Paul Sullivan: Cubs' unlikely outlaw awaiting Joe Torre's decision on the 'Zobrist rule'
One of my favorite Joe Torre stories occurred when he was holding out with the Braves during spring training in 1969.
As related in the book "Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball," Braves general manager Paul Richards tried to cut Torre's salary 20 percent, mostly as revenge for Torre being a union activist.
Like many players during that time, Torre had an offseason job and was working for a Wall Street
