Comments on: Los Angeles Dodgers hire Joe Torre to be Manager http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2007/11/los-angeles-dodgers-hire-joe-torre-to-be-manager/ News and commentary on the world of sports. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: soccer dad http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2007/11/los-angeles-dodgers-hire-joe-torre-to-be-manager/comment-page-1/#comment-318024 soccer dad Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:19:52 +0000 http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2007/11/los-angeles-dodgers-hire-joe-torre-to-be-manager/#comment-318024 Before the Yankees, Torre managed for <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSL0101542520071101" rel="nofollow">the 3 NL teams he played</a> for: NY, St. Louis and Atlanta. Earl Weaver was once asked how many games he was responsible for winning, he indicate zero. He probably was being humble. A good manager may be worth 2 or 3 games; a great manager 5 or 6. Of course a bad manager could cost a whole bunch of games. Before the Yankees, Torre managed for the 3 NL teams he played for: NY, St. Louis and Atlanta.

Earl Weaver was once asked how many games he was responsible for winning, he indicate zero.

He probably was being humble. A good manager may be worth 2 or 3 games; a great manager 5 or 6. Of course a bad manager could cost a whole bunch of games.

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