He's been a notoriously slow starter, but you can't let yourself get caught up in that. He's not, but that's been the history of the way he performs. He's working hard. Sometimes, he gets a little too cerebral at the plate and starts thinking too much. When that happens, everything seems to slow down. Joe Torre
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![The thing about [Gary Sheffield] is, even if he's not 100% he's still intimidating. - Joe Torre Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=VGhlIHRoaW5nIGFib3V0IFtHYXJ5IFNoZWZmaWVsZF0gaXMsIGV2ZW4gaWYgaGUncyBub3QgMTAwJSBoZSdzIHN0aWxsIGludGltaWRhdGluZy4g&author=ICBKb2UgVG9ycmUgICAg&num=2 "The thing about [Gary Sheffield] is, even if he's not 100% he's still intimidating. - Joe Torre Quotes")
![[Torre said he was frightened when he saw Sheffield on the outfield grass.] When I went out there and he was laying there, I thought it'd be worse, ... We'll see what it's like (today). When he got up, you could see he was laboring and the last thing I wanted to do was have him trot around the outfield. We have too many important games coming. - Joe Torre Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RvcnJlIHNhaWQgaGUgd2FzIGZyaWdodGVuZWQgd2hlbiBoZSBzYXcgU2hlZmZpZWxkIG9uIHRoZSBvdXRmaWVsZCBncmFzcy5dIFdoZW4gSSB3ZW50IG91dCB0aGVyZSBhbmQgaGUgd2FzIGxheWluZyB0aGVyZSwgSSB0aG91Z2h0IGl0J2QgYmUgd29yc2UsIC4uLiBXZSdsbCBzZWUgd2hhdCBpdCdzIGxpa2UgKHRvZGF5KS4gV2hlbiBoZSBnb3QgdXAsIHlvdSBjb3VsZCBzZWUgaGUgd2FzIGxhYm9yaW5nIGFuZCB0aGUgbGFzdCB0aGluZyBJIHdhbnRlZCB0byBkbyB3YXMgaGF2ZSBoaW0gdHJvdCBhcm91bmQgdGhlIG91dGZpZWxkLiBXZSBoYXZlIHRvbyBtYW55IGltcG9ydGFudCBnYW1lcyBjb21pbmcuIA==&author=ICBKb2UgVG9ycmUgICAg&num=12 "[Torre said he was frightened when he saw Sheffield on the outfield grass.] When I went out there and he was laying there, I thought it'd be worse, ... We'll see what it's like (today). When he got up, you could see he was laboring and the last thing I wanted to do was have him trot around the outfield. We have too many important games coming. - Joe Torre Quotes")
![And I had to pry that out of him with a crowbar. I was going to give [Gary Sheffield] tonight off, but I figured, since we've got the opportunity here, let's give Johnny a couple of days. - Joe Torre Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=QW5kIEkgaGFkIHRvIHByeSB0aGF0IG91dCBvZiBoaW0gd2l0aCBhIGNyb3diYXIuIEkgd2FzIGdvaW5nIHRvIGdpdmUgW0dhcnkgU2hlZmZpZWxkXSB0b25pZ2h0IG9mZiwgYnV0IEkgZmlndXJlZCwgc2luY2Ugd2UndmUgZ290IHRoZSBvcHBvcnR1bml0eSBoZXJlLCBsZXQncyBnaXZlIEpvaG5ueSBhIGNvdXBsZSBvZiBkYXlzLiA=&author=ICBKb2UgVG9ycmUgICAg&num=13 "And I had to pry that out of him with a crowbar. I was going to give [Gary Sheffield] tonight off, but I figured, since we've got the opportunity here, let's give Johnny a couple of days. - Joe Torre Quotes")
