Initially Yankee general manager Brian Cashman blamed the hitters and absolved the pitchers. Cashman, of course, selected both the hitters and the pitchers. Then yesterday instead of firing the hitting coach Marcus Thames, Cashman fired the pitching coach, Larry Rothschild, whom Cashman praised in his firing statement. Notice that it's not even noteworthy that the field manager, in this case Aaron Boone, has been so emasculated that he's barely involved in selecting his own coaches. Who's the most recent manager to hire and fire his coaches? Billy Martin? Billy died Christmas day 1989, 30 years ago. If not Billy, then who?
Yankees fire pitching coach Larry Rothschild
By Joel Sherman and Dan Martin October 28, 2019 https://nypost.com/
Larry Rothschild, the longtime Yankees pitching coach, was fired on Monday in the first significant move of this Yankees offseason.
Rothschild had been the Yankees pitching coach since 2011...
... it was not Rothschild’s choice to leave the Yankees.
The 65-year-old had a year left on his three-year contract. He loved being the Yankee pitching coach...
“Larry is someone I leaned on extensively over these past two years,’’ Aaron Boone said in a statement. “I’m truly grateful ...
During Cashman’s season-ending press conference last week, he said, “Pitching is not what cost us that series with the Astros — at least, that’s my opinion. I felt that our hitting with runners in scoring positions is what sent us home.’’ ...
By Joel Sherman and Dan Martin October 28, 2019 https://nypost.com/
Larry Rothschild, the longtime Yankees pitching coach, was fired on Monday in the first significant move of this Yankees offseason.
Rothschild had been the Yankees pitching coach since 2011...
... it was not Rothschild’s choice to leave the Yankees.
The 65-year-old had a year left on his three-year contract. He loved being the Yankee pitching coach...
“Larry is someone I leaned on extensively over these past two years,’’ Aaron Boone said in a statement. “I’m truly grateful ...
During Cashman’s season-ending press conference last week, he said, “Pitching is not what cost us that series with the Astros — at least, that’s my opinion. I felt that our hitting with runners in scoring positions is what sent us home.’’ ...
The Yankees have not indicated whether the rest of Boone’s coaching staff will return.
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Juxtapose that with the Red Sox hiring a smart guy, just when I thought they would go into a downward spiral.
If Hal Steinbrenner had any brains, he'd notice the inconsistencies. He'd also notice that Cashman is a giant weasel.
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Yankee relief pitcher Zack Britton: "starting pitching gets you a World Series championship”. Kenneth Matinale 10/22/19
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Brian Cashman swings and misses by his own admission ... and strikes out. Now he's been called out ... on strikes.
One for 18. One championship in the last 18 years. Zero championships:
2001-2008 (0 for 2 in World Series: 2001, 2003)
2010-2018.
That's TWO runs of 8 and 9 consecutive years without a championship. No other Yankee general manager has ever done that...
One for 18. One championship in the last 18 years. Zero championships:
2001-2008 (0 for 2 in World Series: 2001, 2003)
2010-2018.
That's TWO runs of 8 and 9 consecutive years without a championship. No other Yankee general manager has ever done that...
... relief specialists Zack Britton ($13) and Aroldis Chapman ($17) are getting $30 for each of three years: 2019, 2020, 2021. That's for fewer than 9% of team innings but about 38% of the pitching budget ($80 of $200).
One of Cashman's previous blunders is the Cubs starting pitcher in this afternoon's game against Milwaukee: Jose Quintana. He never pitched for the Yankees but Cashman released him ... twice.
When Cashman was looking for a third baseman a few years ago Oakland traded Josh Donaldson to Toronto. Donaldson was AL MVP in his first year with Toronto: 2015.
Cashman traded Chapman to get Gleyber Torres. But that was after Cashman failed to sign Torres as an international free agent. By his own admission, Cashman swung and missed...
One of Cashman's previous blunders is the Cubs starting pitcher in this afternoon's game against Milwaukee: Jose Quintana. He never pitched for the Yankees but Cashman released him ... twice.
When Cashman was looking for a third baseman a few years ago Oakland traded Josh Donaldson to Toronto. Donaldson was AL MVP in his first year with Toronto: 2015.
Cashman traded Chapman to get Gleyber Torres. But that was after Cashman failed to sign Torres as an international free agent. By his own admission, Cashman swung and missed...
Cashman drafted Aaron Judge ... his second pick in that draft. Cashman's first pick is long gone and has yet to play a major league inning.
Max Scherzer was a free agent starting pitcher after the 2014 season. He signed with Washington ...
Max Scherzer was a free agent starting pitcher after the 2014 season. He signed with Washington ...
Brian Cashman has led a charmed life. His family knew the Steinbrenner family and Cashman was hired as an intern. Eventually when senior people had had enough of George Steinbrenner, Cashman was elevated to general manager in February 1998, basically doing a clerk's job. All major decisions over the next decade were done by George Steinbrenner. Cashman handled the paperwork.
When George Steinbrenner faded out, he was replaced by oldest son Hank, who also faded. Eventually, power went to the youngest Steinbrenner: Hal. Apparently, Hal never heard of a performance review. Cashman has had a lot to answer for.
Almost inevitably Cashman has also done many good things. He had to. He's in his 22nd year as general manager. He had to learn something. And he's had the biggest payroll over those years...
When George Steinbrenner faded out, he was replaced by oldest son Hank, who also faded. Eventually, power went to the youngest Steinbrenner: Hal. Apparently, Hal never heard of a performance review. Cashman has had a lot to answer for.
Almost inevitably Cashman has also done many good things. He had to. He's in his 22nd year as general manager. He had to learn something. And he's had the biggest payroll over those years...
... even his lone championship not completely or mostly inherited from his predecessors (2009) was anchored by the core four from the 1990s: Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera.
And yet here we are in August 2019 listening to this clerk drone on about his bureaucratic activities. Who can stand listening to this guy? I guess the one guy who counts: Hal Steinbrenner.
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