The New York Yankees last night were eliminated from the American League playoffs, with their 6-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians. And so the Yankees are now considering firing their manager, Joe Torre. The thinking is that with their huge payroll, high expectations, and winning tradition, the Yankees expect more.
But the Yankee brass are wrong. They don't realize how difficult it is to make the playoffs in baseball, period. They don't realize how many organizations would kill to have 13 consecutive playoff appearances. They don't realize that that's what Joe Torre has helped bring them. And yet, despite that they think of firing him. Mr. Steinbrenner has every right to hire and fire whom he wishes. But we have every right to judge for ourselves the fairness of his decision.
And I think firing Joe Torre is reminiscent of killing the goose who laid the golden eggs...
