Yankee manager Joe Torre has postponed his speech at the Quick Center due to scheduling conflicts. The two-time AP Manager of the year was supposed to speak on Tueseday, Dec. 17, but the speech will be delayed until a later date, which is still to be determined.

Torre’s speech was going to be based on what it takes to win three straight World Series titles. He was planning on discussing the keys he has learned from baseball that one can use everyday in business and life. Torre has dealt with tough bosses, setbacks, successes and building a winning team, and he was going to talk about how these things have made him a stronger person in his life.

Excited to hear this speech? Well there are a couple of things that may deflate your enthusiasm: once again the speech has been postponed and ticket prices range from $125-$250.

Torre’s appearance is primarily a fundraiser for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault living in southwestern Connecticut.

Despite the noble cause, the student body did not seem pleased with the prices to see Torre speak.

“It would be good for the Fairfield community if he came,” said Rae Metz ’03. “But cheap college students are not going to pay that much.”

Some students agreed they would go and see Torre speak, but at a lesser price. Some seemed angered at the point that it cost that much.

“Yeah I would love to go and see him speak, but if it wasn’t so expensive,” said Eric Benja ’03. “I got better ways to piss away 250 bones.”

Even though there are probably better ways to spend the money, rather than seeing Torre speak, it is for a good cause, but a cause which students are just not willing to pay.

“It would be really interesting to hear him speak especially because it’s for a good cause,” said Jenn O’Neil ’03. “But it’s a tough time of year to come up with that kind of money.”

Some students just seemed outraged at the price of one ticket.

Joe Fomenko ’04 said, “Who does this guy think he is, Michael Jackson?”

In the end, when Torre does reschedule his appearance at Fairfield University, it will not be a big student event. However, if you have money, this would be a good cause to support. Unfortunately, it seems that right now students have other needs that come first.

“I can’t spend that kind of money, even though he is a present-day legend,” said Tom Hansbury ’04. “I have to worry about putting food on the table.”

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