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
knows talked
He knows how we feel. I've talked to (Hendricks).
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I felt that, all things being equal, he'd go back to Boston. As the process went about, reading the newspapers, seeing that their offer was at three or four years, I thought, 'I have to personally talk to Johnny myself.' I thought we had to bring this to a halt, not let this drag out.
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It's not my style to qualify where we are throughout the process, ... We'll keep talking until we get it done or not.
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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.
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Mel told me that he'd always be interested in staying around. I talked to the Boss about it. He thought it was a good idea. Mel thought it was a good idea. Everybody basically felt: Let's continue the relationship. Mel did a tremendous job here for a long time and provides a lot of valuable insight. So it's nice to have him as part of the support system as we move forward.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.