Torre is not comfortable without full rest
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins hesitated not a whit in sending Johan Santana to the mound yesterday on three days' rest. The Yankees refused to do the same with Mike Mussina and, as a result, it will be a well-rested Moose for Game 1 against the Red Sox in the American League Championship Series.
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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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When Joe Torre saw the Arizona bullpen door swing open and Randy Johnson come through it during Game 7 of the 2001 World Series, the Yankees manager didn&#39;t think much of it.
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Manager Joe Torre said he could not go wrong arranging so many powerful hitters, but the implied message is that batting sixth could help Rodriguez relax.
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Mariano Rivera's stiff elbow will keep the Yankees' closer off the mound all weekend. Manager Joe Torre said Rivera, who did not pitch in New York's 6-1 loss to the Twins yesterday, will also be held out of today's game so he can rest his right arm. ``I'm just going to shut him down for a few days. Let's ...
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With the All-Star Game break coming up, the Mets can afford not to take any undue chances with Oliver PÃ©rezâs sore lower back.
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The bullpen blew another one. The reliable relievers who carried the New York Yankees all season are coming apart at the most important moment. Mariano Rivera must be tired by now. Tom Gordon is struggling. Paul Quantrill is hurt. And the Yankees are halfway to the biggest collapse in postseason history.
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Sammy Sosa was out of the lineup against the Montreal Expos yesterday because of bursitis in his right hip. And his replacement, Ben Grieve, was injured while making a catch.
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When Randy Johnson lost a no-hitter in the seventh inning against Kansas City on Wednesday, Joe Torre actually felt relief rather than disappointment. "I'm not sure he wants to pitch a no-hitter at this point in time," the Yankees' manager said.
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Whaddya think? Let him close tonight? He threw only 99 pitches and he was still pumping high-octane gas at the end. Curt Schilling might be good for a batter or two in a pinch tonight.
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BOSTON -- Where much of the world saw a starting rotation tattered and torn by injuries as the postseason began, Joe Torre saw instead a group of proven veteran pitchers who were simply more well-rested than usual.
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Jason Giambi got Wednesday night off because of a sore right foot, but he said he would play Thursday night. The Yankees said he was day to day.
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The New York Yankees are struggling to score and their once-huge lead in the AL East is suddenly shrinking. Manager Joe Torre refuses to panic just yet.
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NEW YORK -- Carl Pavano was scratched from a scheduled rehabilitation start Wednesday, and New York Yankees manager Joe Torre isn't counting on having the oft-injured pitcher return to the major leagues this year.
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The reason Joe Torre is limiting Mariano Rivera is not because he is hurt, but because he is worried Rivera could reaggravate the muscle strain near his right elbow.
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John Olerud hobbled out of the clubhouse on crutches, his left foot heavily wrapped. The New York Yankees' first baseman sat out Sunday night with a bruised instep, and might be sidelined for a while.
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Manager Joe Torre guided the Yankees out of an early-season morass and into the playoffs, but his future is no safer now than it was on opening day.