mlb.mlb.com - 10/24/2009
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By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com 10/23/09 7:49 PM
ET LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti...
and manager Joe Torre got an early start on the managing of offseason expectations Friday when they said an acquisition of an ace starting pitcher is ...
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Dodgers outline offseason needs
the700level.com - 10/21/2009
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The sporting world was well represented last night
as Bruce Springsteen played his final show at Philadelphia's...
famed Spectrum. From Eagles kicker David Akers to Flyers Mike Richards, Jeff Carter, and Ray Emery, the local athletes were there for one last dance. One non-athlete who came out ...
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Joe Torre Among Sporting Mood at Springsteen's Last ...
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com - 10/21/2009
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Every Sports Illustrated Tom Verducci column ought to
have the disclaimer "this author has financial ties with...
Joe Torre, so take everything the writer says about the Yankees with a grain of salt." Make that a salt shaker. A day after writing an evisceration of Joe Girardi that he somehow missed ...
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Shocker! Tom Verducci slams CC Sabathia, A-Rod, and the ...
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Joe Torre: Passing The Torch?
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
The last team of course to reach back-to-back World Series were the Torre-managed Yankees, so if anybody understands what the Phillies accomplished and how good they really must be, it would probably be him. In the post-game press conference, he admitted they were "the best team this week" and as defeated as he must've felt from the result of this series, was quick to put in the proper light how special this is for the good guys. [video below] ...
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The House That Glanville Built —
What we are witnessing right now is, without question, the greatest run in franchise history. The Phillies have never gotten to back-to-back World Series. Correction, the Phillies had never gotten to back-to-back World Series, past tense. Because now they have. ...
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Joe Torre: Passing The Torch?
the700level.com 10/22/2009 — The last team of course to reach back-to-back World Series were the Torre-managed Yankees, so if anybody understands what the Phillies accomplished and how good they really must be, it would probably be him. In the post-game press conference, he admitted they were "the best team this week" and ...
JOE TORRE WILL WALK AWAY AFTER 2010
bigleaguescrew.com 10/14/2009 —
IN a press conference on Tuesday, Joe Torre said that he doesn’t plan to manage the Dodgers after his contract expires . He also told reporters that he wouldn’t walk away early even if Los Angeles makes it to the World Series.
Joe Torre has the most career playoff wins in ...
Phil Sheridan: Manuel getting the better of Torre
philly.com 10/19/2009 — Don't look now, but it is the second year in a row that the lightly regarded (by many) Manuel has out-managed the likely Hall of Fame-bound Torre. Of course, in this and most other cases, managing can be best defined as "has the better pitching." For ...
Torre reiterates plans to retire after 2010
losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com 10/14/2009 — By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com 10/13/09 11:41 PM ET LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers manager Joe Torre on Tuesday repeated earlier comments that he didn't expect to manage beyond next year, and again it made national headlines. "I have one year on my contract and I ...
Overrated Torre gets exposed
sports.yahoo.com 10/20/2009 — PHILADELPHIA One look at Alex Rodriguez (notes) this postseason, just killing everything he sees, and it’s evident: Something is different. Left unsaid is the reason he dare not mention, because A-Rod has finally learned that sometimes the truth is ...
Joe Torre May Stick Around For A While
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"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"
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Overrated Torre gets exposed
sports.yahoo.com 10/20/2009 — PHILADELPHIA One look at Alex Rodriguez (notes) this postseason, just killing everything he sees, and it’s evident: Something is different. Left unsaid is the reason he dare not mention, because A-Rod has finally learned that sometimes the truth is ...
Glory days elude Torre —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 10/22/2009
Unfortunately for Joe Torre, an early playoff exit is becoming all too familiar wearing Dodger blue, much like his pinstriped tenure from 2004 to 2007. It's the second straight year L.A. fell to the Phillies.
