Agreed.
Although, as you say, it may well come to pass.
Hey, John Sterling, father of the second worst routine in sports broadcasting (Chris Berman's stupid, juvenile nickname making is the worst imho) - this is for you.
THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEE YANKEES LOSE!
THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEE YANKEES LOSE!
There, now I feel better.
Well, I just heard Daily News beat writer Bill Madden on WFAN with Mike Francesa, and it's his scoop. He's covered the Yankees for a long, long time and he's a reputable source.
It seems he heard it directly from Steinbrenner -- who was ranting and raving last night like never before, Madden said. So it sounds like George blowing a gasket and shouting out blunt things in his rage to anyone within his hearing range.
When things settle down, Steinbrenner will be reminded that Torre's still owed $7 million for next year and there's lots of honor and dignity issues to deal with here.
So the scoop's legit, I think, but with a big asterisk. Torre's almost certainly gone, but there's sure to be backtracking and denials today, and nothing will happen for a while.
Daily News WRONG, as usual. Joe still manager.