Torre told reporters: "You make a mistake, they beat your brains out. That's what happened to us."
Torre, who turned 67 on July 18, is in the last year of a contract that is paying him US$7 million.
He last faced job security questions when the Yankees lost 14 of their first 25 games through April.
New York, which has never missed the playoffs in Torre's 12 years at the helm, reached the postseason in improbable fashion this year, rallying from a 21-29 start to win the AL wild card.
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