![]() ![]() The question now is, what was all the fuss about? Contreras got out of a jam tonight but created another, and the Yankees have still gotten nothing from their four-year, $32 million investment in him.Ĭontreras threw fastballs reaching 95 miles an hour, but he allowed five runs and got only four outs, blowing the lead in the seventh inning of a 10-7 loss to the Boston Red Sox. When Contreras struggled early and was sent to Tampa instead of Class AAA Columbus, Torre quarreled with Steinbrenner. After a month away from the Yankees, he had failed miserably in his return.Ĭontreras's December signing touched off a feud between the Yankees' principal owner, George Steinbrenner, and the Red Sox president, Larry Lucchino, who both bid for Contreras after he defected from Cuba. It seemed to be an empty gesture, because there was little for Contreras to celebrate. When Manager Joe Torre reached the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning tonight, he clapped his hands before taking the ball from José Contreras. ![]()
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