“I remind managers who they are and how to use their experience in the game,” Torre to Dan Martin of the New York Post. “I know we get into all the analytics and information — especially this time of year — but I tell them not to give up on their instincts. That’s what got them here. You never want to not use that.”

While not exactly a modern metric, Aaron Boone is convinced the New York Yankees have their highest kumbaya in years. “The closeness that these guys have with one another and that trite ‘playing for one another’ is palpable with this group,

Aaron Boone is headed to his first World Series as a manager, and four-time champion Joe Torre is giving him some advice ahead of the Fall Classic.