Joe Torre Quotes - Page 4

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• I was always a little hesitant to accuse people of loading a bat to hit a ball farther. I was always very hesitant to approach people because I never had any evidence that I had firsthand knowledge of.

  Joe Torre

  People, Balls, Littles

  "Larry King LIve", nypost.com. February 1, 2009.

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• When I was a teenager and my brother Frank was in the World Series in '57 and '58 against the Yankees, Braves winning in '57 and the Yankees in '58, little did I know the next time these two teams would meet in the World Series, I would be managing the Yankees.

  Joe Torre

  Brother, Teenager, Team

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• Baseball has changed dramatically since I began my tenure with the Yankees.

  Joe Torre

  Baseball, Yankees, Changed

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• I've been very, very fortunate. I never had to work for a living.

  Joe Torre

  Fortunate

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• I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.

  Joe Torre

  Years, World, World Series

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• Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.

  Joe Torre

  Sports, Baseball, Team

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• I have great confidence in Rick Caruso's unique qualifications and his ability to lead a successful bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

  Joe Torre

  Successful, Unique, Los Angeles

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• Baseball has always been filled with negative statistics.

  Joe Torre

  Baseball, Negative, Statistics

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• As a player, to me the Dodgers were the Yankees of the National League because you either loved them or you hated them.

  Joe Torre

  Player, Yankees, League

  "Joe Torre Hired to Take Over Los Angeles Dodgers". Associated Press, www.foxnews.com. November 01, 2007.

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• When I was coming home from school as a youngster, and I saw my dad's car in the driveway, I would go to a friend's house. I connected my dad being there with fear.

  Joe Torre

  Dad, School, Home

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• Chicago is a pretty good town.

  Joe Torre

  Chicago, Towns

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• You know, Mike Milken, the money that he has raised for cancer research has been remarkable.

  Joe Torre

  Cancer, Research, Remarkable

  “Larry King Live”, nypost.com. February 1, 2009.

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• I don't think there's any player that's more talented than Alex Rodriguez. He cares very deeply about doing well. Baseball is his life. He puts a lot of pressure on himself.

  Joe Torre

  Baseball, Player, Thinking

  "Torre on book: 'It wasn't my intention to shock anybody'". Interview with Larry King, www.cnn.com. February 2, 2009.

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• You get to the big leagues, and you think, 'Can I do this stuff?' Then you take the first pitch down the middle for Strike 1, and you think, 'I could have hit that.'

  Joe Torre

  Thinking, League, Stuff

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• My wife accuses me - and she's probably right - that I'm sometimes oversensitive.

  Joe Torre

  Wife, Sometimes, My Wife

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• It's not easy to just say you don't want to do something any more.

  Joe Torre

  Want, Easy

  "Legendary manager Joe Torre to retire at end of baseball season". edition.cnn.com. September 23, 2010.

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• We've got to decide, how much replay do we want? Because if you start doing it from the first inning to the ninth inning, you may have to time the game with a calendar.

  Joe Torre

  Games, Calendars, May

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• It's all about makeup.

  Joe Torre

  Makeup

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• When you sign on to do a job, you hope you'll be able to get it done. But that's not always in your control.

  Joe Torre

  Jobs, Yankees, Done

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• Boomer is ... Boomer. That pretty much tells you all you need to know

  Joe Torre

  Yankees, Needs, Boomers

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• I wish I could paint that picture. As a 20-year-old kid, that was a big thrill.

  Joe Torre

  Kids, Yankees, Years

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• A lot of pitchers today are afraid of the ball. Warren Spahn pinch-hit for me when I was a rookie. He hit a sacrifice fly. I couldn't argue. I was 20 years old and just happy to be in the big leagues. And Spahnnie was a good hitter.

  Joe Torre

  Sacrifice, Yankees, Years

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• I've seen that picture before. It was a two-seamer that didn't sink until it hit the upper deck somewhere.

  Joe Torre

  Yankees, Two, New York Yankees

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• I feel emptiness, and he probably won't be able to close his eyes for two or three days.

  Joe Torre

  Eye, Yankees, Two

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• Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.

  Joe Torre

  Pitcher, Tweak, Adjustment

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