NEW YORK — Former Yankees manager Joe Torre is defending his new book, saying he doesn't think he violated any clubhouse conduct code by making private team matters public.

Fans stood in the snow on Fifth Avenue and the line snaked around the corner halfway to Madison Avenue on Tuesday for Torre's first signing session for "The Yankee Years," co-written by Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci.

In the book, the authors reveal Alex Rodriguez was called "A-Fraud" by some in the Yankees clubhouse and Torre was critical of David Wells, Randy Johnson, Kevin Brown and Gary Sheffield.

"I don't think I violated anything. At least, that was my intention," said Torre, who now manages the Los Angeles Dodgers.