I’m very excited to be on the MLB Network, and I’m even more excited to interview manager Joe Torre, who’s written a book you may have heard a little something about.
Hah! Good one, Bob! I’m excited to be here, too.
It’s fitting that we’re having this interview in Studio 42, our facility named in honor of the legendary Jackie Robinson. After all, Jackie Robinson broke racial barriers, and you wrote a book!
Um, thanks, Bob. Those two things aren’t really equivalent, but I do admire Jackie and his contributions to the game…
Don’t be so modest, Joe! Sure, Jackie Robinson fought against a prejudice that modern minds can barely comprehend. But you–you told us what Brian Cashman said about A-Rod behind his back!
Bob, I don’t pretend anything I’ve done is as important as what Jackie Robinson did…
Nor should you. Because your achievements are far more important than Jackie’s! What did Jackie Robinson do except endure pain and burdens none of us can even begin to imagine? But thanks to you, we know that David Wells was a jerk!
When did you turn into such a sarcastic jerk?
I’m not being saracastic! All I’m saying is, why stop at baseball! Surely when the history of literature is written, up there with the greatest passages of Joyce and Tolstoy and Hemingway, there will stand your description of Roger Clemens slathering his nads with Ben-Gay!
Bite me, you midget.
/storms out
Joe, please don’t forget me when they’ve carved your face on Mount Rushmore!
A Shrine Befitting an American Legend
When in Jupiter, Florida, be sure to visit The Burt Reynolds and Friends Museum.
I can barely get past the fact that “and Friends” is in the name of this place. When you see “and Friends” in a title, it should refer to either a 70s variety show or a badly edited collection of old cartoons with awful linking material (like those “holiday specials” that Warner Bros. cranked out throughout the 80s).
I’m not going to say anything more about this establishment. Just click the link, browse the site, and marvel.
Once again, hat tip to Patrick of Oregon on the FOT Forum for pointing out this cultural gem.
Joe Torre Revisits History
Welcome b-hack to the Mike Francesa program. My guest is Joe Torre, who wrote a book that’s pretty interestin. Pretty interestin. If you like books that are interestin, you will like dis book. Lotta headlines outta dis book. Lotta big news. It’s a book with a lotta stuff in it. A book made of pages. Thanks, Mike, I think you summed it up pretty well.
So Joe, has the passage of time led you to rethink certain things about your years as a manager?
Well, back in 2000 I defended Roger Clemens pretty hard when he beaned Mike Piazza, and when he threw a bat at him in the World Series. I now have some reason to suspect that steroids might have had something to do with his behavior.
What l-hed you to that conclusion?
I watched the World Series footage. With my eyes.