Joe Torre

  1. Jon Lieber: Former Chicago Cubs 20-Game Winner Interview Part 2

    In the second part of my interview with former Chicago Cubs pitcher Jon Lieber, he tells me what it was like to play with Sammy Sosa , why pitchers don't throw inside anymore and what he thinks of the salaries athletes make today...

    Darrell Horwitz Written by Darrell Horwitz about 1 month ago 235 reads 6 comments

  2. 50 Key Events in 50 Years of New York Mets Baseball

    On April 11, 1962, the newly enfranchised New York Mets took the field for the first time. They lost. Then they lost again. And again. And again and again and again and again and again and again...

    Tony Marcano Written by Tony Marcano about 1 month ago 867 reads 18 comments

  3. Torre Finally Loves Matt Kemp, Maybe Because Last Year, He Was Better Than Jeter

    Today, former manager and MLB executive Joe Torre identified his former outfielder, Matt Kemp , “The best player in the game at this point...

    Steven Goldman Written by Steven Goldman about 1 month ago 2,052 reads 1 comments

  4. Felix Millan Once Hit Too Many Singles for the Mets and Joe Torre

    Today, Felix Millan would be an under appreciated player because all he did was hit about .280, play an excellent second base and help the team win. Millan choked up on the bat because his job was to make contact...

    Harold Friend Written by Harold Friend about 3 months ago 759 reads 1 comments

  5. New York Mets: Johnny Murphy Didn't Want Joe Torre on the Mets

    Joe Torre became a New York Met at the end of the 1974 season. He could have joined them as early as 1969, but Mets ' general manager Johnny Murphy was too smart. Even Murphy didn't realize how smart he was going to be...

    Harold Friend Written by Harold Friend about 4 months ago 190 reads 0 comments

  6. LA Dodgers: Joe Torre's Group Would Be Best New Owners for Torre's Former Team

    The ongoing circus that is the L.A. Dodgers ownership situation has introduced its latest acts. We’re a long way from learning who will buy the team from the departing Frank McCourt, but at least the field is narrowing...

    Thad Novak Written by Thad Novak about 4 months ago 2,743 reads 11 comments

  7. New York Yankees: Don Mattingly Should Follow Joe Torre's Lead to Hall of Fame

    Throughout the '80s and early '90s, there was only one Yankee that mattered. It wasn’t Rickey “Ricky says” Henderson and it certainly wasn’t Pasqual “Best Jheri Curl Ever” Perez...

    Brian Buckley Written by Brian Buckley about 5 months ago 534 reads 6 comments

  8. Los Angeles Dodgers: Who's the Best Fit to Buy the Team?

    The list of people interested in being a part of the new Los Angeles Dodgers ownership is a who’s-who list of past Los Angeles sports icons. Magic Johnson . Orel Hershiser...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about 5 months ago 1,069 reads 0 comments

  9. Los Angeles Dodgers: Why Joe Torre is the Best Candidate for Owner

    On January 4, Joe Torre quit his job as Executive Vice President for Baseball Operations for Major League Baseball to pursue buying the Los Angeles Dodgers , and he is already the best candidate for the job...

    Josh Toyofuku Written by Josh Toyofuku about 5 months ago 2,117 reads 1 comments

  10. Joe Torre Resigns from MLB Position to Pursue Dodgers Ownership

    Joe Torre kept busy after walking away from the Los Angeles Dodgers manager's job following the 2010 season by working in the Major League Baseball front office...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 5 months ago 7,652 reads 8 comments

  11. 10 MLB Players Who Deserve to Be in the Hall of Fame and Aren't

    Last month, the 2012 MLB Hall of Fame Ballot was announced, and to be honest, it lacked any big-time newcomers...

    Chris Sbalcio Written by Chris Sbalcio about 6 months ago 4,816 reads 67 comments

  12. New York Yankees Joe Torre and Gary Sheffield Versus Gil Hodges and Cleon Jones

    In baseball, as in all other areas, there is what the media report and then there is what really happened. The media, especially the New York media, often protect the New York Yankees ...

