Hall of Fame inductees typically thank a long list of people during their speeches. Frank Thomas thanked so many people on Sunday he had to apologize for the length of his list of thank yous. Joe Torre also thanked many during his speech, but did not mention former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner by name. He realized the omission after the speech and said he felt terrible for it.
Joe Torre said after #HOF Induction he whiffed in not mentioning George Steinbrenner. "I just feel terrible I omitted that."
— Scott Miller (@ScottMillerBbl) July 27, 2014Torre did thank the Yankees and even at one point said he was on that stage because of the New York Yankees. His comment about the omission came during his opening statement of the post-speech media session. Via Anthony McCarron of the New York Daily News:
"I missed thanking the most obvious guy in the world when you're talking about the Yankees," a visibly shaken Torre said. "I mentioned George, but my plan was to thank him and the fact that we had a great relationship."
"It was the proudest time in my whole career and I just feel terrible I omitted that."