How Can You Turn Down Five Million Dollars?

After the Yankees lost to the Indians in the playoffs the first question that arises in New York was will Torre be the Yankees manager next season. Some said yes and some said no, the question in general was really up in the air and couldn't have been predicted, the public would just have to wait and see what was going to happen. When the decision was finally made and it hit the press we all found out that Torre turned down a one year five million dollar deal to return to the Yankees next year according to http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3069115. Now should Torre have done this, was this the best decision? The answer is yes without a doubt for many reasons. First of all money is not a issue for Torre, five million dollars will not make or break this man considering he was with the Yankees for twelve straight years, not to mention the four world series titles which I'm sure he got a little of a bonus for. Secondly he didn't need to return to prove anything, he has done that already. It's not like he thought to himself "if I return next season I may be able to rebuild my career." This man is definitely going to make it to the hall of fame regardless of this year. The final reason he needed to turn down the offer is for respect. This man has done wonders for this team, he may not have won twelve straight titles but I think four is pretty good. The Yankees have no right to even question him returning next year but the fact they did just shows they didn't have much faith in him. Yes, they did offer him another year but that doesn't matter because it never should have been questioned. Overall Torre not returning next year was a great choice because he is a great manager so for a team to treat him like that is out of the question.