222 Quotes by Brian Cashman

All helpful reminders to bring the team together.

After what we went through last year, I never wanted to be in a position where we were short of pitchers. You never have enough pitching, and while I didn't issue any edict or anything to go out and sign more pitchers, our scouts all understood that if they had any recommendations I would act on them. If you don't trust and listen to your scouts you're defeating yourself.

Obviously, this winter, where it's such a thin market, the reason the money has gotten so high is because there's very little choices.

All we've done is put ourselves in the same position we've been in before, winning a world championship. This year just happened to be a little tougher.

Obviously it's something that's unique and difficult. We'll lose some guys for a period of time. Hopefully they produce at high levels for those clubs, stay healthy and get back to us whenever their WBC season is over.

So we're not having contract-extension negotiations with Tom Gordon, Hideki Matsui or Bernie Williams, or any of the coaching staff, or myself. The focus is where it needs to be, which is on that field.

The eighth inning in New York is like the ninth inning anywhere else. Tommy will be fine in the ninth. He's done it before. What he did for us was remarkable.

Obviously, ... like the rest of us, he was disappointed, and he's hoping for a better outcome in Game 4.

Anybody who's on their walk year -- players, coaches, myself included -- knows that stuff is for another day. The only focus right now is getting the job done this year; 2006 is for another day.