Torre Making Managerial Strides

For those who are still interested, here’s a nice read on Joe Torre and his experience thus far with his new team, the LA Dodgers. It’s primarily about managing his first game (albeit in Spring Training) with the club.

Murcer Still Facing Some Issues

From the Daily News:

Former Yankee outfielder Bobby Murcer’s battle with brain cancer may have taken a turn for the worse, the Daily News has learned.

According to an emotional e-mail sent to friends Thursday from Murcer’s wife, Kay, the Yankee broadcaster will undergo a brain biopsy on Monday in Houston after an MRI revealed an “area that doctors are concerned about.”

“Please pray that it will be determined to be necrosis (scar tissue from the radiation), and not another cancerous tumor,” Kay wrote in her e-mail. “It’s one of the two.”

It’s a horrible situation, and, hopefully, Murcer and his family will receive some sort of positive diagnosis. If you’d like, you can check out the article (by Bill Madden) for Kay Murcer’s email in its entirety.

Quick Note on Matsui

Hideki Matsui has been training as if he will be starting in LF. However, he is very aware of the current situation (too many bats, not enough positions) and knows that his position is dependent upon Joe Girardi’s choices. All of us, including Matsui, know that Damon will play LF and Matsui will be relegated (primarily) to DH.