WHAT SHOULD THE YANKEES DO WITH JOE TORRE?

by Brian P. Foley, The College Baseball Blog

The hot story around the Internet is that Joe Torre will be let go in the coming weeks after failing to win the World Series the last seven seasons.

Torre should go...

Joe Torre should be let go by the New York Yankees because he has failed to win the World Series in the last seven sevens. He has had the benefit of the highest payroll in baseball history in every season but has not been able to bring home the prize. The last time the Yankees made the World Series was in 2003 when they were rolled over by Josh Beckett and the Florida Marlins in six games. Torre has not gotten the Yankees out of the first round of the playoffs since 2004 when they had an epic collapse against the Boston Red Sox.

Torre should come back...

The New York Yankees should bring back Joe Torre out of respect for his 12 solid season in which he brought the team to the playoffs every year. He also put the team in the playoffs in 2007 with a horrible start. Brian Cashman is the one that needs to go as he builds the team with free agent and trade signings. Torre is not the one that decided to pay Roger Clemens 22 million dollars for about half the season. The biggest issue with the New York Yankees is that they have been making too many bad decisions when getting players. When there is a big free agent in the market, they make it a top priority to get that player without looking at the negatives. The Yankees are currently stuck with Carl Pavano's salary even though he has never been healthy since joining the team.

I believe that the Yankees should fire Cashman and keep Torre if the new GM wants Joe back.