Francona goes to bat for Torre
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Before coming upstairs to the Fenway Park interview room yesterday afternoon for his press conference, Red Sox manager Terry Francona delayed his arrival so he could watch a few minutes of the press conference Joe Torre was conducting at a hotel in Rye, N.Y., explaining why he was no longer the manager of the Yankees after 12 seasons.
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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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The playoff-bound Red Sox are home tonight to start the final six games of the regular season, and manager Terry Francona continues to straddle the line between playing for the division title (and the best record in the league) and getting his team ready for the postseason.
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BOSTON - Tim Wakefield will start Game 1 of the World Series tomorrow for Boston after playing a key relief role for the Red Sox in the AL Championship Series.
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Luis VizcaÃ­no has pitched well enough lately to make a case for Kyle Farnsworthâs eighth-inning role, but Manager Joe Torre has no plans to give it to him.
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New York Yankees manager Joe Torre would love to have Pedro Martinez in his rotation &#151; just as he'd love to have any great starting pitcher.
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It could be argued that it is time for Yankees Manager Joe Torre to go. But it is hardly Torreâs fault that the front office does not seem to feel Don Mattingly is ready to take over.
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Terry Francona is bound by organizational dictates not to give his stamp of approval on Edgar Renteria as the Red Sox&#39; new shortstop until after the two-time
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New York Yankees starter Jon Lieber, center, hands off the ball to manager Joe torre, left, as he leaves the game against the Boston Red Sox in the in the 8th inning of the game 2 of the American League championship series at Yankee Stadium in New York
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Letâs face it, if it were as easy as calling a meeting, Yankees manager Joe Torre would do it all the time. Torre, his team losing five of its previous
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This isn't the first time Terry Francona has come back to Fenway Park with a two-game lead in a playoff series.
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Jason Giambi's home run against Toronto resonated with the recovering slugger, his teammates and Yankees manager Joe Torre.
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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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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- He spared Terry Francona the trouble of naming an Opening Day starter by matter of factly mentioning he's planning to pitch that day.
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And the Yankees' mystery pitcher for tomorrow's Game 3 is . . . Kevin Brown , who got the nod yesterday over Javier Vazquez , whose last few outings have been shaky. &quot;It took us a while,&quot; conceded manager Joe Torre , who went with Brown (10-6, 4.09) based on his playoff experience (11 games) and last ...
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On the day after, manager Terry Francona was unwavering in his support of reliever Eric Gagn&#xE9; . Even before Gagn&#xE9; blew a save in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays, Francona said he told the reliever, "We'll do it again, in case you were wondering."
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With Luis VizcaÃ­no having more success lately, Manager Joe Torre might use VizcaÃ­no or someone else in the eighth and the struggling Kyle Farnsworth elsewhere.