Brian Cashman, in his "Don't give up on me, baby" press conference the other day, took care first to remove any blame from himself, or the people he hired.
"We've got a good group of people—player-wise, staff-wise, support-wise. It's a championship-caliber operation from that perspective."
The Yankees are not a "championship-caliber operation" from any perspective, save maybe that of HAL Steinbrenner's accountant. More of a "championship-meh operation."
But I couldn't help noticing that Cashman used the same sort of verbiage that Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond sent up in their brilliantly funny, dark comedy, The Apartment.
It's the sort of false-hip, insipid, pretend-insider badinage that serves as an indicator for the corporate sleazebags played so expertly by the movie's great supporting cast of office villains: Ray Walston, David Lewis, Willard Waterman, David White, and that old Wilder reliable, Fred McMurray.
They go around describing everything as "-wise," to pretend they're in the know—and to avoid ever having say quite out loud the loathsome activities they're engaged in, or the soulless emptiness of their lives.
In the end, it's thrown back in their teeth by Shirley MacLaine, then at her loveliest, sexiest best, telling McMurray, "That's the way it crumbles—cookie-wise."
Cashman has about as much going for him as that collection of insurance-company drones, telling us he has the real, inside story even as he fumbles foolishly about, making a hash of everything. To steal the very last line from the movie, it's time for him to shut up and deal.
Continuing on point - I almost imagine Cashman as Jack Lemon's Shelley Levene character in the Glengarry Glen Ross movie.
ReplyDeleteThat said, Master Bader is in tonight's lineup.
Guess that POP he heard at the point of collision was his mouthguard snapping in two.
We will see if there's pop in his bat.
ReplyDeleteYES sez TB 21-0 when scoring first.
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ReplyDeleteThe Yankees are more like "Being There", with Ca$hole being as clueless as Chauncey, except without the charm or the idiot savant undercurrent.
ReplyDeleteAnd Shirley MacLaine was pretty good in that too.
BTR, are you sure they weren't predicting the final score?
4-0
ReplyDeleteBlink of an eye.
Ugh.
It's just so predictable. I think the NY Football Giants Scab team was better.
ReplyDeleteHey they held them to four. My money was on five.
ReplyDeleteWell played Rufus!
ReplyDeleteThrowing Abreau out there is like waving the white flag
ReplyDeleteMOUTHGUARD ties it!
ReplyDeletethat was horrible, amazing, and horrible.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Buffoone has heard of the play called the safety squeeze?
ReplyDeleteWhen a ground ball is needed with a runner at second and third and one out in the 8th, a fast runner like Bader at bat and probably a skilled bunter, why not try the unexpected? The worst that should happen is DJ gets thrown out at the plate and there would be runners at first and third, 2 outs. More likely, DJ would score and maybe the bunt turns out to be an infield hit.
So Rodon’s back is chronic…and we find out about it now? REALLY?
ReplyDeleteMan alive I have just realised Rondon is a more expensive version of Pavano
ReplyDeleteRanger, that’s our CHAMPIONSHIP LEVEL medical staff cashman sopke of.
ReplyDeleteCould King have been brought in earlier. I think so. Of all his many faults, Boone’s continuing inability to properly utilize his bullpen is the most frustrating.
Brito unimpressive.
Not sure what happened to Bauers on that error. (Called a double) His rep says he’s a competent OF, and he made a great catch the other night. He sure picked a bad time to screw up, he looked like Hicks out there. Maybe he lost the ball in the back drop of that shithole stadium.
Not happy with the preening of the TB (St. Petersburg’s) Rays Bush league, like the city they play in.. Rays got plunked. This could definitely carry over the next 6 games.
Should we consider it a positive step that we only lost by one run? Losing, even when expected, not much fun.
10 back
ReplyDeleteCashman forgot to mention that what he doesn't have are "championship-caliber players."
ReplyDeleteAnd to add to Public’s’ comment: the Yankees area also 2 back for a wild card spot.
ReplyDeleteThe Yankees are becoming too pathetic and boring to warrant ridicule.
ReplyDelete9:20. Turns on TV, expecting game to be about half over. Sees "highlight" of Yankees left fielder botching routine flyball. Turns off TV.
ReplyDeleteThis new pitching rule makes watching the Yankees SO much easier.
We used to go literally a month without seeing a botched play in the OF. Now it's basically a nightly occurrence.
ReplyDeleteCashamn, the early 90s are calling and want their team back.
Can't blame Stump for this feces tornado.
Looks like Rodon will be stabilizing our staff soon.
ReplyDeleteMedical staff that is.
Our medical staff must consist of the Three Stooges or the Marx brothers.
They gave thumbs up to both Montas and Rodon, to say nothing of Kahlne.
While Rodon can announce now that he has chronic pain in his back, why is that not a contract voiding event predicted upon basic non-disclosure?
And why couldn't Dr. Moe or Dr. Curly have seen it during their medical review? What, Dr. Larry was out of town?
Multi-billion dollar operation run by _____. I could not think of a term at 6:16 AM that wasn't needlessly demeaning to humans who are born with deficiencies not of their making, so you fill in the blank.
The Genius knows he won't be fired. So he pretends to stand up. He is an arrogant geek and has done major damage to the Yankees and their fans.
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