Pat Murphy gets his break after long wait, earns World Series glory

I was with Joe Torre long after the last game he managed for the Yankees, Game 6 of the 2003 World Series. Torre’s Yankees had just lost to Josh Beckett and the Marlins, 2-0. Beckett, just 23, had just pitched one of the dominant closeout games in Series history. He went the distance at Yankee Stadium on three days’ rest, outpitched Andy Pettitte, stood there on the mound all night long and…