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New York Yankees fire manager!
Posted on October 6, 2006 2:27 PM
No, not Joe Torre. They fired their Double-A manager, Bill Masse. Yankees GM Brian Cashman said Bill put winning ahead of development...
And Masse said until hearing it as the reason he was boxed, he never heard it this summer when he led the Thunder back from a 1-13 start to win the Northern Division of the Eastern League. Nor was it mentioned to him that he was mishandling pitching prospect Phil Hughes.Ruining pitchers is a fine Yankee management tradition, going back to Billy Martin at least. Before that, pitchers like Babe Ruth (fine, ex-pitcher then) and Whitey Ford had to run themselves out of peak condition by hitting the bars. Those guys could come back and perform, unlike the coddled junkball throwers of today.
"It never came up during the season because it never happened. I didn't know what to say to Cash because it's all a lie," Masse said.
Old baseball guys knew the drill. Don't drink today if you aren't ready to pay for it tomorrow.
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