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
anybody focus included job knows stuff walk year
Anybody who's on their walk year -- players, coaches, myself included -- knows that stuff is for another day. The only focus right now is getting the job done this year; 2006 is for another day.
anybody baseball daily impact lives name realize sports
Anything you can do to help. You don't realize what kind of impact the name 'Yankees,' or anybody in sports for that matter, can have on people's lives on a daily basis.
coaching focus needs tom
So we're not having contract-extension negotiations with Tom Gordon, Hideki Matsui or Bernie Williams, or any of the coaching staff, or myself. The focus is where it needs to be, which is on that field.
act defeating issue last listen position scouts short sign trust understood
After what we went through last year, I never wanted to be in a position where we were short of pitchers. You never have enough pitching, and while I didn't issue any edict or anything to go out and sign more pitchers, our scouts all understood that if they had any recommendations I would act on them. If you don't trust and listen to your scouts you're defeating yourself.
small
This has been a small way for us to try to assist.
baseball drama extra guy lived prepared toughest
This guy has already been through the toughest baseball drama you can be part of. He lived through all of the extra scrutiny. He comes in here prepared for all of that.
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.
I think we're a better team. That's the hope, but you have to play it out.
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.
believe last people saying starting strong year
People are starting to believe what we were saying last year ? we're strong, but strong 'low'.
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.
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.
deal
I think that's something we'll deal with at the end of the season.