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Yankees Call A-Rod 'A-Fraud,' Torre Claims

Ex manager's new tell-all slams Steinbrenner, GM

By Laurel Jorgensen, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 25, 2009 7:12 PM CST

(Newser) – Former Yankees skipper Joe Torre takes aim at his old team in a new tell-all, the New York Post reports. In the 477-page book, The Yankee Years, Torre says many Yankees, prima donnas themselves, mock star slugger Alex Rodriguez as “A-Fraud" for being obsessed with Derek Jeter and asking for a personal assistant to run errands.

The second-winningest manager in Yankees history, Torre also complains that general manager Brian Cashman never told execs that Torre wanted a 2-year deal. Instead, he stayed silent in Torre’s final contract meeting with Yankee officials. Another gripe: Team doctors told owner George Steinbrenner about Torre's prostate cancer before telling the skipper himself.

New York Yankees manager Joe Torre, left, greets Tampa Bay Devil Rays manager Joe Madden before the Yankees season-opening baseball game against the Devil Rays at Yankee Stadium in New York Monday, April... (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre speaks at a news conference Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre responds to a question at Dodger Stadium Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)

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