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
happened help limited obviously ok stay team
It happened there. Right now, he's OK to stay out there and try and help the U.S. team obviously in a limited way now.
expectation happened performed
He hasn't performed to his expectation or ours, but that's not something that hasn't happened before, either.
happened treating
It's not our workouts, we're not treating him. It happened while he was out there.
happened ourselves position winning year
All we've done is put ourselves in the same position we've been in before, winning a world championship. This year just happened to be a little tougher.
anybody calling desperate liked looking
I was calling around looking for anybody who was available. I was desperate for pitching, and he was available. There wasn't anything about him we particularly liked other than that we could get him.
hear needed
I think Carl needed to say that more than I needed to hear it.
except heck help kenny respect swings takes team whatever
I respect the heck out of Kenny because he swings for the fences. He will do whatever it takes to help his team win, except cheat.
extra move satisfied spend today wisely
We'll try to take that extra million-one and spend it wisely in the free-agent market. I'm satisfied that the move we made today is the right move for us.
liked number
We've liked him for a number of years.
areas embrace guys learned pieces spend thrive time trying upgrade waste
We've learned over time that when you have pieces that are working here in New York, don't waste your time trying to upgrade something that works, ... Spend your time working on areas that need to be addressed. We're going to embrace the guys we know can thrive in this environment.
fit interest johnny perfect
Johnny was a perfect fit for us. We had a big-time interest in him.
available baseball guys hit joe last maybe remember time
Maybe it'll help, ... We've done it in the past. I don't remember the last time we did it, but he's available if guys want to hit off him. It's up to Joe and Donnie.
changed
The only thing that's changed is it's getting better.
close deal decided great joe man number ron talking three trust worked
Joe has a great deal of trust in him. Joe has worked close with Ron for a number of years, and he's been talking to him for three years about replacing Mel when Mel decided to retire. This is the man he wanted.