Hillary Clinton on Yankees Manager Joe Torre

For Yankees fans:

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on New York Yankees Manager Joe Torre

"Joe Torre is a NY legend who will be missed by legions of Yankees fans. His legacy is not just the 4 World Series titles won during his tenure, but his classy leadership and charitable work as well."

Here is Torre's bio from Wikipedia:

Joseph Paul Torre (born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired Major League Baseball player and former manager. He played for the Milwaukee Braves/Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Mets. He managed the Mets, Braves, Cardinals, and New York Yankees. It was as manager of the Yankees, however, that he achieved his greatest success. In the years that he led the team, from 1996 to 2007, the Yankees went to the playoffs each year and won ten Eastern Division titles, six American League pennants, and four World Series titles.