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player ready...Clearly, there is something more involved in winning than money and, whatever it is, the Yankees have it. What’s the secret? “It starts with Mr. Torre, obviously,” star shortstop Derek Jeter says. Mr. Torre, he calls him. How do you like that? There is a heavy scent of old-time ball with these Yankees; the way they play the game, the way they carry themselves, the respect they have for their pinstriped predecessors and the strong, silent type of confidence they exude. The Yankees are Gary Cooper 50 years later. Joe Torre is one of the best stories in baseball, and the best thing that ever could have happened to Team Steinbrenner. Every day, he gets the most out of his players. There’s an awful lot to get, of course, but these are not the Yankees of dynasty years. Just 25, Jeter probably will find his way to Cooperstown, but that’s it unless Williams (31) plays 10 more years like his past five. The rest of the Yankees are good ballplayers, very good in some cases, and extremely well-paid.