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Even though he has a tall mountain to climb I think he still has a lot of fight left in him
It's a subject that's been exhausted, and there are a lot of people who have strong opinions about that, and some people in that room are catchers - ex-major league catchers, particularly Joe Torre. He was in there, and the opinions were vented ... There's a certain way to take a guy out, there's a cert...
Even though he has a tall mountain to climb ... I think he still has a lot of fight left in him.
After listening to what Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Jim Leyland had to say about it in discussions this winter, they convinced me. This is a good thing from a baseball standpoint. It places a greater significance on winning the division. I have always been an advocate of that ... It also energizes more...
The ability to hit it straight away means you can wait this much longer without committing
If you're on the defensive side and the pitcher says, 'I'm going to make him hit it to the big part of the ballpark,' that works with 98% of the people ... With Matt Kemp, it doesn't work. There is no bigger side of the ballpark because he's so strong. He uses the middle of the field; it's a helpless fe...
Phil, he spoke from the heart
Pressure's OK. You're always going to have pressure
He never physically abused me, but he left me a lot of scars that I carried a lot of fear into my adult life
I’m standing up in front of perfect strangers crying my eyes out
I'm sure it's disappointing to him ... I go back to Brooklyn days with Vin and I certainly know what he represents here.
He was always a kid that came to the ballpark wanting to play every single day. That tells you something
Obviously, there were times I didn't like what was happening ... It's just every single day when you're with somebody and you feel you want to help somebody through your experience … it doesn't work with your kids. It's not about to work with the players.
It was an exciting prospect ... I didn't get overly excited because you knew there were a lot of qualified people. You were hoping for the best.
I think he was embarrassed by what happened a couple of years ago
Because of (Kemp's) age (27) and everything else, he is probably the best player in the game at this point
He has always been a kid who wants to play every single day, and you like to see that
We didn't always agree, but I think (Kemp's performance) bothered him. Overally, we kept working at it, let's put it that way.
It's pretty exciting that you can take five shortstops and realize what offensive forces they are, in addition to their defensive skill
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
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: MLB's Executive Vice President for Baseball Operations Joe Torre walks away during a press conference at City Hall May 16, 2012 in New York. It was announced that at Citi Field and New York Mets will host Major League Baseball's 2013 All-Star game.
View Photo »Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland, right, talks with Joe Torre before the Tigers baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, April 27, 2012, at Yankee Stadium in New York.
View Photo »Joe Torre, MLB executive vice president for baseball operations, readies to throw a ceremonial pitch before a baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Seattle Mariners in Detroit, Tuesday, April 24, 2012.
View Photo »New York Yankees manager Joe Torre poses with basketball great Magic Johnson during the Sports Illustrated 20th Century Sports Awards in New York in this December 2, 1999 file photo. A group spear-headed by Johnson agreed to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers MLB baseball team for a record $2...
View Photo »ST LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 26: Major League Baseball’s Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Joe Torre speaks at a press conference announcing the postponement of Game 6 of the World Series at Busch Stadium on October 26, 2011 in St Louis, Missouri. Game 6 of the World Series...
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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...
View Photo »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.
View Photo »Former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre, left, talkss with New York Yankees' Derek Jeter in the dugout before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. , Friday, Sept. 9, 2011.
View Photo »New York Yankees Tino Martinez and manager Joe Girardi (C) greet former manager Joe Torre (R) 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.
View Photo »Hall of Famer Whitey Ford and former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre (R) greet Hall of Famer Yogi Berra (8) during introductions for the 65th Old Timers' Day game before the New York Yankees MLB interleague baseball game with the Colorado Rockies at Yankee Stadium in New York, June 26,...
View Photo »Major League Baseball executive vice president of baseball operations Joe Torre leaves a news conference after announcing the cancellation of Game 6 of the World Series baseball championship due to poor weather in St. Louis Missouri October 26, 2011.
View Photo »Major League Baseball executive vice president of baseball operations Joe Torre announces the cancellation of Game 6 of the World Series baseball championship due to poor weather in St. Louis Missouri October 26, 2011.
