Torre Quotes

Mel was wonderful for our pitching staff. He worked very well with the veterans as well as the young guys, which was really big for us, especially with what we went through early. We could have been down in the dumps, but we could count on Mel and (manager) Joe (Torre) to keep us together. Things worked out well.

We lost a single game. That shouldn`t be cause for us to say, `Let`s fire de la Torre or Ricardo (LaVolpe),` just because we lost to the United States. Were they hired to get us to beat the States, or to put us in the World Cup?

The lack of experience I think can be overrated, ... Speaking specifically of Girardi, this is a guy that caught and played for a variety of managers at the major league level and sat at the right hand of Joe Torre. I think the experiences that he`s had lend themselves well to taking that manager`s seat (for the Marlins).