Yankees Still Mum On Torre Status

Since nothing is going on with the Mets let’s take a moment to discuss the Yankees where things always seem amplified. Yankees brass have begun their annual post season powwow in Tampa and have not yet announced weather Joe Torre will return for another season as their manager. There has been all kinds of support for Torre from players to coaches to fans but management and ownership is either not sure or unwilling to make an announcement at this point.

There has been speculation that if Torre does not return bench coach Don Mattingly would be named his replacement. Yesterday it was reported that Mattingly had told Yankee management that he’s not ready for the managerial position but today Mattingly spokesman Ray Schulte denied that the report was false.

In related news it appears that the job of pitching coach Ron Guidry may be in jeopardy. With young arms like Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy singing the praises of AAA Scranton-Willkes Barre pitching coach Dave Eiland there has been speculation that the Yanks may want to elevate Eiland to the Major League level. That would probably be in the form of replacing Guidry but could also mean replacing bullpen coach Joe Kerrigan.

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