222 Quotes by Brian Cashman

Nothing to report on him, he is retired and he will let us know if he decides otherwise -- if he is interested in us, of course.

Our reports from Gordon Blakeley and John Cox were pretty accurate. No one predicted 50 home runs. He lived up to our expectations. We knew we were getting a run producer, someone who would hit 20 home runs and more.

So far he looks fine. He's still building up arm strength.

People keep acting like we have some kind of easy schedule the rest of the way because of the records of the teams we're facing, ... Well, don't be so sure. How much of this season have we spent playing to the level of the opposition?

Shawn deserves all the credit. There was no one person in the organization who suggested he would do what he did for us.

I won't comment on specific trade rumors or rumblings, ... It's my job to float ideas, weather balloons, out to my counterparts. Ninety-nine percent of them fall to the ground helplessly.

The falling obviously caused some pain. We'll give him the time he needs and then get him going again. Based on how Carl feels, we'll be able to step it up to the next level.

I think everybody recognized after what a difficult year we've gone through that things had to change,

I'm not prepared to say the diagnosis other than he tweaked his back. He had some stiffness.