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
We'd probably like to go to someone else, but Ruben assured me four or five days ago that he could play the field.
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.
We're certainly interested, we know that. He could be someone that could fit in.
You'd probably like to go with somebody else, but Ruben assured me four or five days ago that he's fine to play the outfield. I take his word for it.
You get the guys up (to bat) enough, they're so good it's tough to get past them,
You go up there and you try to reason with yourself and there's nothing that makes sense to even think about. They're all very capable.
We didn't use the word love, but it was pretty warm. It was something more than cordial.
We just felt that Jason probably needed the most rest of all the guys.
We just want to get home, ... Not many guys have had their families with them the entire time and we want to get back.
To wind up in Cooperstown is surreal for me. To go into the Hall of Fame is one thing. When you think of all the other Yankees that are in here, it's pretty special. This is just a shrine. To visit it, much less be inducted, it's still sort of unbelievable to me.
To me, it's exciting, ... You go to the ballpark every day with a need to win. It's an everyday need.
With his experience and his ability, he could be a seventh-, eighth- or ninth-inning guy. He could be your closer on the days Mo has to have a day off.
With how hard he works, how many pitches he throws, what we see, we'll decide if Thursday is an option or not. He's anxious to get in a game.