View Photo »Major League Baseball's Vice President of baseball operations, Joe Torre, addresses a missed call by first base umpire Ron Kulpa in Game 3 of the World Series prior to the start of Game 4 in Arlington, Texas, October 23, 2011.
View Photo »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,...
View Photo »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.
View Photo »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.
View Photo »Caruso Affiliated president and CEO Rick Caruso points to a person in the stands at Dodger Stadium at Game 5 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies in Los Angeles in this October 15, 2008 file photo. Caruso and baseball...
View Photo »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,...
View Photo »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.
View Photo »Former New York Yankees baseball manager Joe Torre talks with former Yankees' Yogi Berra at the official reopening of the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, Thursday, June 23, 2011, in Montclair, N.J.
View Photo »Hall of Famer Yogi Berra tips his cap during introductions for the 65th Old Timers' Day game before the New York Yankees MLB interleague baseball game with the Colorado Rockies at Yankee Stadium in New York, June 26, 2011. Behind him (L to R) are Whitey Ford, Jerry Coleman, Rich "Goose"...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: MLB's Executive Vice President for Baseball Operations Joe Torre walks away during a press conference at City Hall May 16, 2012 in New York. It was announced that at Citi Field and New York Mets will host Major League Baseball's 2013 All-Star game.
View Photo »Even though he has a tall mountain to climb I think he still has a lot of fight left in him
It's a subject that's been exhausted, and there are a lot of people who have strong opinions about that, and some people in that room are catchers - ex-major league catchers, particularly Joe Torre. He was in there, and the opinions were vented ... There's a certain way to take a guy out, there's a cert...
Even though he has a tall mountain to climb ... I think he still has a lot of fight left in him.
After listening to what Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Jim Leyland had to say about it in discussions this winter, they convinced me. This is a good thing from a baseball standpoint. It places a greater significance on winning the division. I have always been an advocate of that ... It also energizes more...
The ability to hit it straight away means you can wait this much longer without committing
If you're on the defensive side and the pitcher says, 'I'm going to make him hit it to the big part of the ballpark,' that works with 98% of the people ... With Matt Kemp, it doesn't work. There is no bigger side of the ballpark because he's so strong. He uses the middle of the field; it's a helpless fe...
Phil, he spoke from the heart
Pressure's OK. You're always going to have pressure
He never physically abused me, but he left me a lot of scars that I carried a lot of fear into my adult life
I’m standing up in front of perfect strangers crying my eyes out
I'm sure it's disappointing to him ... I go back to Brooklyn days with Vin and I certainly know what he represents here.
He was always a kid that came to the ballpark wanting to play every single day. That tells you something
Obviously, there were times I didn't like what was happening ... It's just every single day when you're with somebody and you feel you want to help somebody through your experience … it doesn't work with your kids. It's not about to work with the players.
It was an exciting prospect ... I didn't get overly excited because you knew there were a lot of qualified people. You were hoping for the best.
I think he was embarrassed by what happened a couple of years ago
Because of (Kemp's) age (27) and everything else, he is probably the best player in the game at this point
He has always been a kid who wants to play every single day, and you like to see that
We didn't always agree, but I think (Kemp's performance) bothered him. Overally, we kept working at it, let's put it that way.
It's pretty exciting that you can take five shortstops and realize what offensive forces they are, in addition to their defensive skill
I am very excited to come back to the Commissioner's Office
I am pleased that Joe shared our enthusiasm about returning to Major League Baseball. It was appropriate for him to step away while he looked into a unique opportunity, and now we are delighted to welcome him back to a position in which he thrived. Joe is an accomplished baseball man, a remarkable commu...
Our rivalry is like no other rivalry. It’s something when you want to win a ballgame and you’re out there defending your space.
To me, that's the greatest souvenir in the world, and you throw it back? Now fans feel like they're criminals if they don't throw the ball back
That’s one of the plays he has to read. He’s the backup cutoff man.
