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I think enough has be written about the man Joe Torre is and his great successes as Yankees’ Manager. He got a raw deal from the Steinbrenners and respectfully moved on. Here is an old New York Times Yankees Notebook that begins to access Joe’s strengths in managing the Bombers back in the spring of 1996.

While I do remember Buck Showalter, Joe Torre was the first Yankees’ manager I came to know and might likely be the only one to have a tenure as successful. What may not be understood about Torre and his legacy as Yankee Manager is that his run is historically great not just compared to the other Yankee Managerial greats, but across all managers in the history of baseball. This deserves its own article. Here is an old New York Times Yankees Notebook that begins to access Joe’s strengths in managing the Bombers back in the spring of 1996.