New York State of Mind

Joe Torre may always be remembered as the legendary manager for the New York Yankees despite starting his reign there as "Clueless Joe." Torre led the Yankees to the post season in each of his 12 seasons with the team. Torre left the Yankees in 2007 after being an offered what he felt to be an insulting contract extension, and instead moved to Los Angeles to manage the Dodgers.

Well we all know what happened out west - the McCourts. The owners have driven the team into the ground leaving Torre with few resources with which to run the team. Torre has since decided to step down at the end of the 2010 season.

With news of his free agency, Torre has NYC back on his mind, yet this time with the NY Mets. The Mets are in the dumps and need a manager to get them back on track. Torre has said that he is "curious" about the position, but it is unclear if the Mets will be willing to pay the big bucks and whether an old settled veteran rather than a motivated rookie manager would be the right fit.

Nonetheless, it was recently reported that Torre never sold his house in Westchester leading his fans to believe that he has always intended to return to the Big Apple. Maybe he never intended to leave or his wife wears the pants in the relationship and just wasn't able to give up, or even rent out, her mansion outside the big city.