Joe Torre Quotes on Time (67 Quotes)

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.

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.

The biggest danger is all the hype, ... It's a lot to expect from a young person, but at the same time, it's tough to downplay it.

At the time, it didn't look like it was important, but it turned out to be.

Once he starts throwing, you can start the clock I think it will come quickly. I think he's anxious, but the thing that is more important is that he probably feels better than he did at any time last year. He seems more relaxed.

I was assured that wasn't the case, ... That happened at the time I was out there with scrambled eggs in my mind. That bothered other people who are close to me more than it bothered me.

We'll have to take it a day at a time and see where we are. Once it starts turning and feeling better, it's liable to come quick. The good news is the results of the tests.

I'm going to have to wait and see where he is by the time he's ready to come with us, ... We'll have to look at what's best for him, physically.

You mean how much money he's made me How could you not But I don't think in terms of who's in waiting because he's been here and he's been the same the whole time.

It took him some time to adjust to not being a regular player. But he came to Spring Training with one thing in mind, and that was to do whatever we needed for him to do. His personality has been great.

It's a time of year that they're not used to being competitive. Whether it happened because of that, or the fact that it's just part of getting in shape, I don't know.

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.

But we understand what they did to us last time.

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.

He was really good. I think he's champing at the bit at this point in time.

The camp is going well. The only strangeness is who's playing all the time. The fans get cheated, but you have to look out for your own.

This is the time of year Bernie is used to playing.

He looks like he has pretty good presence for a young guy out there. He's given the Red Sox trouble on a couple of different occasions. ... He has natural stuff. You know it's just a matter of time before he gets smoother and gets consistent with it.

We'll have to wait because of Wang. By the time we leave Florida, we'll have a plan.

It's fun to win a game like this at Yankee Stadium any time. But in the home opener, it's really special. The only way we're going to get momentum is to string some of these together.

It's fun to win one like this at Yankee Stadium any time, but Opening Day made it special.

It was good last time, so I don't want to mess with it.

It certainly would have been a good lift for us to tie the game at that time, because we had struggled to get those guys on base. But you're going to get calls, too. You certainly can't blame anything on that.

Matsui said he's better, but I'd just as soon give it another day or so. We have plenty of time.

The players have a great deal of confidence right now. And they seem to be having some fun with it, even though they know it's a serious time.

We make changes as we go along. Whatever looks comfortable at the time we do it, we'll play along ... It's nothing like it was last year, obviously. Putting Kelly with him, it wasn't because they didn't get along or didn't work well together.

You don't even know what you would call this grammatical two-step. (Fourth person First person once removed) But you hear coaches and player do it all the time. It's a subtle way for them to keep from owning up to what they think and letting us inside their heads. So a few weeks ago, instead of saying I really want to kick Boston's ass ... You're looking forward to winning games.

With Johnny it's a little more of a concern, because he hasn't played with us before. Those guys know what to do, and you figure they'll take care of themselves. When they get back March 20, at the latest, there will be 10 days left and that's enough time.

His stuff is as consistent as we've seen, time after time.

I can't worry about it because I have no control over it. The players that are going to be away, they know what they need to do. That part doesn't concern me. To me it's spring training time. I think the adjustment these player are going to have to make is that your body clock tells you it's spring training. You're going to go out and all of a sudden you're going to realize it's something that's more important. That's going to be interesting, just how each individual reacts to it.

When you look at it, no, there's no room for Leiter. But if someone makes a case for himself, you have to figure something out. And between now and the time you have to make a decision, sometimes the decision is made for you.

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.

Jason gets whacked all the time. Pitchers try to keep power hitters like him from extending their arms and that's what happens sometimes.

I think Bernie is motivated by the game situation, the time of year. He just seems to perform well.

As far as going back to Houston in May, I dont think (that) is going to be any big deal for him. It would probably benefit him because he wont have to pitch the whole time.

I can't believe it. It seems a very short period of time. It seems brand new to me.

That's always going to be hanging over his head. I don't care how well he does for what period of time. I think last year was the perfect indication.

We have to improve our bullpen somewhat and find someone to play center field. Teams have to change all the time to try to stay up with things and try to improve.

Instead of questioning the period, they're going to question the player for the whole time, and I don't think that's fair. Because he was a heck of a player as a skinny kid. He hit a lot of home runs against me. I would walk him intentionally even then, so that kind of respect was earned at that point in time.

At times, you'd like to just have people understand that this is your job and it's 162 games, so let's not pick it apart one game at a time.

It's taken some time for him to settle into a comfortable mode, but right now, he's very aggressive. He's animated, which is great to watch, and he seems to be doing what he wants with his pitches.

Johnny knows what's important. They want to win there, but he also knows he has to get himself right. He knows that while he is playing in the Classic, it's still the time of year you have to get in shape and look out for yourself.

We don't care what time the ETA is, ... As long of a trip as it's going to be, it's still following a win. The last time was the worst, because it followed a loss in 2000.

Normally, power hitters hit them in bunches. His swing is compact at this point in time. I look forward to tomorrow to see where he hits it.

This is very sad news, especially because Steve loved life so much. Although I only managed him for a short time, I will always remember his passion and his determination.

That's why you start with two or three innings and then stretch it out an inning each time. Stamina is something you work toward right now.

One accelerated bullpen session isn't as important as making sure you take your time. He's feeling so good that he's frustrated about not being able to pitch more. But we're not trying to rush him back.

We want the option in case something happens. There will come a time when somebody needs an extra day or somebody is going to miss a start, so we'll need somebody to plug in.

He seems pretty confident, ... It's evidenced by the fact that he'll throw any pitch in any count at any time in the game. We needed him to fill a spot and he's given us much more than we could've hoped for. He seems to be strong as an ox.

We're gritty right now. We're grinding through games an inning at a time.