Joe Torre’s New Book Slams the Yankees

Joe Torre, the former manager of the New York Yankees, has been mostly silent about the drama of the baseball team. That, however, is about to change. In his new book, Joe Torre slams his former team:

“…In an explosive new book called “The Yankee Years,” Torre gets most personal in his attacks against Alex Rodriguez, who he says was called “A-Fraud” by his teammates after he developed a “Single White Female”-like obsession with team captain Derek Jeter and asked for a personal clubhouse assistant to run errands for him.”

link: Torre: Teammates called Rodriguez ‘A-Fraud’

It may be an intimate glimpse at the workings of one of baseball’s most well known franchises. However, some will question whether such a book violates the sanctity of the clubhouse. Is what happens within the locker-room and among the players private? Certainly, Joe Torre, in his role as the manager, was privileged to the most sensitive of information. Has he violated a basic trust and an unwritten tenet of profession sports with this book?

Catherine Forsythe