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
I think that winning creates chemistry, as opposed to other way around. I've been on a lot of friendly teams that couldn't win, trust me.
I feel very fortunate to have broken in with the Milwaukee Braves organization.
I know in the heat of battle, it's hard not to get angry, especially in the 19th inning.
Umpires sometimes have a quick trigger.
When you take a job, you don't just accept the pats on the back. You have to accept the kicks in the pants.
You have to fix something when it first appears.
The fact that somebody is reducing your salary is just telling me they're not satisfied with what you're doing.
You could have the bases loaded, and you bring up the best pinch-hitter in the world to pinch hit, he hits into a double play, and then all of a sudden: 'How could you do that?'
If a club is winning, you never pay attention to a guy who's 0-for-10. If a club is losing, all of a sudden you'll find that he's the main reason why you're losing, which is absurd for me.
You know, Mike Milken, the money that he has raised for cancer research has been remarkable.
I don't think there's any player that's more talented than Alex Rodriguez. He cares very deeply about doing well. Baseball is his life. He puts a lot of pressure on himself.
You get to the big leagues, and you think, 'Can I do this stuff?' Then you take the first pitch down the middle for Strike 1, and you think, 'I could have hit that.'
My wife accuses me - and she's probably right - that I'm sometimes oversensitive.
Golf is the only game I know where you call a foul on yourself.