    Harold Friend Written by Harold Friend about 7 months ago 293 reads 0 comments

  13. St. Louis Cardinals: 5 Candidates to Replace Tony La Russa as Manager

    In life, there is nothing like going out on top. This is no more evident in athletics, where individual and team accomplishments occur in a person’s life at a relatively young age in comparison to how long he or she will live...

    Nathaniel Jue Written by Nathaniel Jue about 7 months ago 3,418 reads 9 comments

  14. The 1996 Braves Were Declared World Champions After Two Wins at Yankee Stadium

    The New York Yankees would soon be put out of their misery. Only the 1985 Kansas City Royals and the 1986 New York Mets had lost the first two games of the World Series at home and come back to win...

    Harold Friend Written by Harold Friend about 8 months ago 241 reads 1 comments

  15. Boston Red Sox Managerial Opening: You Have Huge Shoes to Fill

    Every baseball offseason provides ample opportunity for changes within each organization. Last offseason offered dramatic changes for the Boston Red Sox ...

    Ben Shapiro Written by Ben Shapiro about 8 months ago 297 reads 8 comments

  16. MLB Don Mattingly Story: a Victim of Circumstance, or Bad Luck?

    A victim of circumstance, or bad luck? That's what you have to ask yourself when reading the story of Don Mattingly. Throughout the history of sports, we've seen several players and coaches have tough luck in their respective sports...

    Michael Moraitis Written by Michael Moraitis about 9 months ago 234 reads 1 comments

  17. Baseball's Players and Umpires Worse Than Republicans and Democrats

    We seldom like to cross the line of politics into sports, but lately the metaphor strikes out less frequently. Umpires, never a sympathetic lot, have been under increasing attack, and it has become downright physical...

    William Russo Written by William Russo about 10 months ago 69 reads 2 comments

  18. Hall of Fame Players with the 10 Worst MLB All-Star Game Batting Averages

    There’s an age old debate about MLB position players versus top notch starting pitching. Who beats who? Some players have made a Hall of Fame career by beating up on the third, fourth, and fifth guys in a pitching rotation...

    Ryan Wright Written by Ryan Wright about 11 months ago 575 reads 1 comments

  19. MLB Has McCourt and the Dodgers in an 0-2 Count After Court Ruling

    A judge on Thursday refused the Dodgers' request to force the league to produce a slew of documents relating to everything from the New York Mets ' dealings with convicted Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff to e-mails with former Dodgers manager Joe Torre...

    Joseph Jones Written by Joseph Jones about 11 months ago 91 reads 0 comments

  20. New York Yankees: 6 Former Bombers We'd Like to See at Old Timer's Day 2012

    As my Bleacher Report colleague Rich Stowe discussed earlier this month , Old Timer's Day at Yankee Stadium is one of those special occasions that make the New York Yankees stand out from the pack...

    Rick Weiner Written by Rick Weiner about 11 months ago 2,310 reads 36 comments

  21. Joe Torre's "Return" a Foreshadow of Things to Come?

    If there is one thing to remember in the MLB (and perhaps, all of professional sports), it is "expect the unexpected...

    Christopher Livingston Written by Christopher Livingston about 11 months ago 378 reads 5 comments

  22. New York Yankees: Drama with Joe Torre Finally Ends in Old Timers Day Appearance

    It only took four years for Joe Torre to come back to Yankee Stadium and be a part of the team. Even if it was just for one day...

    Doug Rush Written by Doug Rush about 11 months ago 913 reads 22 comments

  23. New York Yankees: 23 Years Later, Lou Pinella Dons the Pinstripes Once Again

    No, Joe Girardi has not been fired...though I still stand by my previous stance . On June 26, as the Yankees finish a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies , something that has not been seen since 1988 will occur at Yankee Stadium...

    Rick Weiner Written by Rick Weiner about 12 months ago 952 reads 38 comments