For the most part, following that final press conference, Joe Torre has been pretty quiet about his feelings after leaving the Yankees. That's about to change. On February 3, Doubleday is set to release "The Yankee Years," a new book co-authored by Torre and veteran baseball writer Tom Verducci. The contents of the book are the subject of media frenzy today. See reports by ESPN, the Daily News and the Post.

Among the contentions is that Torre claims that Brian Cashman betrayed him, that A-Rod was called "A-Fraud" by his teammates and had an unhealthy obsession with Jeter and that, in 1999, Yankees doctors told George Steinbrenner that Torre had prostate cancer, even before they told Torre. But, there is a cautionary message, as well, to consider when reading into the "juicy" details. From the Daily News report by Bill Madden:

According to a source familiar with the book, Torre does not step out of character. He simply recites the facts as he saw them and does not unfairly disparage the Yankees...

And ESPN:

The source said some of the controversial angles being reported in the New York tabloids have been taken out of context or "overblown.''

"Joe is very honest in the book,'' the source said, "but he doesn't make any personal attacks. In terms of him name-calling, that's not his style.''

I guess we'll have to wait and see exactly what is said.

Via Steve.