重點: 1. Cashman續約是想要完成未竟的事業。 2. Cashman提醒球迷他來到洋基時, 是在1986年那時洋基還不是一個相當好的球隊。他以 assistant GM的角色協助洋基建立了90年代的王朝。以年輕的球員建構球隊的核心絕 對是正確的方向。他接受了Hal提出延長三年合約的提議, 再留三年來完成這未竟的計 畫。 3. 至於Hank嘴砲說要成立"諮詢小組"的事情呢? Cashman表示他往後三年球團權力的結構 會和過去一樣, Cashman表示: "會不會成立新的諮詢小組呢? 不會。往後球團的運作方 式不會有什麼不同。我可以向你保證。" (唉, Hank...冏) New York Yankees' Cashman wants to change his legacy by Ed Price/The Star-Ledger Wednesday October 01, 2008, 6:50 PM NEW YORK -- As Brian Cashman was mulling over whether to stay on as Yankees general manager, he remembered a favorite saying of Reggie Jackson's: "When you have the bat in your hand, you can always change the story." As Cashman pondered his future, he heard and read some opinions that he, in essence, inherited a World Series-winning team and turned it into a team that this year missed the playoffs for the first time since 1993. "The story line that was going to be written if I left, I didn't agree with," Cashman said Wednesday at a news conference. "I'm staying to change the story. I'm not saying it's going to change overnight. But I'm telling you it's not going to be written inaccurately." Three years ago, when Cashman's contract expired, he stayed because owner George Steinbrenner asked him to. This time, he is staying to clear his name. Once Cashman decided Tuesday to continue with the Yankees, he accepted co-chairperson Hal Steinbrenner's first contract offer, a three-year deal through 2011. "There's unfinished business here," Cashman said, "and I've chosen to finish that business." By that he means the reshaping of the organization that started after the 2005 season, when Cashman was awarded full authority over baseball operations. Cashman set about re-emphasizing player development and holding on to prospects. "For a long time, we've been old, and everybody knows it, right?" Cashman said defiantly. "And for a long time, everybody pointed it out. So now, when you start to fix it, people (say), 'Oh my god, you've missed the playoffs! Off with his head!' "That's fine. That's part of this town. I accept it. I'm not running from it. I'm here to just say to you guys, I'm not going to let that story -- 'Off with his head' -- stay. I'm planning on making it different." It's how the Yankees created the core of the late 1990s teams -- Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada and Bernie Williams -- and it's why some of what Cashman read over the past week rankled him. "It don't like that some people forget that I've been here since 1986," he said, "that I've been a part of this franchise when it wasn't very good, that I was part of the rebuilding process as assistant GM." Cashman admitted to "growing pains" over the past year as Hal and Hank Steinbrenner took over ownership duties from their father George. Last winter was "tough," Cashman said, as Hank Steinbrenner spoke out on Johan Santana and other matters. But by July, when the three met before the trade deadline and were able to come to consensus, Cashman felt more comfortable with the new arrangement. "We had a great deal of honest dialogue throughout the season," Cashman said. "The first year, I think, was a year of adjustment to everybody. "I feel better about the process and the people." Despite Hank Steinbrenner's talk of forming an "advisory group," Cashman said his new deal includes the same power structure as before. "Is there going to be any new advisory board? No," Cashman said. "It's no different than what we've done in the past, I promise you that." The first orders of business will be deciding on the 2009 coaching staff and then working on any of the Yankees' own free agents they want to retain. The process starts with a gathering of the team's pro scouts, in the next two weeks or so in New York, and then an organizational meeting with ownership in Tampa, Fla. The group of Yankees free agents includes pitchers Mike Mussina and Andy Pettitte, first baseman Jason Giambi and right fielder Bobby Abreu. The rotation will be a priority this winter, with only Chien-Ming Wang and Joba Chamberlain (if he's considered a starter) penciled in for spots. While the bullpen will probably stay intact, Rivera is scheduled for surgery next Monday to remove a calcification from the top of his right shoulder. --

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