Joe Torre, Turns Down Yankees Offer

By Chyanne Gilliam

Owner of the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner, told The Record of Hackensack, NJ, on October 6th that he didn’t thing he’d bring back the manager, Joe Torre, if the Yankees failed to advance to the American League Championship Series. The Cleveland Indians then eliminated New York in four games, sending New York to its third straight first-round exit. The Yankees offered Joe a one year contract with a base salary of $5 million and Joe decided to turn it down.Torre has led the Yankees to the playoffs in all 12 of his seasons and helped the team win the World Series in four of his first five years, but the Yankees haven’t won the World Series since 2000 and haven’t won the AL pennant since 2003. Since Joe Torre is not returning, bench coach and Yankees legend Don Mattingly is the leading contender to take over as the Yankees manager. Yankees broadcaster Joe Girardi, the NL Manager of the Year with the Florida Marlins in 2006, is another possibility. I think that Joe Torre should’ve accepted the offer and continued as manager for the New York Yankees next season. Joe Torre has done an excellent job with the Yankees over the past 12 years. I think that Joe Torre would’ve leaded the Yankees to the American League Championships and the World Series next season if he continued managing the New York Yankees.