Over the last few days, there’s been a lot of talk about the Vote for Manny campaign. Many baseball fans are voting for Manny Ramirez to make the 2009 All-Star Game — for various reasons. Some fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers want to see him play, while other baseball fans believe that Ramirez’s selection could force commissioner Bud Selig to make changes to the All-Star format.
However, don’t expect to see Dodgers manager Joe Torre vote for his suspended outfielder. When asked about Ramirez playing in the All-Star game, Torre had a simple retort.
Said Torre: “No. I think if you …read more

Joe Torre has a new book coming out in the beginning of February that is called “The Yankee Years” in which he supposedly gives the dirt on his days with the Yankees. Reportedly, there’s talk in the book about how Alex Rodriguez’s teammates called him A-Fraud and how Rodriguez has an intense rivalry with teammate Derek Jeter.
While the book is undoubtedly going to be interesting, Joe Torre going public with the inside scoop of the clubhouse is a low blow. For a manager with so much respect around the league, it’s a surprise that he’s breaking one of the unwritten …read more