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The umpires did a thorough inspection and Nelson looked like a man trying to clear security at Logan as the men in blue inspected his belt buckle. “I guess they wanted to undress him to see if he had anything to doctor the ball,” said Yankees manager...
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5 of the Girardi experience, you feel like you know what you are going to get from him, even if he never lets you know him that well. Overall, here is the thing: He has figured out the problems that come with being the Yankees manager and he does a...
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The incident earned Perez the nickname “I-285,” which he proudly wore on the back of his warmup jacket. As Yankees fans are well aware, the Braves’ manager at the time, Joe Torre, is not known for treating rookies kindly – much less rookies who miss...
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Ryan) and San Diego (Josh Byrnes). La Russa, the first manager to retire immediately after leading his team to a World Series title, wont be in uniform for spring training for the first time since 1962 when he was in high school. While hes had...
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San Diego (Josh Byrnes). La Russa, the first manager to retire immediately after leading his team to a World Series title, won’t be in uniform for spring training for the first time since 1962 — when he was in high school. While he’s had discussions...
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And thank the baseball gods even more for ol' Don Zimmer stepping up even louder. After the first three questions were directed toward Valentine and one toward Gossage about the rivalry, Zimmer, who managed the Red Sox and was Joe Torre's trusted bench...
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He also managed the Montreal Expos as they transitioned into the Washington Nationals. In two of the final three seasons in Montreal, his teams finished over .500, no small feat considering the organizational circumstances which included ownership by...
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The Yankees were, without question, the best team in baseball in 1998. They won 27 of their first 36 games and were so good that they won eight of their number two starter’s first nine starts even though he had a 5.23 ERA. That number two starter was...
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There are at least eight other parties vying to buy the team that Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale once played for, the Times reported. Among them are groups led by former Yankee skipper Joe Torre and basketball legend Magic Johnson....
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Game One and shutout in Game Two. Charged with keeping his team alive, Cone was matched up against Tom Glavine in Game Three and tossed six innings of one-run ball. The bullpen made it standup, and the Yankees were back in business. ”Given everything he...
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Six of those 11 teams won more games the next season, with a new manager, than they did in the Hall of Famer's last season, including last year's Dodgers, who won two more games under first-time manager Don Mattingly than under Joe Torre in 2010. He...
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In November at Churchill Downs, Smith and Drosselmeyer overtook front-running Sutherland and Game On Dude in the closing furlongs to win the $5 million Classic. Racing for the first time since that defeat, Game On Dude covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:46.88...
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Other candidates have to announce their decisions earlier because of fundraising and reporting deadlines. Caruso also has one other major effort on his mind these days: buying the Dodgers. He has partnered with the team's former general manager, Joe...
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Bill Lee is hilarious, smart and fascinating. The first episode ends by setting up Bonds’s fall, furious at finding himself forgotten and overshadowed by the ludicrously inflated Mark
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He played for, and learned from, three of the game's best managers: Lou Piniella (Seattle and Tampa Bay), Joe Torre (New York) and Tony La Russa (St. Louis). "They are all great, and I seemed to hit each at the right time," Martinez said. He had the...
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Juan Rivera came up for a few days and Marcus Thames made his big league debut that month, both getting a short-lived crack at the right field job. With Rondell White banged up and the outfield stretched thin, then-manager Joe Torre started utility...
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The strong likelihood of Cohen’s buying a unit in the Mets was first reported late Wednesday by The Los Angeles Times. A spokesman for Cohen, Jonathan Gasthalter, had no comment. If Cohen buys the Dodgers against a crowded field of other bidders that...
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You can call him a prima donna. You can call him overly arrogant. You can call him a self-absorbed individual. You could even call him one of the best baseball players to ever play the game. However, Alex Rodriguez is a headcase any way you look at it.
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The crowning blow was delivered by Mike Piazza with a deep home run crushed off Carlos Almanzar while Joe Torre rested Mariano Rivera and hid Roger Clemens. Mo didn’t often resemble the American League MVP he had once been, but show him Wells
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Eppler has run the pro scouting department since Cashman created it in 2005, and prior to that he worked as a scout for the Yankees, Padres, and Rockies. He pitched at UConn once upon a time, but a shoulder injury ended his playing career before he had...
About Joe Torre
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Joseph Paul Torre (pronounced /ˈtɔɹi/) (born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York) is the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former Major League Baseball player. He played for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals. He later managed all three teams, as well as the New York Yankees. He had a fairly... Full Article
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ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 24: MLB executive vice president for baseball operations Joe Torre attends Game Five of the MLB World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on October 24, 2011 in Arlington, Texas.
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ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 23: MLB vice president of baseball operations Joe Torre addresses the media to discuss a missed call in Game Three by first base umpire Ron Kulpa prior to Game Four of the MLB World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark...
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New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, left, greets former Yankees manager Joe Torre, right, prior to the Yankees' baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, in Anaheim, Calif.
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Baseball legend Joe Torre speaks after he receive honors at the Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum at the Great Hall on Ellis Island April 13, 2011 in New York.
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Members of the New York Yankees, from left, Robinson Cano, Jorge Posada, Derek Jeter, manager Joe Girardi and former manager Joe Torre stand during a ceremony to commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001 anniversary prior to the Yankees baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, Sept. 11,...
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New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, left, talks with former manager Joe Torre prior to the Yankees' baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, in Anaheim, Calif.
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Former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre and Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (R) talk while on the bench prior to the team's MLB American League baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, California September 9, 2011.
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Joe Torre, Major League Baseball's Executive Vice President for Baseball Operations, talks to Tampa Bay Rays' Johnny Damon in the dugout prior to the Rays spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. , Thursday, March 17, 2011.
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Joe Torre looks around the Colorado Rockies' new baseball spring training facility during a news conference to announce his new position as Major League Baseball's Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011.
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Joe Torre, right, smiles as Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig fields questions during a news conference to announce Torre's new position as Major League Baseball's Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011.
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Joe Torre, right, embraces Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig during a news conference to announce Torre's new position as Major League Baseball's Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011.
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FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2011 file photo, Joe Torre, right, embraces Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig during a news conference to announce Torre's new position as Major League Baseball's executive vice president of baseball operations, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Torre has...
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Joe Torre fields questions during a news conference to announce his new position as Major League Baseball's Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011.
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In this April, 2011 photo provided by Sard Verbinnen & Co. , real estate developer Rick Caruso poses at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles. Joe Torre resigned, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, as Major League Baseball's executive vice president for baseball operations to join a group,...
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Former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre responds as he gets a standing ovation from the crowd during introductions for the 65th Old Timers' Day game before their MLB interleague baseball game with the Colorado Rockies at Yankee Stadium in New York, June 26, 2011.
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Joe Torre, executive vice president of baseball operations, speaks at a news conference at Busch Stadium Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, in St. Louis, after it announced that Game 6 of baseball's World Series is postponed due to rain.
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