A Good Team Starts With a Good Manager

He was met with the headline in the New York Daily News of “Clueless Joe."   His hiring was one of great question and it was wondered how long before he too was fired as Yankee manager. Twelve years and over 1,000 wins later, Joe Torre is now considered one of the greatest Yankee managers of all-time.   Even after he led the Yankees to a 13th consecutive playoff appearance in 2007, it was announced during the ALDS that if Torre didn’t win the series over Cleveland, his contract would not be renewed.    The Yankees lost that series, and Torre did not return to the team the following season. Instead he went where he got the respect he deserved, the Los Angeles Dodgers.   The Dodgers did not hesitate to sign Torre, shortly after former manager Grady Little resigned. Torre took over a young team. A team poised to take over what was a weak division. Torre was not alone either. His bench coach Don Mattingly followed him, along with his third base coach ... (link)