Found October 01, 2008 on zellspinstripeblog.com:
The Yankees held a press conference earlier in the day for Brian Cashman. Cashman spoke about what he plans to do with the team, why he came back, and his future with the organization. The Yankees ball club has been so successful under Cashman that he really hasn't faced any real struggles. With the Yankees missing the postseason this year, he feels he has something to prove. Can Cashman turn the organization around and bring them back to the playoffs? I think so. You know damn well that the Yankees will go all out this off-season, but the question is whether they make the right moves or not. Get C.C.? Burnett? Sheets? Teixeira? Fielder? Votto? Ramirez? Hudson? Blake? Kemp? DeJesus? Ibanez? Who knows. Should they trade Cano or not? There is so much to think about. The bottom line is that Cashman has come back to turn things around, and he will do everything and anything under his control to do that. He wants to deliver the 27th Championship to NY. Many didn't want him back, but there is no point in arguing because that isn't changing now. He is here to stay whether you like it or not. He has made his mistakes, but at the same time he has made many good moves as well. Let's hope that these next three years are very successful under Cash-money. Cash-money's thoughts… "If I left, I wasn't going to like the story that was going to be written," Cashman said, "because it wasn't going to be an accurate depiction of my time here. I've given my heart and my soul to this franchise, and they've given their heart and their soul back to me. I'd be nothing without what the Steinbrenners have done for this person at this table right now. But at the same time, I'm not going to let an inaccurate story stick, and the only way for me to change that is to change the story. So I'm staying to change the story." "I'd like to put a first baseman at first, rather than have somebody who's trying to step up on behalf of the team," Cashman said. "I'm not afraid to pursue big players, I'm not," Cashman said. "It's not something I'm against. I'm not trying to change that side of it. There's a time and place when you push that button. "This past winter, I didn't feel the building process was enough completed to start jettisoning off. When you make a big play like that, you've got to get where you need to be. That's like the finishing piece." "He looked me in the eye and he swears that he's going to be back, as good as ever," Cashman said. "It's up to us to buy into that or not." "The preference for me would be if Jorge Posada can catch and return to norm," Cashman said. "That's where we're strongest. He was a huge loss for us. He was a catcher that obviously provided defense.
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