klydon, you are right. His calm demeanor was exactly what the Yankees needed, given the volatile nature of the previous managers, no to mention the owner!! I am very happy to hear that he'll be with the team for another year. I think that he's being blamed for this loss, but not credited for what he achieved in the past two years. Given the injuries this year, given the lack of pitching, given the fact that they had the most overused bullpen in baseball, the fact that he's managed to guide them to the division championship again and again is just outstanding. I'd like to see any other manager in baseball do it.

When the Red Sox lost Manny, Big Papi, Varitek and Shilling to the DL, everybody cried and said, Well how can you expect them not to crash and burn? However, when the Yankees lost Sheffield, Matsui, Cano, and, albeit briefly, Mussina to the DL, everyone said, Tough, find a way to win anyway. And Joe Torre did.