Torrebot

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The name given to the robotic managerial style of Joe Torre of the New York Yankees, specifically his use of his bullpen.

Torre, since becoming manager of the Yankees in 1996, has assigned specific roles to his relief pitchers, with a ninth inning closer and two seventh and eighth inning set-up man or bridges. This was a result of Torre being given a team with top relievers John Wetteland, Mariano Rivera, and Jeff Nelson on it in 1996, then the combination of Rivera, Nelson, and Mike Stanton (replacing Wetteland, who left as a free agent) for the four years following. The necessity to change the roles of the pitchers was minimal, since Rivera, Nelson, and Wetteland/Stanton were that much better than the other relievers on the staff at any given time.

So simplistic was their use, a simple flowchart could have predicted Torre's usage during that time.

 Are the Yankees leading or behind by 2 runs or less?
 - YES: Continue
 - NO: Use random other pitcher

 Have we gotten to the 7th inning yet?
 - YES: Continue
 - NO: Use Ramiro Mendoza

 Is it the 9th inning and a save situation?
 - YES: Use Mariano Rivera
 - NO: Continue

 Are the majority of hitters coming up to bat in this inning lefthanded?
 - YES: Use Mike Stanton
 - NO: Use Jeff Nelson

Since this resulted in four World Series wins in five seasons, Torre has remained using the bullpen in this way, despite his relievers not being at the level of Stanton and Nelson during that time. This inability to adapt to the changing environment around him akin to a robot being only able to perform the task it was programmed to perform, irregardless of changes that may occur to what is happening around it, hence "Torrebot", or "Robotorre".