Steve Lombardi wrote:

@ redbug:
Actually, Zimmer was with the Rays in 2004:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1704248
And, you have to wonder, at least I do, if the 2004 ALCS would have been different if Zim was whispering into Joe’s ear during some of those games?

Probably not. Twice the game was in Rivera’s hands with a lead, and the Yankees had opportunities to win both games after they were tied. A couple of overturned calls in game 6 (Bellhorn and Rodriguez) didn’t help. And given a manager’s tendencies to go with a proven starter, there’s no way Vazquez gets the start over Brown. Torre will trust a starter that tells him that he’s ok, whether it’s Cone, Rogers or Brown.

What, he wasn’t happy for Johnny Damon and the Steinbrenners too?

Oh, that’s right.

@ redbug:
Actually, Zimmer was with the Rays in 2004:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1704248

And, you have to wonder, at least I do, if the 2004 ALCS would have been different if Zim was whispering into Joe’s ear during some of those games?

Steve, Zimmer was also benchcoach in ’04. Joe was the mgr and got the Yanks in the PS w/ or w/o Zim.