Happy Birthday to Baseball Hall of Famer, Joe Torre, one of the all-around great guys of the game. In his playing days, he was a terrific hitter and led the NL in hitting one year. Of course, it was as manager of the Yankees that he really gained stature as a Hall of Fame Manager. At www.baseballquotations.com , we have over sixty Torre quotes, the best one about his managing with the Yankees comes from David Cone, "Joe plays to win. He doesn't go by managing lore or by the supposed book. He does whatever he thinks he has to do." --David Cone
Happy Yankees Birthday to John 'The Count' Montefusco, born on May 25th, 1950. The Count played for the Yankees from 1983--1986. In '83, he started six games and was 5-0 with a 3.32 E.R.A. He also had a strong 1984 seasons with a 5-3 record and a 3.58 E.R.A. He had a long and successful career especially with the Giants and he was one of the real baseball characters of the 70's and '80s which is what today's baseball quote is all about. "I hope they burn all the newspapers before my kids grow up. I wouldn't want them to know what a jerk I was." --John 'The Count' Montefusco'--