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 final week. We're not really looking to the weekend. We're looking at every single game. We can't rely on anybody else to do what we need to do. We need to win all the games, as Boston does, and a week from today when the smoke clears, hopefully we're standing tall.
The day I stop expecting good things to happen when he's up in a situation like that is a day that I shouldn't be here. It's surprising when we don't score with the ability we have, but that happens.
The day I stop expecting good things from him in a situation like that is the day I shouldn't be here.
All of the reports point to the fact that he's fine, and he's been throwing. Hopefully, it stays that way.
It's all about makeup.
It's nice to be in first place. But just because you're not on a winner doesn't mean you're a loser.
Every time I pull somebody out of the bullpen, I believe he can do the job. I have to believe it. If he doesn't, hopefully he will do it the next time.
It just feels good to beat the world champs to be the world champs.
Chicago is a pretty good town.
You hear the word 'cancer,' it scares you. You think of death.
Jerry Coleman was the kind of player who made me proud to wear the pinstripes.
I hated the Yankees and Dodgers and wound up managing both.
I can understand the fact you don't want the ball slipping out of a pitcher's hand because someone can get hurt.
I don't have a great deal of stress job-wise in my life, and that feels good.