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‘Torre Knew the Right Decision Was To Walk Away’

Steven Goldman accuses Yankee management of denigrating Joe Torre by offering him a paltry $5 million plus incentives to return to the team [Sports, “Torre Knew the Right Decision Was To Walk Away,” October 19,2007].

Had Mr. Goldman checked to see what other Major League managers are making, he might have taken Saint Joe to task rather than the Steinbrenner family.

Had Mr. Torre accepted the pay cut, he still would have made almost 50% more than Lou Pinella, the next highest paid manager.

Moreover, he would have made almost twice as much as the accomplished Tony La Russa and three times as much as Boston’s Terry Francona. How must Willie Randolph, Mr. Torre’s protege and crosstown rival, have reacted to the ostensible affront to his former mentor? As the Mets’ third-year manager, Willie made a whopping $700,000.

Based on the evidence, it is Mr. Torre, not Yankee management, who displayed a lack of class. If he wanted to leave the team, he should have simply walked away. But to take management to task for such a generous offer?

No way.

BRUCE GARRISON
New York, N.Y.

‘Giuliani Woos Christian Voters’

In an effort to win over religious conservatives Rudolph Giuliani pleaded at the annual Values Voter Summit in Washington: “Isn’t it better that I tell you what I really believe, instead of pretending to change all of my positions to fit the prevailing winds?” [National, “Giuliani Woos Christian Voters,” October 20, 2007]

The question is, “What does Rudolph Giuliani really believe?” He claims to be a Catholic but on this ground he has already changed his position to fit the prevailing winds that favor anti-life legislation such as same-sex marriage and abortion.

He will have to change these views yet again to keep his more recent promise not to be the “enemy” of the religious right if elected president.

So is Giuliani ultimately for Christian inclusiveness and shared values? I suppose no one will really know until and if he is elected President. The choice facing voters is between perhaps a trusted Republican who will probably lose the presidency to the Democrats and an evasive Republican (Giuliani) who is more likely to win.

If Christians feel they can hold Giuliani to his most recent promise to appoint only strict constructionist judges, I would say on behalf of all Republicans and pro-lifers that Giuliani’s the ticket.

PAUL KOKOSKI
Ontario, Canada


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