http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T08:08:20Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Joe%20Torre http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/22/142217/12 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/torre_harborplace.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Did <b>Joe Torre</b> walk out on the Yankees because he had to pay for his own room service at the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Renaissance+Harborplace+Hotel/ian/109554">Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel</a></b>? Doubtful, but how frustrating must it be to make $7.5 million a year and then get a note from accounting about a $39.98 in-room dinner. The rest of the Yankees didn't do much better during the 2005 season, routinely getting expenses docked from paychecks any time they racked up charges at hotels.<br> <p>While Joe didn't want to be on the same floor as other players and frequently requested a "corner suite" with "feather pillows," he wasn't as particular about dinner: grilled chicken, two Amstel Lights and a pay-per-view movie. Still, the Yankees wanted pbb 2007-10-22T15:35:34-05:00 39.286590 -76.611704 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/