He had a great presence on the mound that night. That stands out more than anything. He had a lot of confidence. Game 6, Yankee Stadium, and he completely dominated us. That's one memory that's tough to lose.
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They the Red Sox are playing at home. They're the best club in baseball at home. You can't think about them. We have to think about us. We control our destiny. If we win all our games, we win.Joe Torre
The one thing I can take credit for is for not trying to be someone else. I've always tried to be a manager who allowed his players to play. The game is theirs. What I've done for 10 years is try to stay out of their way.
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Having George meet with him -- he doesn't meet with people just for the sake of meeting them. He's certainly thinking in terms of helping our ball club.
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If you don't make quality pitches you can't expect good results. We didn't pitch very well.
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He's been running into walls for a while, so I'm just giving his legs a couple of days off. With everything he does with his legs and his feet on the offensive side, I decided to give him another day.
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The good part is that I don't have to rearrange anything to do something. He's pitched with both guys -- Kelly most of the spring and Jorge for two good games during the season.
Joe Torre
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