Cashman's Deja Vu
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by Munsoned
The following article is from my blog Baseball Hot Corner :
While the roof collapses on the Yank's season, the actions of the man in charge, Brian Cashman, are reminiscent of the Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day. As Yogi allegedly said: "Deja Vu all over again."
Last night's embarrassing 16-0 defeat (the worst road shutout loss in franchise history) is an indication of where the team is now. What's scary is what's being done to alter the course.
The New York Times reported: "Yankee No.1 pick Andrew Brackman had reconstructive elbow surgery last Friday, Brian Cashman said. The Yankees signed Brackman for a guaranteed $4.5 million on Aug. 15, and determined he needed surgery after his first few workouts. "We knew there was certainly a possibility when we signed him but we had to wait and see," Cashman said." This scenario is eerily reminiscent of Brian's acquisition of Humberto Sanchez for Gary Sheffield. The same pattern--build up the potential of the prospect, turns out the player was damaged goods, than say I knew it the whole time but he'll be really good in a couple of years.
While still wincing from the Times article, I see this from the New York Post:
"However, it does provide the Yankees with a chance to take a look at Kennedy, their first-round pick a year ago, or White. GM Brian Cashman mentioned them last week when asked about possible replacements for Mussina. He also said Kei Igawa was in the mix. Cashman didn't mention Matt DeSalvo, who pitched well last night for Triple-A Scranton but has been a failure in two major-league stints.
Brian said: "Kei Igawa is in the mix." Someone said: "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to make the same mistakes."
On April 29TH I wrote an article titled: " Cashman's replacement." I advocated the replacement of Brian Cashman(whose judgement I questioned) with Buck Showalter who had the experience and track record of developing talent. I was criticized for being premature in my conclusion. It was the right move than and it's the right move now.
