Torre apologetic after leaving The Boss out of Hall speech
COOPERSTOWN — You can’t forget the Boss. On the greatest day of his baseball life, Joe Torre made a rookie mistake in his Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech, forgetting...
View ArticleFrank Thomas’ tear-jerker speech highlights Hall inductions
COOPERSTOWN — The Big Hurt became the Big Cry. Slugger Frank Thomas broke down in tears right from the start of his Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech Sunday at...
View ArticleTeixeira feels ‘very good’, could return Monday
Mark Teixeira felt exactly what he wanted to feel when he took swings off a tee Sunday. Nothing. “Very good. No pain so that’s a good sign,” Teixeira said of...
View ArticleWhy Paul O’Neill’s glory days can be relived, but not replicated
Celebrations are good for the baseball soul. They are a gentle reminder that eras come and go. And when they are gone, they are gone forever. The Yankees celebrated Paul...
View ArticleJoe Torre’s ruling delays Derek Jeter’s milestone hit
Derek Jeter has been collecting milestone hits throughout the season. On Tuesday, he had one taken away, or at least postponed. The ground ball Jeter hit on Aug. 8 that...
View ArticleExtremely rare baseball ruling takes Cubs win off the board
CHICAGO — The San Francisco Giants on Wednesday became the first team since 1986 to win a protest filed with Major League Baseball, and will now get to resume a...
View ArticleJoe Girardi: Joe Torre getting his number retired ‘well-deserved’
Yankees manager Joe Girardi has a better understanding than most of the challenges of the job Joe Torre did while he was in The Bronx. That’s why he called Torre’s...
View ArticleIconic speeches fill sports lore
The amazing thing, when you think about it, is how often these speeches really do stick with us, how often they really are memorable, and not just as storehouses of...
View ArticleTorre has number retired, plaque in Monument Park
After his No. 6 joined 16 other retired Yankees uniform numbers, Joe Torre remarked on the short distance from the old Yankee Stadium to the new ballpark. But that expanse...
View ArticleJoe Torre’s simple message still resonates today
That first year, there was no way of knowing just how powerful the Zen of Joe would be, and it would have been laughable to suggest the thrice-fired man in...
View ArticleStars and fans embrace Jeter in Yankee Stadium ceremony
Derek Jeter has been trying to avoid saying goodbye since he announced his retirement before the season. On Sunday, he let The Bronx know what the last two decades have...
View ArticleFrank Torre, Joe’s brother, dead at 82
BALTIMORE — Frank Torre, who played seven seasons in the majors and had a heart transplant while his brother Joe was managing the Yankees to a World Series title in...
View ArticleThe 10 most fascinating characters in the World Series
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It’s time for an annual ritual: The 10 most intriguing people in this year’s World Series. I usually start this by explaining this is constructed unapologetically through...
View ArticleJoe Torre: Skippers no longer can use stall tactics for MLB replays
PHOENIX — Rest in peace, Awkward Manager Ambling From The Dugout to the Field So a Team Can Decide Whether To Challenge a Call. You won’t be missed. Phase Two...
View ArticlePettitte to A-Rod: It’s time to come completely clean
Andy Pettitte has some advice for his old teammate Alex Rodriguez: Come clean. If he does that, Pettitte said he believes Rodriguez can get back in the fans’ good graces...
View ArticleMLB to tweak replay system, but managers’ challenges will stay
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Baseball’s instant-replay system will feature some tweaks in 2015, but the foundation will remain the same. Once again, the managers will be the stars of the...
View ArticleJoe Torre comes clean on A-Rod relationship
PORT ST. LUCIE — Alex Rodriguez and Joe Torre have resumed a relationship that the ex-manager said wasn’t nearly as bad as it was portrayed when Rodriguez played for him....
View ArticleMattingly due for rings if eerily Torre-like path continues
GLENDALE , Ariz. — Of course, Don Mattingly has noticed the similarities. It is his life, after all, and Joe Torre is both friend and mentor, so how could he...
View ArticleT. Boone Pickens predicts higher gas, oil prices for next winter
LAS VEGAS — Get ready to pay more for gas and more to heat your home next winter, energy mogul T. Boone Pickens said Thursday. The irascible 86-year-old predicted oil...
View ArticleGirardi resembles Torre with his Pineda approach
Christian Yelich got to Michael Pineda before Joe Girardi could. Yelich smashed the first pitch of the seventh inning — one of the few fastballs Pineda authored Wednesday night that...
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