Posted By:
Josh K.John,
I dont think Torre should be penalized simply because the yankees spend a ton of money on players. They have overspent ever since Steinbrenner bought the team - it didnt prevent them from playing crappy bb throughout most of the 80's. Many teams spend a lot on their personnel without ever getting close to winning their division let alone a WS. I think Torre deserves significant credit for the Yankees run over the past decade or so. People also tend to overlook just how many of the yankees were home grown and not bought - Jeter, Posada, B. Williams, Rivera, Petite (when he was still a yankee), etc. (dont get me wrong, I do realize the list of free agents could go on for days).