He'll tell us if he can't pitch, ... If Moose is right he's the guy you came here with and you certainly trust him.
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The Yankees have 26 games left, all of them against AL East teams. Only the Red Sox, whom they play six times, are above .500. We have confidence in our abilities, ... Now it's just up to us to play well.Joe Torre
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.
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Knowing him as we do, I doubt that he was goal-oriented there especially getting up in situations where base hits were so important to us. He's too professional, just too good at what he does.
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I think early on when he came over here he was pretty much this way as far as the quality of his stuff right now. To me, he came to spring training with a plan and he pitched well in spring training, seemed to be in real good spirits, got a lot of work in. To me, his command is better than it's been in a few years.
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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.
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The only thing I've said to him is 'You've already established who you are. There's nothing for you to do that has to be any different from that. The way I judge people is not necessarily where they go eat dinner or where they build a house, it's just how they play between the lines. And the way he plays the game, it would be tough for him not to fit in anywhere.
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