Joe Torre Quotes (754 Quotes)

I'm not saying he won't be the DH, but I think it's doubtful. ... We'll look tomorrow and decide what our options are against Byrd and go from there.

Joe will make a real good manager because he has a combination of the preparation through statistics, coupled with the feel of a player. Those are the attributes you have to have. Plus, he commands a lot of respect.

He didn't work up a sweat. His command was good and it has been good.

That bothers me, but I don't think about it. We go there every year. If every time you walk in, that's what comes to mind, that's too many sad times.

We've put Andy in that situation many times and he's come up big for us. I trust all my pitchers, but Andy's the one who just seems to have to carry a big load.

The one thing I found out about him, when he gets in trouble he seems to be tougher, which is a very good trait to have for a pitcher. He's a big cheerleader for our ball club. He sits on the bench in between starts and he's one of our main guys as far as keeping everybody going.

Very satisfying. Coming back in a place where we haven't been comfortable playing in this year and at this time of year, it shows you what kind of players we have.

This club has been pretty good at not carrying any baggage with us. Personality-wise, when we go out to the field, we don't think anybody is going to beat us.

We haven't accomplished anything yet, ... other than playing tough games every night, which I'm not sure is going to be good for my health.

Phillips was perfectly fine with it, but I wanted to talk to him anyway. It doesn't mean he's not going to be the first baseman when I do this with Jason, but today, it looked like we needed a little extra energy.

We'll have to wait and see. I'm sure he's going to be uncomfortable for a few days, but thank God all the structure is in place. We'll see how it goes the next few days.

I expressed my unhappiness about Mel leaving. That's no secret, ... The man gave his life and loyalty here for 10 years, and I'm going to miss him. I still have him as a friend, which is very important to me.

There's no question it's a matter of concern. But this is not something new with Mo. He's had this before and usually been able to work through it.

We'll see Friday what the reports are. As long as he feels good, I'm sure they'll feel that was enough.

I like the way that we've come into both these games. We've been aggressive early, getting scoring position, constantly giving ourselves chances to get runs on the board. So I feel good about our club right now.

We had a little shot of energy today.

He tried to play through it, but this morning he was locked up. Evidently, it's just a spasm.

He didn't have good command. It was the opposite of what we saw the last time he was out there. He feels fine, so I'm not concerned.

Safety first, we'll wait to play him Saturday.

It's just a matter of when he can hold the bat. It's not his throwing hand.

That was as good as I've seen him, just in the attack mode.

It was a decision I felt I had to make. Certainly, it wasn't popular, and the last thing I wanted to do was go get him. He left a couple pitches up . . .

He thrives on that, but without having as much in the bank as he had for us last year, you knew that he probably wasn't as confident, even though he was as determined. You still have to do it to feel good about yourself.

We'll have to wait and see. If he feels the way he does today, he can't pitch.

We spoiled (Steinbrenner) by winning four World Series in five years. But it's certainly worth everything that goes with it.

Small we knew from Spring Training, but Chacon, I didn't even know the name, ... To get him here and see how consistent he's been in key situations, it's been great.

I've watched this kid for 11 years. It seems when something needs to happen, he's either the start of it or he finishes it.

You want to win. I don't care where it is, you always feel better about yourself when you win a game.

We'll get him at-bats during the spring. The issue is how many at-bats we can get him during the season. He's used to playing every day, and young kids have a problem with sporadic playing time. It's an issue and a problem, but I don't know if we can solve the problem. Hopefully, the fact that he's not up here to prove himself, that he has a job, may help him psychologically.

It's tough to tell you, aside from Randy and Moose, who the other starters are going to be. Right now we're just digesting all the information and hope everybody gets through all these games without a problem.

Coming in four games back, we can't think about holding our own. We have to make an impact. Jorge was in the middle of a lot of good things tonight.

He's still getting back to where he needs to be. He needs to feel good about his command, because Moose is more about finesse than power.

I don't know what he was like in Colorado. But since he's been here, he's been about as calm as anyone. He seems to enjoy everything that goes on around here.

My only concern is how many games we've been playing in a row. You don't like to take guys out, but I felt it was the best thing to do with where we were and a day game tomorrow.

A lot of times I shake my head. I never in my wildest dreams and I'm sure George feels the same way could have envisioned my being here this long.

He was very good. His pitch count was good, he changed locations real well, but the thing he did best was he got ahead of the hitters. He kept the ball off the fat of the bat very well.

He just can't get into a routine between at-bats. The whole thing is getting into a routine is get ready for the next time. He had trouble doing that.

Yesterday, we may have given away too much, defensively. Bubba probably gives us our best defense, so where it may cost you a little on the offensive side, you hope he can make up for it.

You only have a couple of hours to enjoy it, and then we have to think about business (Friday night). It's a great feeling, especially falling behind. I think it says a lot about how determined these guys are.

He's still young, let's not get too impatient with him. He lost his strike zone at times when he was pitching out of the stretch. He may have been too concerned with the runners. It looked like he might have been rushing, not picking up his target well enough.

It's time to properly honor the Yankees' place in this country's history and create a true Monument Valley large enough for all Americans to see. The Magnificent Seven will join the original four just as soon as someone can figure out a way to carve a 40-foot-high Yogi face.

We'll have somebody ready for Thursday if he's not able to answer the bell. We'll figure it out.

I was very fortunate. I never reached a crossroads in my career. When I became manager, that ended my playing career it wasn't a decision I had to make.

It's frustrating. This is where you really have to earn your money. Things aren't always going to be wonderful, because then it would be easy to play this game. You really have to fight your way through times like this.

I don't think that's any shock to anybody. It would have been more of a surprise if that wasn't the decision.

Anybody connected with the game has to work like hell to get the people's trust back.

We're going to see a lot more of him. He's got some thunder, he's going to be able to do some things.

I don't think we're off to a slow start. Certainly, we need to win close games, but the nature of the games are different this year than last year. Last year, we didn't play well, and it wasn't comfortable to watch.

I was watching pitching practice, not hitting practice. I feel for them. I'm glad it's them and not me. It's a horrible time for hitters.

He bounced back and got the three outs. He just has to get a little more consistent with his command. I thought he threw the ball good.