658 Quotes by Joe Torre

He [Nomar Garciaparra] could go 0-for-10 in rehab and it wouldn't mean anything.

It's nice to be in first place. But just because you're not on a winner doesn't mean you're a loser.

Not that managing in the American League is easy, but this is certainly different. I'll have to have somebody poke me in the rear end when I have a pitcher that's going to hit.

We're in good shape. We're playing well, and after last night's ugly one, we came back and did some good things.

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.

We're in a situation where we can't be thinking about holding our own. We have to make an impact. The only way we can do that is by winning the first game.

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

We're in a pennant race, but the mentality is more of a postseason situation where every game is important enough to win right now, ... We can't be thinking long term.

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