Joe Says No!

Joe Torre has finally stood up to the New York Yankees' front office. Torre was looking for a 2-year deal while the offer that was put on the table was 1-year $5 million, with up to $3 million in performance bonuses. Some may say that he rejected it because it was a 29% decrease in pay, but how much did pride factor into his decision?

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NEW YORK -- After all he had accomplished -- four World Series titles, 12 straight years in the playoffs, almost certain entry into the Hall of Fame -- and after all the indignities, this was one Joe Torre wasn't going to stand for.

He wasn't going to take a pay cut from the New York Yankees, no matter that he still would have been the highest-paid manager in baseball, and he certainly wasn't going to prove himself all over again.

Torre walked away Thursday, turning down a $5 million, one-year contract --
$2.5 million less than he made this season, when the Yankees failed to make it past the first round of the playoffs for the third straight year.

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