Howdy – been super busy, so I asked MetsPoliceBot to knock this out in something approximating my style.
John Turturro is making a documentary about Joe Torre.
Obviously this is going to focus on his time as the Mets manager from 1977-1981 when he went 286-420 and finished in last place three times.
I’m kidding. It’s not going to be about that.
The doc is from Motto Pictures, MLB Studios and some other companies and it’s going to be about his time managing the Yankees to four World Series titles and six appearances. Because of course it is.
Torre was a Brooklyn kid. One of us! And what did he do? He became a Yankees legend. He managed them for 12 years, made the playoffs EVERY SINGLE YEAR, won four championships. Meanwhile during that same period the Mets were doing…Mets things.
Turturro says Torre had “quiet strength” and showed “compassion” and “defied convention.” That’s nice. The Mets had Bobby Valentine getting ejected and coming back in a fake mustache.
The documentary will have “extensive archival footage from MLB’s library” which I’m sure will include approximately zero minutes from his Mets tenure. Can’t imagine why.
Torre’s quote is interesting – he was a “nervous Brooklyn kid who had low self-esteem” who went on this amazing journey. Yeah, the journey included managing the Mets to 99 losses in back-to-back seasons before getting fired. Then he went to the Yankees and won everything. Funny how that works.
The movie will show his “journey from Brooklyn upbringing to becoming one of baseball’s great players and respected leaders.” I’m sure they’ll spend a lot of time on those magical years at Shea Stadium.
It’s unclear if the documentary will reveal who cap-blocked the Mets from wearing first responder caps alll those years. My sources tell me it rhymes with Toe Jorre.
I mean good for Torre. He had a Hall of Fame career. But did the Brooklyn kid documentary have to be about the YANKEES years? Can’t we have anything?
Anyway, I’m sure it’ll be great and Yankees fans will love it while wearing their 27 championships t-shirts.