As the Yankees took a nine-game losing streak and 60-65 record into Wednesday night, general manager Brian Cashman met with the media to discuss the state of the team and where they go from here.
Among the categorizations Cashman had for the season included “disaster” and “embarrassment.”
“It’s been a disaster this season,” Cashman said. “It’s definitely ashock. I don’t think anybody on our side of the fence, from our player group, from our coaches, our manager, or even outside the organization would have predicted this.
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“…We’re going to evaluate it all. Unfortunately, we’re going to have some time to do that. Everybody’s had a hand in it from top to bottom and it’s our job to find out where. Obviously, that’s what we’re going to be up to and at task. I’ve met with Hal Steinbrenner on a couple occasions already and this is not something we’re accustomed to or used to and I think there’s definitely going to be a lot of internal assessments going on.”
Certainly, Cashman is the architect of the team, with fans chanting for his firing on Tuesday night. Aaron Boone has also been subject to plenty of criticism as well and could ultimately be the scapegoat.
But Cashman defended Boone as doing the best he can, as has everyone, and just have not gotten the results.
“Sh-t happens,” Cashman said. “And a lot of it’s happened. And because of that there’s a mess on our hands… I’ll do everything I can to fix what is broken or what has broken along the way.”