YES Network just reported that Joe Torre staying proves my point I made earlier in the baseball season (I am sure its archived here somewhere). That is GEORGE STEINBRENNER isn't running anything anymore.
Day the Yanks are eliminated George runs his mouth and says Joe is gonna fired, Lou is hired. Called his very close friend Bill Madden of the Daily News and told him that. Less than 3 days later, Joe is staying.
Look, I will say this nicely.........George is an old man. His memory isn't strong anymore according to people close to him. While he isn't senile or on the brink of alzhtimers....he is slowly moving in that direction. And while he is the "figure-head" of the franchise and technically the "owner"........the Cashman's , Swindle's, and Levine's are running the show!!!!
George is an older guy, we all have family members that age. We will all be there someday. You respect them, but some decisions you just don't let them make. George is the owner, but he isn't the decision maker anymore.
Now, I would have fired Torre. But that's just my opinion. The fact he is staying I have no problem with really. I would have liked to move in another direction. But so be it. It didn't happen.