Brian Cashman Time Quotations

My hope is that Gary and I will continue having discussions directly with each other, and the rest of it can stay out of the press. Hopefully this is all behind us and we can go forward. There will be a time and a place for the option.

He knows whatever time he needs, he should take. Our prayers are with him. His family is going through a very difficult time right now.

Hopefully the process that we covered today will help put us in better position to do so. But time will tell.

He's got time to do what's necessary to get us where we need to be.

Maybe it'll help, ... We've done it in the past. I don't remember the last time we did it, but he's available if guys want to hit off him. It's up to Joe and Donnie.

We have the time to make sure there are no issues and resolve what he's feeling.

Mel told me that he'd always be interested in staying around. I talked to the Boss about it. He thought it was a good idea. Mel thought it was a good idea. Everybody basically felt: Let's continue the relationship. Mel did a tremendous job here for a long time and provides a lot of valuable insight. So it's nice to have him as part of the support system as we move forward.

We've learned over time that when you have pieces that are working here in New York, don't waste your time trying to upgrade something that works, ... Spend your time working on areas that need to be addressed. We're going to embrace the guys we know can thrive in this environment.

We've always considered Roger a Yankee. If he decides to play, he'll give us the courtesy of an audience. We'll have to take a look at it when the time comes.

Early in the year, you wanted to play us. At this time of year, people have to take us seriously again.

Bernie knows he's here to help us any way that he can. He's helping us with the bat, but he also knows that this time of year, it's all hands on deck. Bernie is the ultimate team guy.

There's no promises in terms of playing time or a role. The clear definition was that going into this, like any of the role players, it would not be an everyday situation.

I'm not prepared to say a diagnosis other than he tweaked his back and had some stiffness. I'm not trying to be evasive, but at the same time I don't want to say that there is something specific.

The falling obviously caused some pain. We'll give him the time he needs and then get him going again. Based on how Carl feels, we'll be able to step it up to the next level.

It took us a long time for some reason to get together and push in the right direction,

Hopefully, we won't need more than that. When he's ready, we'll take him. If he's ready before 30 days, great. If he takes the whole 30 days, time will tell.

There's time pressure. Nov. 15 is the date, ... Let's just get it done. We've had all year to try to get it done. We've waited for the season. Now it's time to try to get it done or not get it done. Nov. 15 is the day.

It's just as simple as that, ... Any time that individual has to take their time away from those endeavors - if they're working on potential trade ideas or things of that nature, or thinking about the coaches, whatever the ideas may be - that's how we're going to simplify it. It fits rather well together, and that's clearly what we all want.