Yeah, I’m getting in late on this, but the Yankees are pretty low on my radar. It’s not like there’s a shortage of people in the world who are willing to tell you what happened and give you their opinion on it.
That said, long-time Yankees manager Joe Torre has stepped down. He was presented with a pay cut and refused.
I’m just looking over Torre’s record, and it’s stunning how good he’s been. With the resources at his disposal, you’d expect no less, but 10 AL East titles and 2 wild card appearances in 12 years is impressive. New York captured …read more

Wait, what are we talking about?! We decided?! My best interest?! How can you know, how can you say what my best interest is? What are you trying to say? I’m crazy?
I’m pretty certain that Suicidal Tendencies didn’t have Major League Baseball in mind, but if the shoe fits…
A reader passed along an article (thanks!) at Smart Money called 10 Things Major League Baseball Won’t Tell You. It’s a fascinating, if disturbing, read.
On institutionalized ticket scalping:
Since 2001 teams have partnered with online brokers, allowing ticket holders to sell their seats for whatever the market bears; the team gets the initial …read more

Former MLB commissioner Bowie Kuhn died Thursday at age 80. My thoughts go out to his family and friends.
I don’t have a strong recollection of Kuhn’s tenure (I was in high school when he vacated the office), but David Pinto at Baseball Musings shares his opinions on the matter.
One passage from the ESPN article stands out to me:
Kuhn did battle with ornery owners such as Charlie Finley, Ted Turner, George Steinbrenner and Ray Kroc. Finley once went so far as calling Kuhn “the village idiot.”
Can you imagine, in this day and age, a commissioner that isn’t universally loved by the …read more