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 my job that if somebody wants to have a discussion about something, I'm certainly sensitive to that, and I'm willing to do it.
In regards to steroids, I think we're all to blame, all of baseball. I never realized how far-reaching this problem has been.
People are proud of their players.
Kids are much more intuitive these days. Not that I'm crazy about what's on TV, but they know so much these days.
St. Louis has always been special to me.
In baseball, you're always moving people around.
Sometimes they say the world rotates a little different for lefthanders.
Years ago, you never concerned yourself with pitch counts. Now, with statistics telling you that between this number and that number bad things happen to this particular pitcher, you have to pay attention to it. The bullpen has become a huge part of what happens now.
He [Nomar Garciaparra] could go 0-for-10 in rehab and it wouldn't mean anything.
Not that managing in the American League is easy, but this is certainly different. I'll have to have somebody poke me in the rear end when I have a pitcher that's going to hit.
We've got to decide, how much replay do we want? Because if you start doing it from the first inning to the ninth inning, you may have to time the game with a calendar.
I've been very, very fortunate. I never had to work for a living.
I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.
I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.