Joe Torre Quotes on Running (8 Quotes)

It's up to our pitcher to keep the game close so we can have patience knowing we just need a run.

He took part in more than I thought he would take part in. I wouldn't let him do the cutoffs and relays, and I was surprised he did the running. It was basically up to him and how good he felt, so evidently, he felt fine.

The home run was one thing, but to come back with the double the next time, that was the one that got us back to where we felt we could win the game.

I'm sure it was an answer. It cost him a run. You protect your own. That's what it looked like to me.

I thought he did a good job, ... In the first inning, there were a couple of balls hit hard off him, but after that, even in the inning they scored, it was a broken-bat base hit that scored the run. I thought his command was pretty good for the first time.

This is a sign let's see if we can take advantage of it, ... The worst thing you can do if you're Kansas City -- or the Yankees -- is to give an opponent an extra out. ... You get a man on, then another, then all of a sudden you start figuring out who the tying run is and things perk up a little.

Not surprisingly, Chacon gave plenty of credit to his teammates. Derek Jeter showed off his over-the-shoulder acumen to snag a blooper in the sixth Cano went up the middle to snag grounders twice Hideki Matsui made a critical lunging grab even slow-footed Ruben Sierra came up with a running catch in deep right. It was just incredible, ... That whole game was so intense.

Donnie hitting coach Don Mattingly felt about three days ago he was getting close. He said Sunday, after he hit the first one, that Jason has a habit of hitting two if he hits one. No sooner were the words out of his mouth, he Giambi hit a home run.