Joe Torre has reportedly turned down an offer to return to the Yankees due to a substantial proposed pay cut.

Torre turned down a $5 million, one-year contract Thursday that still would have made him the highest-paid manager in baseball.

All-time managerial
wins leaders

Manager	Wins
Connie Mack	3,776
John McGraw	2,840
Tony La Russa	2,375
Bobby Cox	2,255
Sparky Anderson	2,194
Bucky Harris	2,159
Joe McCarthy	2,126
Joe Torre	2,067

This was a strange move by the Yankees organization. True, they haven't won a World Series since 2000, but how high are the Yankees' expectations when they basically force out a manager who led them to the 12 straight playoff appearances and four World Series championships. Ridiculous.

I understand that maybe it was time for a change, but I think it was poorly handled right from the moment when "The Boss" commented that Torre's job was on the line when the Yanks were down two games to none in the ALDS.  Good for you Joe, for not letting them treat you like a chump!

Those Dane Cook commercials irk me, and apparently SNL thought they were just as annoying.