Joe Torre Quotes on People (23 Quotes)

I think there's going to be a lot of people interested. Even going back to Houston, going back in May, I don't think is going to be any big deal for him. It'll probably benefit him, the fact that he won't have to pitch the whole time.

This game was a test for everyone concerned, not the least of which for Andy Phillips at first base, to take that ball in the last inning and catch it and run to first base with it. People playing under pressure.

It's only fair to him to do that. I appreciate the fact that he hasn't used any of that as an excuse. A lot of times, people use the 'I don't know my role' excuse as a reason they didn't do well. I didn't anticipate he would.

When you live the life we live, it doesn't matter what the information is if it's information, people want to talk about it or are interested in hearing about it. I'm very confident this will be just part of what he has to deal with. Obviously, he's dealt with it long before any knowledge of it came out.

If people are struggling, then you sort of rearrange the furniture a little bit. We have all capable people here, so we're going to try to go with the hot hand as best we can.

I got excited about it, ... People are going to remember a hit like that more than a home run when we're ahead 6-0.

He's a national treasure as far as I'm concerned. Sometimes when people are going through some physical problems, they tend to hide out. But I think he realizes how much good he does just showing up places.

Every year, there's going to be someone who's going to be a thorn in your side. This year, it's the Devil Rays. You look at their record lately, and it's not too shabby. They've always had talented people.

He said, 'You know, I can pitch out of there, too,' pointing to the bullpen. He understands. I have an easy job, because all the people involved understand the situation.

It's really devastating I don't know what other word to use. You watch it on TV on every station, read about it in the newspaper, and there's no immediate help for anybody. You'd certainly like to be able to do something. It's very sad for these people.

When you live this life, whatever the information is, people are going to want to talk about it and know about it. I think he'll get through it.

When I was playing with the Cardinals, and Jerry Grote always had a way of aggravating people, so you go and get him, and I got him one time with my speed, I didn't get many people. I thought I was going to get him again, and you close your eyes just before you have that impact, and he was missing, I rolled halfway to the dugout. I hit nobody.

My feeling is that once he starts, he'll come quickly. We'll let the people down there who are watching him make the determination of when he's ready for competition at this level.

Dale has always cared a great deal about other people. Dale's is a voice you can trust and his experience and wisdom comes through clearly as he provides valuable information so that young athletes can make good career decisions.

I haven't taken his pulse lately it barely moves. But he pitched well for us last year, and sometimes a little bit of a language barrier is an advantage. You're not having to answer a lot of questions and converse with a lot of people. It sort of insulates you. I have no doubt he'll be able to handle it.

One thing I'll say here. I'm not going to waste my time talking about negative things. We won a ballgame 9-8. I'm not here to start beating on people, especially the people that, if we expect to win, are going to get us there.

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.

It wasn't an inability to throw strikes. I think he just tried to make too perfect a pitch. When he went out and challenged people, he got people out. Hopefully that tells him something.

We realized that in spite of all the sadness and devastation, people were looking to us for ... I wouldn't say relief, but a distraction, a support system. As we started playing the games, we started to realize we had a job here and that was to distract p

It's like watching your kids grow. He's very intelligent. He's got a feel for people. He's probably going to learn patience, because with a new job like this, everything is in the passing lane. It goes real fast.

That's not to say that the Weaver deal won't pan out, eventually. The Yanks haven't given up. We didn't send him down because he can't pitch, ... We just had to make room for the new people.

There's no trickery in what he does -- he just goes after you. That's why he's the pitcher he is -- those guys usually get tougher with men in scoring position. There's not always blame to be put on people.

If that's so, I don't know what I'd do differently, ... I honestly don't know the difference between saving your job and trying to win a game. You don't manage to make it acceptable to other people. Even if you're going to get fired, you do the things you think you should do.