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In an interview with Larry King, the Dodgers manager doesn’t directly address what could be a key issue: Whether his tell-all book about Yankees will affect his relationship with his current players.

Dodgers Manager Joe Torre didn’t directly address whether his controversial new book about the New York Yankees would affect his relationship with his current team during an appearance Friday night on CNN’s “Larry King Live.”  Continue reading on L.A. Times

Not quite sure what Joe was expecting after throwing his old team under the bus, but when you write a book detailing the deficiencies of your former team, you better expect a reaction.

I think most people are flabbergasted at just how Torre has downplayed his former players in the new book.  Ultimately, suggesting that it was the players attitudes and difficulties that left the New York Yankees in shambles this decade.

Former players, including David Wells, suggest just the opposite however… he has been saying that Torre didn’t do crap while he was there.  He basically ignored the “issue” players and generally didn’t manage the team.

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