Joe Torre Quotes

"That's usually what happens. I turn around [he feigns turning around], and there's nobody else to blame, ... I just felt in my heart and soul that was it for him."

"I believe that in a short series, once you have momentum it tends to stay with you. And he certainly knew what to do with it."

"We just allowed them too many outs in that inning, and they took advantage."

"We just haven't made a commitment to that. We haven't broached it with the shortstops."

"I don't want to say we're 'fighting' because that [suggests] we didn't care last year. But I see a lot more going out and getting it, as opposed to sitting back and waiting for things to turn around."

"It's time to properly honor the Yankees' place in this country's history and create a true Monument Valley large enough for all Americans to see. The Magnificent Seven will join the original four just as soon as someone can figure out a way to carve a 40-foot-high Yogi face."

"Whatever there is for him there, he'll handle it fine. He has a sense of humor about this stuff, and that's important."

"You certainly don't want to get in the habit of falling behind and expecting to catch up. We need to be able to control the game better than we did tonight."

"I think Randy was getting a little upset that they weren't swinging. He was throwing hard, and he had a couple that were close shaves."

"I trust him so much, because I know one thing, above anything else, whether it works or not, you know that he's going out there with the biggest heart in the world. He certainly doesn't shy away from the pressure."

"I trust him, ... If I don't use Flash there, at what point in the postseason do I go to him?"

"I trust him. If I don't use Flash there, at what point in the postseason do I go to him?"

"I have a great deal of trust that has been built up in the early season."

"It was tough. Normally when you don't get a 1-2-3 inning you don't come away with a victory."

"It's going to benefit everybody. He knows how to pitch, he's not overpowering, he relies on his ability to throw strikes and get ahead of hitters. It's good to have him and the Big Unit to carry it."

"He's got so much ability and he's capable of doing so many things, he asks himself to do too many things. Slumps are something you have to endure and fight your way through, and there's no quick way to get out of one."

"When he's talking about baseball, he's right on. He doesn't miss a trick. He wants to make every road trip, he watches little things that Jorge [Posada] does behind the plate, and it comes back to him. It's wonderful."

"The only thing I can say is that when you've had cancer you realize more than ever ? even though you should probably realize it before ? how important raising money for research is. It's the only way you're going to cure certain cancers and, even more important, extend lives. It was 1999 when I was diagnosed. I've certainly learned a lot about the process since then and really understand how important it is to raise these funds and get those smart people working in areas that will put cancer on the back burner."

"I think he just settled in. It just looked like he had a little more comfort out there."

"It's good for the game. It's bad for my stomach."