He may be the top story of television's coverage of the Series. Such attention is well-timed. I knew he was a good player and a good person, but he holds so much inside. Sometimes, you wondered what was going on in there. So graceful, so efficient.
People often misread athletes like that.
But in August, Torre felt he had a problem with Williams that he needed to resolve. Not that he was being lazy or not trying, but his body language was wrong. I think that struck him. Williams, who hit .326 with 15 home runs and 56 RBI after the All-Star break, went on to hit .471 with five homers and 11 RBI in the two postseason series this month. This after hitting .429 in last year's Division Series with the Seattle Mariners.