latimes.com - 10/14/2008
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At times like these, it's hard not to sound like a Steinbrenner . It's as if Joe Torre suddenly never managed in a big game before, the stage too big. Sure -- great guy, wonderful person, and you'd want him living next door. But the Dodgers have Game 4 won, and several times, until Torre, more ...
nypost.com - 10/13/2008
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Posted: 4:49 am October 12, 2008 LOS ANGELES
- To be around Joe Torre again is a...
reminder of his impressive blend of self-confidence, serenity and stature. Torre exudes a comfort in his own skin and, thus, brings a comfort to those who enter his ...
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GIRARDI SHOULDN'T TRY TO BE THE NEXT JOE - New York ...
latimes.com - 10/10/2008
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Jones said it was out of consideration to
his teammates that he asked Manager Joe Torre and...
General Manager Ned Colletti if he could leave the team when he was moved to the 60-day disabled list on Sept. 13. "A lot of people need to get stuff OK" in ...
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Dodgers' Andruw Jones is rooting for his team - Los ...
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 10/11/2008
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From the Adam Rubin : Joe Torre 's
brother took swipes at the Yankees Friday for what...
he deemed shoddy treatment during their breakup. "I wonder what the Yankees are thinking now while they're fishing or doing whatever," Frank Torre said on the field at Citizens Bank Park before Game 2 of the ...
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Frank Torre Blasts Yanks
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SportsBrief: October 14
SportsHubLA —
... . T.J. Simers goes after the one blemish on Joe Torre’s record that seems to follow him wherever he goes: pitching management. Why take out Derek Lowe so early? Why put in an overworked Wade? Should Kuo have stayed in? Should Broxton have come in earlier? And Mark Whicker ...
Elevator? No Thanks, I'll Take the Stairs - Daily "Linkin' Logs" (10/14/08)
The Bad News Bloggers —
... ok, the rumors are swirling that he is not. And its bad. Then Sox fans had the pleasure of watching their newly minted ace, Jon Lester, get smacked around by their division rival and ALCS opponent. And now the Sox's hope rest on the shoulder of the 5-2 ALCS knuckleballer, Tim Wakefield. When he's on, he's on and when he's off...well, warm up the pen. The Sox will try to keep pace tonight. If Wakefield falters, you can say goodnight Irene. Bill Plaschke and T.J. Simers look for excuses, while Bill Shaikin thinks they just screwed up. ...
Morning Extras: Rollercoaster Ride of Success
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... • Everyone's fav...TJ Simers. I don't know if he's a bad writer or not. I don't read him enough. But he's been a bad writer this week. He questions moves that worked. He writes like he's actually talking to Torre, but then has quotes like "What the heck were you thinking when you took Lowe out of the game?" I'll be a box of Dodger Dogs he didn't word it like that...if he worded it at all. Not a fan. ...
You'll Always Remember Your First Time, Part 11
The House That Glanville Built —
... This is a team that thinks two-run, eighth-inning deficits are just the perfect launching pad to kick off their latest miracle comeback. "This team's amazing," closer Brad Lidge said in a raucous October clubhouse. "I don't care if we're down by 10 runs. If there's two innings left, we just believe that somehow, some way, we're going to catch up. No matter how many runs we're down by, I'm still thinking I'm going to come into the game." -T.J. Simers seems a little ANGRY at Joe Torre, does he not? -Shane Victorino is the best thing to come out of ...
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yankees.lhblogs.com 12/10/2008 — Joe Torre just spoke to reporters and talked about a few Yankees issues:
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latimes.com 1/31/2009 — By violating both of those covenants, by sharing clubhouse secrets and by upstaging the team that employs him with a book tour to talk about a team that does not employ him, Torre has left the Dodgers in an awkward position on the eve of spring ...
dailynews.com 2/15/2009 — GLENDALE, Ariz. - The last thing Dodgers manager Joe Torre said to catcher Russell Martin on the way out the door last fall was the same thing he probably said to all of his players. But in Martin's case, the words "keep in touch" were meant a little ...
Frustration boils over for Lowe —
Major League Baseball News 10/14/2008
Miffed at the condition of the baseballs and at his own performance in the first inning on Monday, Derek Lowe had a meltdown upon returning to the Dodgers dugout, attacking a water cooler and ripping off his jersey.
Torre Hurt Dodgers by Yanking Lowe Early —
Bleacher Report - MLB 10/14/2008
Joe Torre's most questionable decision, the one that led to all the trouble, was his removal of right-hander Derek Lowe.
Five innings, 74 pitches, Lowe coming off his first 1-2-3 inning.
Yes, Lowe was working on three days rest. Yes, the Dodgers ...
