Brian Cashman likely to decide whether Joe Torre manages the Yankees in 2008

The notion of whether Joe Torre even wanted to come back as manager had been tabled since spring training, and for the longest time this season it didn't seem to matter. But as the Mariners and Tigers have opened the door in the wild-card race, October suddenly looms for the Yankees, and Torre's time may not be up after all.

So the question was posed yesterday and the manager came about as close as he can, without sounding as if he's campaigning, to saying he'd love to be back next year. "I'm enjoying it, let's put it that way," Torre said before yesterday's 8-2 loss to the Devil Rays. "I don't know what the determination is going to be, but I'm enjoying what I'm doing now." Continue