10/24: Torre on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
Posted by: Patrick
Cliff Corcoran and Kevin Kernan recap Joe Torre's appearance last night on HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.
Torre told Bob Costas that he would have accepted the contract as it was (with the pay cut and incentives) if it was a guaranteed two year deal. He also responded to Hank Steinbrenner's comments from a few days ago. From Cliff:
Torre told Bob Costas that he would have accepted the contract as it was (with the pay cut and incentives) if it was a guaranteed two year deal. He also responded to Hank Steinbrenner's comments from a few days ago. From Cliff:
The juiciest part of the interview came when Costas read Hank Steinbrenner's remarks to him. One could see the fury in Torre's face as Costas read Hank's words (I swear his lip was twitching). Joe took a good swipe at Hank in response, but did it in his usual smooth, laid-back fashion. "For some reason he thought I was disrespectful because I was insulted," Torre said of Hank, "but the insult came from the incentive-based situation, and unless you understand what sport is all about and how important winning is to you, I don't think you understand the insult part of this thing."
