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
This team has been pretty good about not carrying any baggage with it.
We feel pretty good about ourselves. I think the pressure is all about getting to postseason.
We feel pretty good about ourselves, ... I think the pressure is all about getting to postseason.
You get the guys up (to bat) enough, they're so good it's tough to get past them,
We've been playing very aggressive baseball, very determined baseball. This game was as good as any game we've played this year in terms of winning this type of ballgame.
We did a lot of good things tonight. It was just a complete, clean ballgame for us, ... You're curious when you haven't faced a team that has a record like they do, to see how you match up to them. It makes you feel a little better about yourself.
I think, ... I feel pretty good about where we are.
Reggie was one of those guys who knew how good he was and let people know how good he was. Some players resented that during those times.
I thought we had real good quality at-bats tonight and we never stopped going after them. That was important for me.
I said that I have no problem, ... I know him. He's a good guy. Obviously, he's very good at what he does.
He's got such a good mindset, and I think on the road, there's more responsibility. Once you give it up on the road, you can't come back and score. It seems like you have to be a little more airtight on the road than at home, though it's the same priority. At home, you have a little bit of a safety net.
He's getting a lot more comfortable throwing the ball. His range is what it is. He has quick, good hands, but I think the throwing part was something he didn't appear to have a lot of confidence. Now, he doesn't hesitate. He picks up a ground ball and throws to second.
He carried that with him the first half of the year. If for some reason his routine gets disrupted, (he's) sort of off-center. But he left spring with a good look in his eye.
He knows how to pitch. It's good to have him and the Big Unit to carry us, especially when we have a couple of young guys following.