From Brian Murphy
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has pushed back on the criticisms voiced by Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez in the wake of New York’s season-ending loss to Toronto in American League Division Series Game 4 on Oct. 8.
During the MLB on FS1 postgame show that night, A-Rod said the Yankees had “one of the worst constructions of a roster I’ve ever seen.” Jeter followed by saying, “I’m pretty sure [manager Aaron Boone is] not the one that’s calling every move that they make throughout the game,” although Jeter also said he had no inside knowledge of such.
On Thursday, Cashman went on WFAN radio to respond to the pointed words from the two franchise legends, especially those from Jeter about the source of the Yankees’ in-game decisions. The club’s longtime GM was adamant that he has never had direct influence on starting lineups or in-game choices, no matter who has been the Yankees’ manager.
Don’t get me wrong, Jeter’s comments, in particular, were super douchey (“This is what I think, even though I have no inside knowledge about it.” Who the fuck says something like that in a printed interview?
But at the same time, do you really need to be beefing with Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, Cash?
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