Comparing Coaches Joe Torre & Billy Martin

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lly, he always does that. Torre was more concerned about winning the game then trying to cover his butt.
After being fired from St. Louis, George Steinbrenner wanted to meet up with Torre in Tampa to ask him to be the General Manager for the Yankees. Torre knew what he would be getting himself into; it’s a 25 hour, 13 months a year kind of job. But he could never turn the opportunity down. They signed a two-year contract , Torre recieving $1.05 million, because that’s what Steinbrenner offered his last coach. At the first spring training meeting, Torre made his first speech as a Yankee Manager. “Men, every single one of my coaches has been to the World Series. I haven’t! I plan to rectify that this year. I’m determined as hell to get there. One thing you can count on is that I won’t manage through the media. If there’s something you should know, you’re going to hear it from me first. I’m going to do everything I can to eliminate tension on this team. I’ll put it in simple terms for you: The one thing I’m inter...