Joe Torre (Brooklyn, 1940 -) is a trainer and former player of baseball. It was managing Yankees of New York of 1996 to October 18th, 2007. During its career of player it has to evolve/move for the Braves of Milwaukee, the Cardinals of Saint-Louis and the Mets of New York. It also managed each team with whom it played in the National league. It directs since October 2007 the Dodgers of Los Angeles

The exceptional era of the " Bombers of Bronx"

Named with the bar of the Yankees in March 1996. Torre will know seasons gilded at the end of the Nineties. Gaining World Series as of its first season with the head of the Yankees, Torre is affirmed then like a manager of first class. After one season 1997 with the height of waitings, the Yankees stumble in series and undergo elimination with the hands of the Indians of Cleveland. The season 1998 will remain like more succeeded of the Torre era. The team will enregistera one season of 114 victories and 48 defeats. In series, the Bombers sweep the Rangers of Texas before taking their revenges on Indians, holding of the title in the American one. In World Series, the Yankees demolish the Padres de San Diego in 5 matches to supplement their season of dream. The team of George Steinbrenner will also gain the great honors in 1999 and 2000.

The fall of the Torre mode

In spite of 2 titles of championship of league in 2001 and 2003, the team of Joe Torre undergoes 2 heavy defeats in World Series. In 2001 in a dramatic final against the Diamondbacks of Arizona and in 2003 against the Marlins of Florida. Consequently, the leadership of Torre towards its troops overloaded important players with the ego is exhausted and of much. Confronted with the increasingly important requirements as well of the owner of the team, boiling it George Steinbrenner, as of the Director-General of the formation Brian Cashman with which Torre will live a relation love-hatred recognized, Torre loses foot and some of its decisions places it in difficult position as well vis-a-vis the media as of the requiring public of the Stadium Yankees. At the time of the Series of Championships of the American league in 2004 the historical return of the enemies of always the Red Sox of Boston lets see considerable gaps in the New Yorkean flow chart. It is as from this moment that the future of Joe Torre to the bar of the Yankees will be really questioned. In 2005, the team provides an inconstant output and the saga of the acquisition of the artillerist number 1 of the major baseball Randy Johnson night passably to the concentration of the team. At the time of the dead season the Director-General Brian Cashman lengthily thinks of giving his resignation and the possibilities of seeing Torre being altered of his station makes surface in the New Yorkean newspapers again. In 2006, it must therefore face the important wounds of Hideki Matsui and Gary Sheffield and with the diverting inconstancy of sound Johnson. The Yankees acquire nevertheless the acrobat Bobby Abreu and leaves better a latitude to their superstar third goal Alex Rodriguez. Despite everything these changes impromptus, the New Yorkeans stumble again as of the first round of the series vis-a-vis the Tigers de Detroit by the account of 3-1. Mid-October, the New York Times releases a true bomb: Torre would be about to be congédié and replaced by the old one managing Yankees and Mariners of Seattle Lou Piniella. After 2 weeks of important negociations, the Yankees end up contradicting the rumor and confirm the return of Joe Torre to allow him to run out its last season of contract.

End of a reign, the beginning of another

At the time of the beginning of the hostilities of the season 2007, many observers believes that if this one is not the good one for the Yankees the reign of Joe Torre to the head of the Yankees will be finished. Mid-June the Bombers stagnate with the last but one row of their division and the dice seem thrown as well for Torre as Cashman. But an unexpected alarm clock Yankees propel them towards a second half of charged with electricity season during which they will fly over the major baseball. But in spite of this dash, the Yankees will be again unable to cross the first round of the series, eliminated by Indians in 4 matches, after one season marked by various internal problems and quarrels egocentric people between the third goal Alex Rodriguez and the stop-short, captain and large high-speed motorboat of the team, Derek Jeter. October 18th 2007, Joe Torre, who had joined the personnel directing of the Yankees brought together in meeting in Legends Field of Tampa Bay in Florida, refuses an offer of one year old contract for 5.000.000 $ supplied with a profit " World series " he guaranteeing one year of options exercable in the event of victory and inciting being able to make climb its wages up to 8.000.000 $. After refusal, Joe Torre given by the fact even its resignation as Manager of the Yankees of New York. Free like the air, Torre did not remain however a long time without employment since less than 2 weeks later, the Dodgers of Los Angeles offered to him the station of manager of the team. Joe Torre occupies since the function of manager with this team.