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Twelve direct playoff appearances. Six American Group pennants. Four World Series headings. This is actually the definitive story of an dynasty: the Yankee years
When Joe Torre had taken over as administrator of the brand new York Yankees in 1996, the most storied franchise in sports had not earned a World Series title in eighteen years. The famously hard and mercurial owner, George Steinbrenner, experienced fired seventeen managers during that course. Torre’s session was greeted with Bronx cheers from the notoriously brutal New York media, who cited his record as the participant and manager who was simply in the most Major Group games without appearing in a World Series
Twelve tumultuous and triumphant years later, Torre remaining the team as the utmost precious and successful administrator in the overall game. In an time of multimillionaire free providers, fractured clubhouses, revenue-sharing, and off-the-field scandals, Torre forged a team ethos that united his players and made the Yankees, once more, the greatest team in sports. He won in the media along with his honesty and category, and was beloved by the fans.
But it wasn’t easy.
Here, for the very first time, Joe Torre and Tom Verducci take us inside the dugout, the
clubhouse, and leading office in a revelatory narrative that shows exactly what it took to keep carefully the Yankees together with the baseball world. The high-priced ace who broke down in tears and refused to go back to the mound in the center of a game. Consistent meddling from Yankee professionals, many of whom were jealous of Torre’s reputation. The tension that developed between the old shield and the free providers earned by management. The impact of revenue-sharing and new scouting techniques, which allowed other teams to concern the Yankees’ dominance. The players who couldn’t avoid the after-hours temptations of ny. The joys of managing Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera, and the problems of managing Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi. Torre’s this past year, when constant ultimatums from leading office, devastating injury, and a freak cloud of insects over a warm September nighttime in Cleveland compelled him from a job he enjoyed.
Through it all, Torre stored his calm, stored his players’ esteem, and kept winning.
And, of course, The Yankee Years chronicles the amazing reviews on the diamond. The stirring return in the 1996 World Series up against the heavily favored Braves. The sweetness of 1998, when Torre led the Yanks to the most wins in Major Group history. The draining and psychological drama of the 2001 World Series. The outstanding twists and changes of the epic Game 7 of the 2003 American League Tournament Series up against the Red Sox, in which two teams who truly despised one another battled pitch by pitch before stunning extra-inning home run.
Here is a sweeping narrative of Major Group Football in the Yankee time, a reserve both grand in its opportunity and fascinating in its details.
