans to play him at first base," Leyland said. "It might get on his mind and affect his hitting."
Hmmm ... Sheffield played first base against the Tigers in the playoffs ... Sheffield had only one hit against the Tigers in the playoffs ... hmmm ...
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Hmmm ... you may be too young to remember him, but how about President Jimmy Carter? I'm pretty sure he was older than 11.
Just because you dislike Torre, don't read into everything the man says.
I called him "Mr. President," actually. Still do.
Did you know that? Former Presidents are still referred to as "Mr. President."
"Just because you dislike Torre, don't read into everything the man says." No. I will read into everything the man says just because I dislike him.
I think an argument can be made that Torre pitched Tanyon Sturtze more often than, say, Carlos Almanzar because Torre thought of a better nickname for Sturtze. "Sturtzie" sounds better than "Carlosie" or "Almanzie." Gotta those nickanes that end in "ie."
So, if a guy has known another guy for a long time, and always called him Jimmy, then he shouldn't anymore because you don't like it? You seem to think a lot of your own opinions.
Yes, he shouldn't call him "Jimmy" anymore simply because I don't like it. Actually, no grown man -- especially a senior citizen dressed in a baseball uniform -- should refer to other grown men by nicknames. Just because I said so.
Thanks for pointing out Leland's comment re: Sheffield playing 1B. The way he said it was certainly a stab at Torre, which was uncalled for since Torre has had nothing but good things to say about him, plus Leland beat him. As far as 'Jimmy,' Kevin Kennedy calls him that & does his best to put an "ie" on every baseball guy's name. The worst of all was Bill Ripken, who I had to stop listening to--he had an incomprehensible and super-insider nickname for everyone.
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