Joe Torre
Joe Torre
Joseph Paul "Joe" Torreis an American professional baseball executive, serving in the capacity of Major League Baseball'schief baseball officer since 2011. A former player, manager and television color commentator, Torre ranks fifth all-time in MLB history with 2,326 wins as a manager. With 2,342 hits during his playing career, Torre is the only major leaguer to achieve both 2,000 hits and 2,000 wins as a manager. From 1996 to 2007, he was the manager of the New York Yankees, whom...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth18 July 1940
CountryUnited States of America
It's the final week. We're not really looking to the weekend. We're looking at every single game,
It's surprising. If his team was in the playoffs, I could understand it a little bit more. It's just surprising he pulled them so soon.
It's pressure, sure. But it's a good pressure, because George Steinbrenner certainly puts his money where his mouth is. He certainly spends money to put players in the clubhouse.
It's tough to tell you, aside from Randy and Moose, who the other starters are going to be. Right now we're just digesting all the information and hope everybody gets through all these games without a problem.
David missed his spot on a couple of occasions, ... and we were able to take advantage of them.
Dale has always cared a great deal about other people. Dale's is a voice you can trust and his experience and wisdom comes through clearly as he provides valuable information so that young athletes can make good career decisions.
That's pretty incredible. The shape he's in, the way he works, who knows where he's going.
That's the first thing I thought was, Oh my God! It's just crazy, it really is.
It's huge. You win the first game of the series, you want to win the series.
It was a good game. We needed to play a good game, and we were able to do it.
I've got a plan. Am I going to be able to stick with it? I don't know. We'll see.
I've enjoyed my time in the American League, the fans of Southern California and other friendships.
It was a classic, a throwback to the old days. This is our postseason. For us to get there and get to that second season, these games are enormously important.
It was a classic, a throwback to the old days, ... This is our postseason. For us to get there and get to that second season, these games are enormously important.