can't anybody here play this game?

It's easy to make a fetish of fundamentals, and those who do often overstate their case. It's better to be talented than sound, and talent can overcome a bad game plan and bad execution. But of all teams, the Yankees should appreciate the fruits of a talented team that doesn't give away outs in the field and at the plate. Avoiding doing so, making the most of every at-bat, is how the team won four World Series in five years.

As bad as things have been for the Yankees, there hasn't been much speculation about Joe Torre. There probably should be. A team's lack of talent or desire or luck can't be held against a manager, but what can and should be is careless play and a failure to get the most out of the talent on hand. Never the greatest tactician, Torre's strength for nearly a decade has been his ability to get the most out of veteran players. If he's not doing that, what use is he? [tim marchman]

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• Stealing this comment for my blog because I have not been this irate over a column in a long time...

  By  Karen, at 9:11 AM   <$BlogItemControl$>

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