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
When I was coming home from school as a youngster, and I saw my dad's car in the driveway, I would go to a friend's house. I connected my dad being there with fear.
I knew what the Dodgers uniform represented as a kid growing up in Brooklyn.
I'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.
After you manage the Yankees for 12 years, it's really tough to envision going somewhere else. But then the Dodgers called.
Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.
Tommy (Lasorda) will eat anything, as long as you pay for it.
When I was a player and hit into a double play, I felt as if I was letting everyone down.
I am deeply saddened and shocked at the loss of umpire Wally Bell.
We all have different ways to do things.
Whatever sport you're looking at, it's usually the team that makes the least mistakes that has the most success.
As a member of a competitive team, you want to make sure you have yourself ready to play. You don't control anything but what you do.
There will be a time when everyone on the team is going to contribute to winning a pennant.
Obviously generating revenue is what this is all about anymore, which is sad, but again, you have to find ways to make it work. But, yeah, that's certainly intriguing.
If you do the best you can, you never have to look back.