Not going soft on the guy - he still traded for Josh Donaldson - but, hey... holiday spirit, peace on earth, charity to all, etc...
For 10 years, Cashman has done a one-night fund-raiser for Covenant House, a shelter for homeless teens, and - yeah - it's sorta phony, the notion that business leaders and celebs "sleep on the street" to "raise awareness." Still, good for Cashman.
The IT IS HIGH Antichrist Holy Trinity - Hal, Boone and Cashman - regularly draws more bile on this site than any other threesome, alive or dead. (That includes Joey Gallo, Jacoby Ellsbury and Gary Sanchez.) I am oft reminded of Jason Giambi's line: "They only boo because they want to cheer."
Here's a way for this triad to escape our bottomless rage: Win a ring, like every other Yankee administration did in every other decade since time began.
Soon, depending on the destiny of a certain outfielder, whatever Cashman did last night for homeless teens will be instantly and forever forgotten.
But today, let's doff our wool caps. It was a cold night.
I'll trade places with him next year if he trades Donaldson
ReplyDeleteI imagine that it is hard to fall asleep. During the sleepless night, the Genius will focus on the stiffs that he will bring in.
ReplyDeleteIKF is coming back. One year deal, 6 mil.
ReplyDeleteGio traded to the Angels. Donaldson is such a step down. But we all know that.
Cashman is still an idiot, wherever he sleeps.
Cashman is lucky that the apparition of Father Ritter did not perform ghost molestation on him while he slept on the sidewalk.
ReplyDeleteCa$hole would be more productive sleeping with the fishes.
ReplyDeleteAnd Yankee fans would be much happier.
Vainglory.
ReplyDeleteI think you have it pretty right, Duque. Yes, it seems somewhat affected. The problems of homelessness for the mentally ill and the simply poor are different, and complex. The common thread is that solving either one of them would require a major social investment—much more than a few private donations.
ReplyDeleteThat said, what Cashie does every year is not easy. Many years ago, I did some volunteering at a homeless shelter, in the course of which I sometimes had to sleep over as supervisor of a small, private shelter. It was a lot more comfortable than what Cashman is doing—decent cot, warm room—but even so, I had to quit after a few months. With all the constant coughing and moving around of the 7-8 homeless people who stayed over, I barely got any sleep, and could not do a lick of work the next day.
So...good for him. And...that's it. Good for him doing this.
The solution to the mental illness homelessness is simple, but takes a commitment to help the mentally ill.
ReplyDeleteSome of my courtroom work involved involuntary commitments and there is a standard in NY under which a person is committed and the commitment is reviewed every 6 months or every year.
The people often respond quite well to therapy and medication. They start to get a semblance of a real life and most can eventually leave the facility during the day. Much like apartment living.They get structure and positive reinforcement .
It will take a sea change in attitudes by the general public however. People think that it is all "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", which it is not. You do not help a person by allowing them to be ill.
Also, you must re-allocate resources back to these type of institutions and medical oversight. Sounds like a lot of money but it is not if it is taken from the myriad of services currently expended on homelessness. Kinda like DeBlasio's wife was supposed to do.
This would not directly help the drugged out zombies that reside in the cities, but it would put a significant dent in that population as well.
Lest you think that I am unfeeling about the mentally ill. my mother was bi-polar and was institutionalized several times as grew up. Same with her mom and her sister. Plus, the stigma was much much worse then than now. Teatment, "confinement" to avoid danger to themselves and others, is much superior to what we have now.
It's not funny walking by people mumbling to themselves.
I agree, Archie. It has to be a real effort, involving real money. But just allowing people to rot on the street—particularly in these pandemic times—is not helping them, or giving them their "freedom."
ReplyDeleteThe group I was working with also maintained a small apartment building, in which to try to set up the homeless in regular life again. Rent was gratis. Nonetheless, in decades of maintaining this, only one person had actually been able to turn his life around and stay off the street for more than a few months.
Without the back-up effort of sustained help, it's not feasible. We have to go back to having enough institutions to take care of people.
And very sorry to hear about your family, Archie. That could not have been easy for you.