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Donny Baseball: Overly Loyal or a Wimp

With the Joe Torre era coming down to a decision some time in Tampa after a meeting of the Yankee Figureheads, Don Mattingly apparently has informed Yankee brass that he does not think he is ready to manage the ball club. To this I say there are only two different views of Mattingly you can come to, is he overly loyal to Joe Torre and is giving off statements to attempt to help Torre retain his job or is he that much of a wimp that he does not want to supplant a universally loved and successful manager whom the fans are against getting rid of?

So which of the two options do you think it is?

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Anonymous said…
I think he's a wimp, but not because he doesnt want to follow the fan favorite, but because if Torre is gone then there is a fair chance some of the free agents (Posada and Rivera) might not return. Also, A-Rod is a big question mark, so I tihnk he just does not want to get stuck with a team that, even tho has great young talent, may be tough getting into the postseason. Bottom line, he just doesnt want to be the one to not win a world series next year and take all the abuse next year from the Big Boss Man
11:52 AM
Anonymous said…
Mattingly is 47. If he's not ready, he'll never be. Far younger guys have had plenty of success managing.
3:54 PM
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