WABC Story on Joe Torre Being Fired From Mets-1981

With Yankees manager Joe Torre's job being called into question now, I dug up this old news report from WABC Channel 7 in New York from when Torre and his entire coaching staff was fired from the New York Mets in 1981. Also has the early 80s commercials in between and fan comments towards the end (one fan wants Billy Martin to come in and manage the Mets, lol). Staying or going, Joe Torre is guaranteed a place in Cooperstown and Yankee Stadium's Monument Park.

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[dsslave2]

terrible quality...but a GREAT clip. Can you re-post it without all the pixilating dissolves?

[ShiksaWithChutzpah1]

I apologize for the quality. I have no idea why it does this cause when I play the original clip it's fine. This is from an old BETA VHS tape.

[ardie77]

@retroguy1976 Anyone could have won those Yankee teams. With the Mets his teams never won more than like 70 games in 5 years.

[sabreyow]

sounds like leonard nimoy (mr. spock) on that bell telephone commercial

[yryriza]

Wow, they mentioned Best in the West. I remember watching that with my parents and brother and sister when I was 7

[retroguy1976]

crazy he gets fired by the mets and had a dynasty with the yanks see yankees rule lol

[Pookatube]

The Sassoon logo would never have been displayed in Brazil.

[DC322]

@MegaObserver1 Don't forget the Yankees and the Dodgers. When Steinbrenner hired Torre back in 1996, everyone in New York were skeptical but were proved wrong when Torre led the Yanks back to the World Series title that year.

[getback9691]

The girl at 4:51 knows what she talking about

[MegaObserver1]

Joe ended up managing for every franchise he ever played for - the Mets, Braves and Cardinals.

[thunderstruck665]

If the Wilpons' bring him back, they'd better give them the tools to win. The current squad might suck a little less under Torre like the Orioles under Buck Showalter, but that's pretty much it. He's a great manager, but he's not a miracle worker.