I have never been a huge supporter of Torre's, i think he's overated as a field manager, will he may be good at communication skills with his players which I will readily admit, I think he's mediocre as a field tactacian and stategy many times I have seen him make moves that defy baseball logic, I also think Mariano Rivera's arm problems were basically caused by Torre's misuse or overuse of him. Torre does not handle pitchers well, he either has a too quick hook or allows them in too long, he is too much of a kiss butt to the players and he has absolutely no consistancy with lineups and batting orders everyday its like russian roulette as to with player will bat in what order day to day this is bad for player morale and can lead to players slumping .

In any event I think the Yankees would be better served with a new manager, take your pick Pinella, Girardi, Mattingly, Bowa or Guidry