Torre's act tough to follow
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Ask anyone who watched Don Mattingly hit and they would probably say he could be great at anything.
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It would have been easy to take the bait. Acknowledge that, yes, September is a traditionally difficult month offensively for catchers. That the season has been wearing him down. That the injuries he rarely admits to have caught up with him, making his bat slow and his stroke impotent. Instead, Jason Varitek claimed health, blamed his eyes, and thanked, once ...
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NEW YORK -- Yankees manager Joe Torre won the game. Actually Derek Jeter (5 for 5) and Bobby Abreu (four RBIs) did.
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Even Joe Torre wonders what he'll see when Jason Giambi reports to spring training.
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New York Yankees manager Joe Torre said the team's improved play recently should make it easier on Roger Clemens in his season debut Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. "I think it will probably help him, although he'll probably be sky high Saturday anyway," Torre said Thursday.
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Mike Mussina pitched seven scoreless innings on Tuesday night. (John Dunn for The New York Times) âI canât say that, because we havenât allowed ourselves the luxury of thinking that,â Joe Torre said. âNot only for him, but for anybody.â Maybe I should have known better than to ask that question before the Yankees have clinched. But [...].
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That&#39;s a phrase the Yankees may need to keep telling themselves as this Division Series with the tiny-market Twins progresses.
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George Kottaras expects perfection from himself. That's not surprising. "I get down on myself," the catcher said last week in Pawtucket. "But that's how people are. You fail and you're like . . . I just get to the point where I get corrective actions going. This happens, so what do I have to do to correct ...
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Joe Torre always says that nothing restores order like a well-pitched ballgame. Consider order restored. Mike Mussina tossed eight brilliant innings of three-hit ball
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Joe Torre told Bob Costas on HBO Tuesday night that the teamâs principal owner, George Steinbrenner, held him to a standard of winning that could not be met.
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Joe Torre's explanation for his team's recent turnaround -- looseness among the players.
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Itâs possible to perceive that money was at least a part of the lack of commitment that Joe Torre felt the Yankees demonstrated.
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ne bad breaking ball did in the Yankees yesterday. Usually, one mistake does not cost them so dearly, but the Yankees are not usually scrounging for hits either.
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Javier Vazquez walked behind the mound during a miserable fifth inning Saturday night, a sign that he knew what was coming. Manager Joe Torre was a few seconds from taking the
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Joe Torre held a closed-door meeting before last night&#39;s game to discuss his team&#39;s recent struggles, but there was no talk of losses after the game.
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Some Yankees officials have been puzzled by Manager Joe Torreâs reluctance to use reliever Edwar RamÃ­rez, who had gaudy strikeout numbers in the minors.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- As it turned out, Joe Torre trumped Curt Schilling in the Carl Pavano sweepstakes.