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February 05, 2006
From Cash's Lips
I was just reading about David Pinto's trip to the UConn Baseball Banquet, and the following items caught my eye:
The two {Brian Cashman and Ben Cherington} were asked about big versus small markets. Cashman pointed out that have resources allows a team to have many more choices in putting a team together, but it also gives you more chances to make a mistake.
That's a fair point, I suppose - the more times that you can go to the market, the greater the chance that you end up with a lemon. However, part of me wants to say that "if you're smart," you can still avoid the lemons (even if you shop a lot).
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.
That's another fair point, I suppose (again). But, I've never won the lotto in my life - and have pretty much always known the displeasure of having to hustle to pay my bills. This doesn't mean that I do not have the expectations of what it would be like to someday not to have to worry about money matters. Therefore, part of me (again) wants to say this "take" on the matter is somewhat just a way to dodge the question to an extent.
If he keeps it up, pretty soon Brian might have to change his last name to "Teflon-man" (from Cashman).
Posted by Steve Lombardi at February 5, 2006 10:28 PM