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
add changes expected looking youth
We were looking to make some changes and add some youth. We never could have expected this.
direction given initial locked looking
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.
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.
build good news today
We just want him right. He's a starter, so we need to build him back up to be a starter. But today was good news for me.
best both experience managerial people staff tried
We just tried to get the best staff possible. We both thought having people with managerial experience would be great.
calmed defensive johnny needs player spoke
I spoke to Johnny yesterday. He's not worried. He just needs to get it calmed down, so that's why he's not a defensive player for them right now.
burned
I've been burned before. But I haven't been burned this year.
early people seriously time
Early in the year, you wanted to play us. At this time of year, people have to take us seriously again.
amount flash game guy involved knows love tremendous
Flash is a guy who knows a tremendous amount about the game and he has a way with people. I'd love to get him involved somehow.
held individual position previous quite
Quite frankly, he can do some things more than the individual who held that position the previous years.
cut hit judge obviously record runners scoring six work
We didn't hit with runners in scoring position. That's going to happen. If we did, our record obviously would be better. There's not much to judge from six games. We know we've got our work cut out for us.
hands help helping knows team time ultimate
Bernie knows he's here to help us any way that he can. He's helping us with the bat, but he also knows that this time of year, it's all hands on deck. Bernie is the ultimate team guy.
everybody known knows quite
Everybody here knows Kim, and they've known her for quite some time,
asset game win
Every day we win a game is a lift. If Jaret Wright is healthy, he can be a big asset in the rotation.