Joe Torre Games Quotations

Golf is the only game I know where you call a foul on yourself.

Bubba showed some signs, ... He's not a world-beater, but he made some adjustments, offensively, which made him an option in important games down the stretch and in the postseason, which never would have been an option before.

Bubba showed some signs. He's not a world-beater, but he made some adjustments, offensively, which made him an option in important games down the stretch and in the postseason, which never would have been an option before.

Bubba showed some signs, ... It took a little time for Donnie (Mattingly) to convince me that he was a different hitter. Again, he's not a world-beater but the fact he's made some adjustments offensively certainly made him an option in postseason play and in important games down the stretch, which never would have been an option before.

Bubba showed some signs. It took a little time for Donnie (Mattingly) to convince me that he was a different hitter. Again, he's not a world-beater but the fact he's made some adjustments offensively certainly made him an option in postseason play and in important games down the stretch, which never would have been an option before.

He wins 10 games and give you the final score, too, ... How much better can it get?

Just win as many games as we can and see where that leaves us when it's over.

Three games to go and we hold our future in our hands. We couldn't be going in under any better circumstances.

We haven't accomplished anything yet, ... other than playing tough games every night, which I'm not sure is going to be good for my health.

When you're down to 20 games left, it's hugely important,

When you're down to 20 games left, it's hugely important. Knowing we still have control of things with the last three games against these guys, we just have to work very hard between now and then so those games will be significant.

We're grinding these games out, playing nine innings.

We're gritty right now. We're grinding through games an inning at a time.

We're not thinking of either one; we're just thinking about winning every game. We'll win as many games as we can and we'll see what that gets us. That's basically our mentality right now.

We understand that there will be certain games when one run will be huge. Even though we're capable of big things here, we have to diversify our attack a little bit.

Right now, we're just digesting all the information and hoping everyone gets through all these games without a problem. Chacon seems as relaxed as I've ever seen anybody I've ever seen in Spring Training.

Right now we're just digesting all the information and hoping that everybody gets through all these games without a problem. We'll wait as long as we can.

In games that Alex does not contribute with his bat, he's helped us win ballgames, so I think that should be part of the equation. I think it's a part David doesn't have.

It's tough to tell you, aside from Randy and Moose, who the other starters are going to be. Right now we're just digesting all the information and hope everybody gets through all these games without a problem.

I want him to be who he is, ... because every one of these games is big.

I know I alluded to it with my players at one time or another, ... I said, with everything we went through, if it was May or June, you'd have given your right arm to be in the position we are right now. Yeah, we're not in first place, but where we were then, and where we were going, if you knew the last 20 games of the season you're fighting not only for a wild card but for a pennant, you'd be tickled to death.

It was a classic, a throwback to the old days, ... This is our postseason. For us to get there and get to that second season, these games are enormously important.

It was a classic, a throwback to the old days. This is our postseason. For us to get there and get to that second season, these games are enormously important.

I'd hate to think about jumping off the ship after five games into the season. The sky doesn't fall after five games and I'm not concerned.

Baseball is a game of life. It's not perfect, but it feels like it is,

Major league baseball is about the history of the game. Baseball history is so important. It's so much more than money.

If all of us who love baseball and are doing our jobs, then those who get the game from us will be as proud to be a part of it as we were. And we are. This game is a gift, and I am humbled, very humbled, to accept its greatest honor.

The game itself is an autonomous game, but everybody is a part of it. No contribution is too small.

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.