The other Yankee coaches also know the way Joe is.

Then the Yankee coaches scurried into the office and the door closed again.

One of those people was Stan Williams, a Yankee coach.

Zimmer and the other Yankee coaches will have baseball decisions to make in the days ahead.

The Yankee hitting coach, Frank Howard, has provided emotional support.

Two Yankee coaches work at first and third base.

Now the new Yankee third-base coach is trying to smooth out his repertory of signs.

He served as a Yankee coach for three seasons in the mid-1980s before returning to the coaching staff at the start of 2004.

Now he's returning for his third time as a Yankee coach, having held the job in 1983 and 1986.

"I still respect the talent they have over there," the Yankee coach said.