Brian Cashman
Brian Cashman
Brian McGuire Cashmanis an American baseball executive for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He has served as the General Manager and Senior Vice President of the Yankees since 1998...
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth3 July 1967
CityRockville Centre, NY
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I won't comment on specific trade rumors or rumblings, ... It's my job to float ideas, weather balloons, out to my counterparts. Ninety-nine percent of them fall to the ground helplessly.
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I think everybody recognized after what a difficult year we've gone through that things had to change,
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We will need choices, You always do. It's somewhat of an insurance policy. He's also prepared to go to Triple-A.
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Why should it? There's nothing wrong with him. I'm not worried because no one else has told me there's any issue here.
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We've been saying summer. Could it be sooner? It certainly could be sooner. Right now, he's still got a lot of things to do before we start thinking about when he could actually get to us.
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We have good confidence if Shawn Chacon takes the ball that we're going to have a chance, ... We'll be in the game and we'll have a chance to win it because he's done that well for us this year.
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The deal was done, but the paperwork didn't go through until 3:59, ... That's when the fax went through -- and I have proof of that.
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We have the time to make sure there are no issues and resolve what he's feeling.
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When I saw that Octavio had surgery I started counting the dates because I knew he was a free agent. I thought there might be something there.
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To be as far back as we were, to come back and fall short, it just wouldn't be right. We've had to deal with a lot this year, but we still have work to do.
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With the four guys I have (in the middle), I can make a case for anything.
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We are delighted to add Tony to our 2006 coaching staff. His knowledge, passion and experience provide an awesome opportunity for this organization.
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We'd like to see what (Phillips) can do, ... That's our initial thought and we think he'd do very well if given the chance. We're not locked into it, but it's a direction we're looking at.