With card up his sleeve, Joe Torre managing a smile

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With card up his sleeve, Joe Torre managing a smile
Published 8/30/2007 by Jim Jacobs at Yankees baseball blog
... So a lot happened that night, to both these teams. A lot has happened since, even if the Red Sox have stayed in first since then, sometimes by a lot. But the Yankees are a different team now. And now at the Stadium last night this was a different Rivera, which means the one who has gotten the Red Sox a lot more over the years than they have gotten him. Continue ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, August 30
Published 8/30/2007 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... FORGETTING WHAT HAPPENED IN APRIL: The Daily News' Mike Lupica says the Yanks are a different team than the one that struggled through the beginning of the year. ...

How quickly things change
Published 8/30/2007 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... against the Royals, a team he's had success against this season. We can agree with that decision, as it would be nice to get Mussina back on track before the postseason. But we also agree that it's time to test out a new arm in the rotation, mostly because anyone can be better than Moose has been lately. Finally some Mike Lupica writing worth reading: the Yanks are really playing ball now , he writes. Is there any chance ...

The Week In Quotes: August 26-September 2 by Alex Carnevale
Published 9/3/2007 at Baseball Prospectus
... ' head. "There is more than a little bit of history between these clubs. Those were two pretty nasty pitches the young man threw. Up here, you need to be a little better throwing strikes and we just had to put a lid on it before there was a problem." --home plate umpire in that game Derryl Cousins , on Chamberlain's behavior. "You still can't come back from a bad start. By that I mean a bad start from one of your pitchers. You can come back from a bad start to your season, though. Because we have." --Joe Torre (Mike Lupica, New York Daily News ) THE REST "Fenway Park is a great place to watch a game. I love broadcasting a game here. The atmosphere is fantastic. But fans are not the primary concern here. Everyone knows how jammed in they are, how there aren't enough restrooms. I've seen people here urinating outside the bathrooms. When we come here, we wa ...