The+Yankee+Years+by+Joe+Torre+-+John,+Dan,+Steven

We think we should be able to read this book because it tells us mostly about Joe Torre's life and how he managed the yankees. We also picked this book because we are all yankee fans and think it would be cool to find out what goes on behind the closed doors of the yankees locker room. We would love to find out more about them. It also looks like an official book. I read some reviews and people say that it is a god book and funny. Others also said that it was very accurate and an enjoyable book to read. People also said that it gets into all of the players and it gives a little bit of a biography about them, and i would like to find out more information about the players.

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 * Week 1 - Characters:

A/D -Steve B/C -Dan

Joe Torre- He was fired from his managing job three times before going to the yankees.**
 * George Steinbrenner- He was the yankees owner when Joe Torre managed and still is today.**

Discussion Questions:

1. Why do you think Steinbrenner kept Torre for all ten years if he had been fired 4 times before? 2. What do you think made Joe Torre such a good manager in his later years? 3. After the 98' world series how do you think Steinbrenner felt after choosing Torre for manager? 4. Was choosing Torre a good decision on Steinbrenners behalf? 5. Do you think any past assistants influence the way he coaches today?

Meeting Notes: During this meeting we talked about the yankees and their accomplishments when Joe Torre was the. We went over the previous years and the years that he was the manager and did a comparison. We also talked about Joe's decisions as a manager and determined if they were worth while. Lastly, we went over all of our questions and we each presented our own well thought out answers.

Week 2 - Language A - Dan B/C -Steve D -John

Discussion Questions:

Was the 1998 Yankees the best team ever?Why?
Meeting Notes: During the meeting we discussed how Joe Torre's presence helped the team. He brought everyone together for arguably the best team in the history of sports. We also talked about how the players handled the new manager. We also talked about what the team would be like if Torre was never signed and if the 1998 dynasty would still be considered the best team in the history sports.

Week 3 A-steve B/C-John D-Dan

Discussion Questions: Has Torre been a positive or negative influence in the clubhouse? How have captain and the manager been getting along? Do you think they have the chance to win a world series? When will the yankees dynasty end?

This week we discussed all of the questions. We think Joe has been a very positive influence on the team. His leadership along with Jeter's. This team seems to amazing and unstoppable. This team is going to go the playoffs year after year. Since Torre's appearance on the team it has been better than it has in many years. Hopefully it will remain this way for a while.

Week 4 A- John B/C- Dan D- Steve

Discussion Questions: What problems are joe torre having with the team so far? How is the relationship between joe the players and the manager after a couple games? Did the manager have high expectations for joe torre to win?

Who is joe torre most common with in the dugout.

What are the predictions of the yankees seasons as joe torre as manager.

Group discussion- We talked about the problems in the clubhouse, The realationship between joe and his players, and The high expectations of winning in New York. We also discussed why the Yankees have started to do good. These first couple seasons will lead to a dynasty if the winning continues for the team.

Week 5 A-Steve B/C- John D- Dan

Discussion Questions: 1: Why was Joe Torre Fired? 2: How was Joe's relationship with Brian Cashman? 3: Why did he change his speeches in spring training? 4: Why did Cashman not want to get Johnny Damon? 5: Was being the Yankees coach a fun job for him?

Today we discussed a summary on the whole book. We all pitched ideas to why Joe Torre was fired. Looking back now we thought it was a bad desicion because the year Torre was fired they got to the playoffs. The next year they got last in the division. We also all agreed that we would rather have Torre as a head coach instead of Girardi. This year we think the Yankees will get really far because of all of the trades that have been going on.