I wondered why Brian Cashman wasn’t on the field after the Yankees won the World Series. He was taking care of the people in the front office:
“After the final out, Cashman popped open a bottle, poured a glass for everyone and toasted the suite, saying: ‘You guys had a big part, you’re all real important.’ He saluted everyone. Rather than running down and jumping into the fray, he took the time to talk to us. That’s kind of what this whole things is about.”
Cashman takes a lot of heat over his abilities as a GM. It showed some humility on his part that after the pennant and World Series victories he didn’t grab the limelight during the televised portions of the celebrations. In general, I think he uses the power the Yankees payroll gives him much better than some rich teams (Orioles, Mets). His career demonstrates that even with a lot of money, it’s tough to win the World Series. As I’ve said before, I’d love to see what he can do with a small market team.
I don’t think he’ll get the opportunity, however. Cashman seems perfectly suited to run the Yankees:
Cashman was asked about how he manages to work with Steinbrenner, and he gave what I thought was a very interesting answer. The people who came before him all had resumes. Each one came into the job with the idea that things would be different for them. Cashman never worked for another organization. He has not point of comparison with Steinbrenner, so he didn’t have expectations that things would be different.
With the Boss out of it, I suspect Brian’s job is a bit easier. He may now be getting the benefit of moving to another club without moving at all.
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Conversely Randy Levine sought the bright lights after the series win. He stood on the dais, smiling widely, jostled himself when the camera moved to talk to a player on the dais so he could still be in view. Then he went to the clubhouse celebration. Which is fine unless you see Levine more as a Selig pal than any of his other jobs.