Comments on: Joe Torre’s MLB job “informally offered” to Tony La Russa

By: crisisjunky

crisisjunky — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:00:37 +0000

and Loveme; does tool refer to:
A)TLR
B) me for typing o’s instead of 0′s
C) Paper for calling me out….
or just an instant irrepressable epiphany of self-realization

By: crisisjunky

crisisjunky — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:48:40 +0000

sorry typo,$5000

By: lovesmesomeme

lovesmesomeme — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:45:22 +0000

What a tool

By: okwhitefalcon

okwhitefalcon — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:31:43 +0000

TLR’s obviously a lightning rod for debate on many fronts, no doubt about it.

That said, his care for the game and ability to lead are unquestionable.

He’s a perfect choice for the job.

By: lovesmesomeme

lovesmesomeme — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:08:39 +0000

Dear Bud,
I will take the job if:
1) I can have a well stocked bar in my office
2) I can have Glenn Beck and AP’s bat-$hit crazy wife as my 2nd in command.
3) “Waist-ed away again in Margaritaville” on an endless loop in my office
4) The office mantra must be “its five o’clock somewhere”
5) And finally tell Chris Hansen to leave me alone

Love,
TLR

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:02:42 +0000

Number of managers, GMs, MLB execs, player reps, scouts, reporters, and agents that turned a blind eye to steroids for over a decade: all of them….every single one.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:00:53 +0000

how much is $5ooo? is that similar to $5000?

By: mogogo1

mogogo1 — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:51:04 +0000

“I’m not saying they are figureheads…”
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Fine, then I will say it. Whenever 95% of the job is done by an underling, there is no other word for it. Baseball wants it to be a figurehead job and I fully expect it to be a revolving door as guys use it for easy money and media exposure while waiting to land other jobs, just like Torre did.

By: plmathfoto

plmathfoto — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:30:58 +0000

Let’s see hyprocrisy, ego etc right up TLR’s alley. The height of hypocrisy would be the supposed war on PEDs that Mlb has now and TLR always turning a blind eye, no wait a minute, it’s not a blind eye when he blanketly denies any use by his guys, and he’s always had the most obvious offenders.

By: crisisjunky

crisisjunky — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:14:05 +0000

For any and all reprobate umpires, I propose mandatory $5ooo fines….
payable to the nearest Humane Society affiliate.

By: kiwicricket

kiwicricket — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:32:58 +0000

Only TLR gets high appointments ‘informally offered’ to him. Would gently stroke and soothe his ego I would imagine.

By: kiwicricket

kiwicricket — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:28:31 +0000

Open the ‘blast doors’ on the bunker Mr C, it’s Saturday….

By: cur68

cur68 — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:27:25 +0000

In a way this makes a kind of poetic sense. He gets to deal out punishment for managers who comment publicly on the officiating while at the same time telling off Joe West and his ilk from a position of authority. I wonder if he can throw West out his office? I hope so.

Take the job, Tony!