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Former Yankees manager Joe Torre was in town to push his new (and #1 on Amazon) book about his time with the Yankees, aptly titled, The Yankee Years. At the Barnes & Noble where he signed copies for fans, Torre downplayed the controversy surrounding the tome, telling reporters, "It's the most memorable time of my career. There were good years and bad years - but even the bad years weren't too bad."

Joe Torre stopped by Larry King Live last night to discuss the new #1 bestselling book on Amazon, "The Yankee Years." The controversial memoir has been drawing headlines over the last week due to Torre's candor in criticizing his former pinstriped players. Last night Torre stood by everything that's thus far been attributed to him, but suddenly the haymakers that he was throwing off the sports pages in block quotes came across like love taps through his laid back, punch-drunk demeanor.

Some more choice quotes were revealed today from Joe Torre's upcoming memoir titled "The Yankee Years." The Daily News highlighted some of the former manager's blunt takes on members of his starting rotation throughout the years. While not shockingly calling Kevin Brown "a beaten man...with emotional issues," he then compares him to David Wells by saying, "The difference between (them) is that both make your life miserable, but David Wells meant to." He describes poor outings where Randy Johnson "freaked out" afterward and says that all the players "hated Carl Pavano." Torre is scheduled to talk about the book on Larry King Live this Friday and today told the Times, "I’m probably going to get more credit or more blame than I deserve, whichever way you want to look at it.” The News's Mike Lupica champions the book today calling it "tough opinions, but honest ones" and discouraging Torre "from taking a single step back."