#Brian Cashman burnout

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Yankees: News, Notes, Rumors, And A Bunch Of "What The Hells"

Yankees: News, Notes, Rumors, And A Bunch Of “What The Hells”

The Yankees have been a very entertaining team of late, albeit for reasons most fans want to forget. Here’s a list of the good, bad, and ugly. Yankee’s third baseman Gio Urshela has 15 RBI this season. Projected out, that total reaches 90 for the year. Count that one as good. Brian Cashman must be losing his mind because he surely has lost his touch. The trade has nothing to do with the three…

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Yankees: Too Bad But the Jay Bruce Experiment Is Not Working

Yankees: Too Bad But the Jay Bruce Experiment Is Not Working

The Yankees gave it due diligence before adding Jay Bruce to their opening day roster. But sometimes, sentiment aside, it just doesn’t work. The Yankees, with Luke Voit rehabbing from a leg injury, not only needed a replacement to play first base but also a left-handed bat with some punch to add to their (still) dominant right-hand lineup. The idea was there, even while down in Florida, was that…

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What Aaron Boone Thinks About His Team When His Head Hits The Pillow

What Aaron Boone Thinks About His Team When His Head Hits The Pillow

We know what Aaron Boone says about his Yankees team. But when his head hits the pillow at night, what can we surmise are his candid thoughts? Aaron Boone, almost to a fault, is your quintessential player’s manager. He’s out there every day offering the media positive and then ultra-positive comments when pressed about injury updates, evaluations about the game just played, and why “things just…

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Brian Cashman: Revisiting The Legacy Of The Yankees Longest Lasting GM

Brian Cashman: Revisiting The Legacy Of The Yankees Longest Lasting GM

Brian Cashman has long been considered one of the elite GM’s in MLB. But on closer inspection of his record, all that glitters is not gold. Brian Cashman has had a good ride as the General Manager of the New York Yankees since 1998. He is replacing Ed Barrow, who served for 23 years as the longest-tenured GM in the Yankee’s history. Brian Cashman: Decisions in unknown territory Along the way,…

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Why Brian Cashman Will Not Do A Theo Epstein Step-Up And Step-Down

Why Brian Cashman Will Not Do A Theo Epstein Step-Up And Step-Down

Brian Cashman, like his boss, is not a risk-taker. Even so, what are the chances he would voluntarily step down as the Yankees GM? Brian Cashman’s Yankees give little or no indication they are in a position to revive themselves from what can only be considered a disastrous showing this season, one that was supposed to take them to a meeting with the Dodgers in the World Series. Forgetting that,…

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Yankees: Will Aaron Boone Be The Scapegoat Cashman Sorely Needs

Yankees: Will Aaron Boone Be The Scapegoat Cashman Sorely Needs

The Yankees are a so-so team built solely by Brian Cashman. To save face and perhaps his own skin, Aaron Boone may have to walk the plank. Yankees’ longest-tenured GM Brian Cashman is in a quandary, with his team reeling after getting swept by the lowly Detroit Tigers, and the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox on tap this week, all escape routes seem closed. First, a little perspective on the…