Torre thinks he&#39;ll hit during playoffs
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New York Yankees: Joe Torre hopes Jason Giambi, who has fought to overcome a benign tumor and other ailments, can be his team&#39;s designated hitter in the postseason -- if not in the first round, perhaps in the league championship series if New York advances
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n the home clubhouse before the game, Art Howe, the Mets&#39; lame-duck manager, spoke about his off-season plans, his aspirations and whether he might work in baseball again.
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New York Yankees manager Joe Torre  tried to keep a lid on the bubbling controversies surrounding  his team on Friday and said he was eager to get back to the  business of playing baseball.
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HOUSTON -- The attitude of every team in the postseason is: concentrate on today and let tomorrow take care of itself. That would be a good strategy for baseball-watchers, too, especially when they watch Carlos Beltran.
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It would be a &quot;longshot&quot; that Giambi would be left off, manager Joe Torre said before Friday night&#39;s game against Toronto.
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New York Yankees manager Joe Torre said Monday he was unsure if closer Mariano Rivera would be available for Tuesday's opener of the American League Championship Series against Boston after a tragic accident at the reliever's home in Panama over the weekend.
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Mel Stottlemyre revealed some of the Yankees&#39; postseason pitching plans on Saturday afternoon, but Kevin Brown&#39;s performance and the health of Orlando Hernandez are clouding
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Would Joe Torre have written Jason Giambi's name on his lineup card last night if a playoff spot had been at stake?
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NEW YORK -- Joe Torre offered a simple explanation for his team's recent turnaround. "Looseness. These guys are having fun with each other," the Yankees manager said yesterday after New York's sluggers broke loose in a 13-6 victory over the Pirates.
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Joe Torre and Mel Stottlemyre have an interesting week ahead of them, as they try to sort out the Yankees&#39; starting rotation for the postseason.
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Red Sox. Boston is on the verge of being swept in four games by the New York. on Aaron Boone&#39;s home run in bottom of the 11th inning of Game 7. It&#39;s been a. pennant in the last seven years.
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MILWAUKEE -- Fans following Barry Bonds&#39; quest for career home run No. 700 have been thinking ahead, as in of course he&#39;s going to hit it, but when?
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When Joe Torre held his season-ending session with reporters after the American League Championship Series, he was asked about Bernie Williams&#39; place on the 2005 Yankees.
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Manager Joe Torre named Gary Sheffield as his first baseman for the playoffs Saturday, and that was a relief to Jason Giambi, who will be limited to being a designated hitter.
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With the playoffs less than three weeks away, the Mets may give Orlando HernÃ¡ndez as much time as he needs to make sure he is ready.
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At 42, Roger Clemens is ready to pitch on three days&#39; rest with a chance to make postseason history for the Houston Astros. After all, playing in the postseason with
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He&#39;s poised to rack up most hits in a season. Other marks look vulnerable, too. By Erik Spanberg | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.