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
The kid, ... had a really great at-bat.
If I used him as a pinch-hitter, I could probably get away with it because I could pinch-run for him, ... But we want him to be ready to be a D.H.
if he can stay away from the one bad inning and minimize the damage.
I'd hate to think about jumping off the ship after five games into the season. The sky doesn't fall after five games and I'm not concerned.
I can't tell Randy, 'Be careful; don't get too emotional,' ... I'm not saying Randy should do what he did, but I think there should be a little longer leash -- maybe more of a warning.
I can't talk about something I don't know anything about. We feel we really don't want to comment on these things.
I can't take my glasses off. I'm crying like a baby.
I don't think that's outside the realm of possibility. Bernie, obviously I think he enjoys being here. It's the only place he's ever been. I think he's ? I don't want to say got used to it but I think he understood this year with his reduced role that maybe this is where he should be concentrating.
I don't think that's outside the realm of possibility,
The Dodgers to me are the Yankees of the National League.
You want to separate the left-handers or not? I don't know. I have not thought about it.
You've already established who you are. You don't have to do anything differently.
And it's been work for him. I think I discovered over the years how hard it is to do what he does because he doesn't have the instincts a lot of these players have.
The first four innings were really good, then it looked like he was elevating the ball a little. That's where they hurt him.