Torre What’s The Story? Poem by Joe Rosochacki

The era is over, the final out is out, the fat lady has sung,
The Yankees will replace their captain,
What fate bugs night out brought, the bell of fate rung.
It seems that the last three years have been your demise,
Not getting into the World Series, Steinbrenner’s prize,
5 million dollars for a year, plus with options,
You said it was a disgrace,
You will be replaced by another,
According to Steinbrenner’s sons, in charge of operations.
Torre what is the story?
Laurels and praises you thought was yours back in two thousand,
Are more or less trivia,
Lest the newspaper clippings on the page,
Are somewhat discarded in the refuse,
That were on the bottom a bird cage.
I hope you will find work somewhere,
You are going to Cooperstown that is a given,
As for ESPN you are welcome as a color commentator.

(10-19-07)