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Joe Torre is expected to be fired as the Yankee skipper and replaced by Lou Piniella        
10/08/06, 08:01am  (<font size=1 color=white>Last Edited: 10/8/06, 11:59am</font>)
     Torre has been a great manager, but somebody has to take the fall for the Yankees underachievement during the playoffs in recent years.  People tend to forget how the Mets were the toast of the town during the '80's and the Yanks were struggling to get noticed.  Joe Torre actually returned the glory back to the team.  I'm actually shocked that Steinbrenner went with one manager for ten years in a row.

    As for Lou Piniella, I would expect a very tumultuous time for him as a Yankee manager.  Like Billy Martin, he has an explosive personality and his relations with Steinbrenner will probably be similar.  So, expect Piniella to be hired and fired at least 5-6 times by Georgie.

[Jaydawg from Tarzana/CA]
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