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
general manager ninth perform players retain stage year
This is my ninth year as general manager and, when you find players who can perform on the big stage in New York, it makes it that much more important to retain those players.
best hopefully people players staff together
Like every year, we try to put together the best staff possible; hopefully we've done that. We have a lot of experience, a lot of people our players can go to for help.
bottom coming extra finding individual interest line perform players produces provides rare retain severe stage
Finding players that can perform on the big stage in New York, it makes it that much more important to retain those players. Hideki's a rare individual where he produces on the field, contributes to the bottom line in winning, but he also provides some extra intangibles because of the severe interest coming over from Japan.
evaluate happy players
I'm happy to get our players back into the fold, so we can evaluate our team.
himself last onto pushed radar screen year
He's someone that is getting better every year as a prospect. He pushed himself onto our radar screen last year.
burned
I've been burned before. But I haven't been burned this year.
bothering small
I could see it was bothering him when he was throwing. Hopefully, it's nothing more than a small episode.
bruise
He has a bruise at the very least. He's playing. He's fine.
knows talked
He knows how we feel. I've talked to (Hendricks).
asset baseball behind experience game managerial plate quality
He's a real quality baseball man. He's been a big asset for us this year. I know he hasn't had any managerial experience but he's managed the game behind the plate for so many years that I think it makes up for a lot.
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.
decides interested otherwise report retired
Nothing to report on him, he is retired and he will let us know if he decides otherwise -- if he is interested in us, of course.
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.
balance league runs second win
In the first week, we're second in the league in runs scored and second in the league in ERA. If we can keep that balance the way it is, we'll win a lot of games.