Besides confirming his retirement for the throng of media, Torre was asked if Derek Jeter would holdagrudgeagainst the Yankees for the way his contract negotiations were handled.
Though I suspect that the BWAA would be less likely to discriminate against Mr. Braun with respect to MVP voting if he were to duplicate his efforts in 2013, there is no doubt that the BWAA would holda one-year grudgeagainst Braun at the very least.