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Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.

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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
Baseball Manager
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Brooklyn
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Joseph Paul Torre
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Obviously generating revenue is what this is all about anymore, which is sad, but again, you have to find ways to make it work. But, yeah, that's certainly intriguing.
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I'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.
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My father wasn't the best role model to me.
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Unless you have bad times, you can't appreciate the good times.
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Every time I pull somebody out of the bullpen, I believe he can do the job. I have to believe it. If he doesn't, hopefully he will do it the next time.
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