Joe Torre, the Yankees coach was offered by Steinbrenner, a one year contract with a pay cut to remain as manager of the Major League Baseball club. Torre believes that the fact that somebody is reducing your salary is sending a message that they are not satisfied with what you were doing. He feels highly insulted and will not accept that offer. He was very dissatisfied with the length of the contract, because only offering him one year is a job that would be in jeopardy every year. He could not take that stress, so he refused the offer.
If you think about the offer, it was still a good one. Torre turned down a five million dollar deal, one-year contract. Even though it was les than what he made this season, it is still a lot of money. Torre is getting old and even though he is a good manager, he has been with the Yankees for twelve years and has won four World Series titles.
In a way I feel sorry for Torre because he did devote twelve years to the Yankee organization and they slapped him in the face by offering him only a one year contract. He gave the Yankees his best and it was the best time of his professional life. I would have expressed my disappointment to the league if that was offered to me too. He is a peace with his decision and I am glad he turned it down. Any other league in their right mind will snatch him up. We will just have to wait and see what happens.
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