LAS VEGAS — Joe Torre spoke like a man who had seen the light. Or if you’re someone who believes George Steinbrenner belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame, the dark.
The manager who won four of the Yankees’ seven championships during Steinbrenner’s 37 full seasons as owner served on the Today’s Game Committee that delivered fewer than five of 16 votes in favor of The Boss’ Cooperstown candidacy. While Torre, himself inducted in 2014, has publicly supported Steinbrenner’s Hall of Fame case, he didn’t sound particularly optimistic Monday about that desire becoming a reality.
“I’m biased.