As New York stands on the brink of elimination in the first round of the playoffs for the third season in a row, owner George Steinbrenner says longtime manager Joe Torre needs to advance in the postseason if he wants to keep managing the Yankees.
"His job is on the line," Steinbrenner told the Bergen Record. "I think we're paying him a lot of money. He's the highest-paid manager in baseball, so I don't think we'd take him back if we don't win this series." Torre makes $7 million a season and is in the final year of his contract. The Cleveland Indians lead the Yankees 2-0 in their American League Division Series. Roger Clemens will take the mound for New York while Jake Westbrook will start for the Indians. During his 12 years leading the Yankees, Torre has taken the Bronx Bombers to 12 consecutive playoff appearances and four World Series titles. "He's been good for us over the years," Steinbrenner acknowledged to the paper. Steinbrenner also had some choice words about retiring veteran umpire Bruce Froemming and his decision to play through the late-game bug infestation during Friday's Game 3 extra-inning victory for the Indians."The umpire was full of [expletive]," Steinbrenner told the paper. "He won't umpire our games anymore."
Source: ESPN.com
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