Host @Talkin21podcast, Educator, Freelance sports journalist - “The Key to Immortality is First Living a Life Worth Remembering" - Bruce Lee (1940-1973)
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Joined June 2009
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Rest In Peace. Descanse en paz. 🙏🏼
Doña Teresa Torres-Pastrana
Sept. 9, 1932 - Sept. 22, 2023
Together again.
Juntos otra vez. Mami y Papi.
Danny Torres retweeted
My parents met this man in Bay Ridge with this amazing car! Gotta love Bay Ridge, Brooklyn! Let’s Go, Knicks! 🧡💙 Can’t wait for tomorrow!
#Knicks #Knicksin5 #alwaysknicks #Knickstape #Knickstape
Danny Torres retweeted
After delivering for the @Pirates all October long, Roberto Clemente provided the decisive hit 55 years ago today.
The Great One’s Game 7 homer made him an easy choice for World Series MVP honors after hitting .414 in the 1971 Fall Classic. ow.ly/7ETY50ZYIhs
ALT Black and white photograph of Roberto Clemente leaning against two bats underneath his right arm. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)
SPECIAL THANKS: Donovan Mitchell Sr., NY Mets’ Senior Director of Community, Inclusion and Player Relations for speaking to my students. You are now a honorary “Hayesman.” Check out this post. 👇
Earlier today, Donovan Mitchell Sr., NY Mets’ Senior Director of Community, Inclusion and Player Relations and the father of Donovan Mitchell Jr. (NBA All-Star player for the Cleveland Cavaliers) spoke with Mr. Torres’ Sports/Media class and select members of the Cardinal Hayes varsity basketball team.
He shared his career trajectory from being drafted by the Houston Astros to playing in the minors. Although his dream to one day play in the big leagues didn’t become a reality, the Mets would reach out and he became a coach.
He eventually applied his expertise in a different department for the Mets - player/community relations. Yet, throughout his discussion, Donovan stressed education, how to deal with adversity and embracing teachers/coaches who can direct Hayesmen on the right path.
The students asked excellent questions and in particular wanted to know about his famous son’s journey into the NBA.
#bronx
#uphayes
A special, Happy 80th birthday to Pittsburgh @Pirates HOF’er @Alscoop16
In 2003, we met in Puerto Rico at the Roberto Clemente Celebrity Golf/Gala weekend. We still look good. Continued blessings my friend.
Danny Torres retweeted
I never jump straight into coaching when I visit our minor league clubs.
The first thing I do is watch and listen. I call it collecting coins.
Collecting coins means learning who the players actually are.
Two parents in the house growing up? Just mom? Any mentors? Did they love school or struggle with it? What do they do when it's raining and they're stuck inside?
Because here's what I figured out after a long time in the game: before you can ever coach a man, you have to know a man.
You can have the best practice plan in baseball and lose a player completely because he never felt like you saw him as anything more than a roster spot.
Collect the coins. Know who you've got. Everything you teach lands harder once you've done that work.
Danny Torres retweeted
Hey X World, It's me - Eddie Velez New York @Mets On the Field Correspondent - WANNABE!!! My account got hacked months ago and I just now was able to restore it! Hoping to reconnect with @Talkin21podcast @albanian_angry @TioALnyc @MaryL1973 and so many others!!!!
RIP: Saddened to hear the passing of former Dodgers’ GM Fred Claire. Over a 6-year period, we became friends.
I asked, “How did you find me?" He replied, “Baseball people find baseball people.” I will miss him dearly. Here’s our Talkin’ 21 episode:
🍎shorturl.at/88Fsc
Danny Torres retweeted
RIP Fred Claire, the legendary Dodgers GM who had such a kind heart. I was blessed to let him know the impact he made on myself and so many people with lengthy text message exchange Saturday after going into hospice at his Pasadena home.
Danny Torres retweeted
Fred Claire was one of the kindest, most honest executives I ever met in baseball, but in any sport. He was a writer at heart who covered the Dodgers and went on to craft its PR dept and the 1988 WS winners as GM. A cancer survivor, he battled. You will be missed my friend.
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OTD in 2006, we mourned the death of the great Buck O’Neil.
20 years later, his spirit is still alive and his legacy plays on at the NLBM!
Today, I’ll share 20 of my favorite Buck photos! Post your fave too and tag me and the @NLBMuseumKC as we remember the SOUL OF BASEBALL!
Danny Torres retweeted
The Mets open in New York--not in 1962 but in 1880, launching the first version of the Polo Grounds. ourgame.mlblogs.com/the-mets…
Let’s wish Ethan Wilson, Senior Director in the NY Mets’ Media Relations department, a speedy recovery.
He’s is a beloved member of the Mets’ family and honestly “E” is simply the BEST inside and outside the clubhouse.
Get well my friend. 🙏🏽
Danny Torres retweeted
Ethan Wilson is a pro’s pro and it was my pleasure to work alongside him for 19 years with the Mets. Last week he underwent surgery and thankfully he is on the road to recovery. Send him your love and best wishes. metsinsider.mlblogs.com/etha…
AUCTION ENDS: The winner of the @cgrand3 signed MLB baseball is @albanian_angry
Congrats and please reach out to @DannyT21 for further details. @CBEA_UIC is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
Final bid: $210
OUTBID: We have our another bid on this “Amazin’” MLB ball signed by 2015 NL champion Curtis Granderson.
Follow @CBEA_UIC. Place your bid via DM to @DannyT21. Good Luck!!!
Current bid: $140 (increments $10)
Ends tomorrow: Sun. Oct. 4 at 8:00pm
