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Joe Torre

Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated‘s senior baseball writer, was already the subject of an interview about The Yankee Years by his employer, but here’s another. Does the fact that SI is interviewing one of its own with one of its own (in this most recent case Alex Belth is credited, although there’s no reproter named for […]

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Well said, sir. In another piece about the Torre book, Jay Price of the Staten Island Advance notes what a long, slow off-season it’s been for the sports desks: Most of the revelations turned out to be as shocking as finding out Rush Limbaugh’s not planning any sleepovers at the Obama White House. What’s that […]

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* Another county heard from

January 30, 2009

I’m surprised it’s taken this long for players who have written books to come out against Joe Torre. David Wells — no stranger to controversy himself — evidently called his former manager a “punk” for breaking “the code” and dishing dirt. The story, reported here by the New York Daily News, offers Wells’ thoughts: “When […]

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* Torre: The saga continues

January 28, 2009

A feeling of discomfort brought on by the use of  the word “betrayal” by many sports pundits has Joe Torre on the defensive. In this piece from yesterday’s NYTimes.com, the former Yankee manager seeks to right the wrong impressions that the publisher’s marketing department probably looooves.  You can practically see them rubbing their hands with […]

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* Torre update

January 27, 2009

Now begins the backpedaling. Torre and Cashman are still pals, says this article by Jack Curry in today’s NY Times. And Richard Sandomir contributes this thoughtful column on the style the author’s used (third person): “a hybrid in the sphere of celebrity autobiographies, in which a star hires a writer to render his or her […]

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* More on the Torre storee

January 26, 2009

(Man, I wish I had a named that rhymed cooly with something.) Can’t believe WINS radio led off some of its segments with the “controversy” of the new book. One person interviewed sagely opined that the whole media blitz was just a way to sell more copies, to which the reporter added something along the […]

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* Say it ain't so, Joe.

January 25, 2009

I have not read Joe Torre’s new book, written with SI’s Tom Verducci and published by , but judging by the buzz from several sources, it’s a tell-all in which he “blasts” Alex Rodriguez, Brian Cashman and George Steinbrenner, among others. The New York Post, in its typical tabloid headline-screaming fashion, yells “Joe Blows: Rips, […]

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* Fan mail

December 11, 2008

Dear Joe, Welcome to LA. Tommy Lasorda is thrilled about your arrival. Now you have someone to talk to in Italian. Too bad he canceled the parade for you, but when he found out he couldn’t be in the lead car… well, we all knew you’d understand. Hey, at least you don’t have to wash […]

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* Torre autobio update

December 6, 2008

Random House is scheduled to release The Yankee Years, Joe Torre’s autobiography (written with SI‘s Tom Verducci), in early February, 2009.

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(Don’t worry, this isn’t going to be a regular feature.) Reading the new book by John Feinstein. I’ve always enjoyed his work, especially on baseball and golf, but I came across this paragraph and it got my eyes rolling: On page 155, Feinstein writes: Joe Torre, who came up to the majors as a catcher, […]

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This AP piece in the Nova Scotia Chronicle Herald reminds us that Torre is still coming out with a book next year.

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* TIME for Torre

March 28, 2008

The newsweekly conducted a 10-question interview with the new Dodger skipper. The queries were submitted by Time‘s readers. The piece also includes an audio. http://www.sonibyte.com/audio/6370.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

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What took so long, Joe?

November 9, 2007

The Canadian Press reported yesterday that “Joe Torre to recall his New York Yankees years in planned memoir.” The book, currently untitled, will be co-authored by Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci and will include Torre’s memories of the Yankees, with whom he won four World Series championships, and general thoughts on the game. Doubleday, an imprint […]

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