@ Steve Lombardi:
Off-day come first

@ Left Coast Mike:
Thanks. I’ll sneak that in during the next series off-day or when the series is over – whichever comes first.

@ Steve Lombardi:
Something along the lines of “On a scale of 1 to 10, what is your overall approval of Cashman as the General Manager of the Yankees”. Probably doesn’t make sense to break down by years, just as a whole. I suppose the sentiment may be different now as opposed to back in May, but nonetheless, check the pulse now, and then do it again at other high or low points in the future.

Left Coast Mike wrote:

Steve, looking at all these discussions re: Cashman, it really comes down to the prism through which one looks at his performance, and objective becomes highly subjective. Regardless, could you do a poll on Cashman’s performance? You usually get over 100 folks (or maybe even more) participating in your polls, so it’d be interesting to see the distribution of these “prisms” across your readership. Perhaps, a 1-10 scale poll, with a non-leading phrased question .

Sure, what kind of question and answer options did you have in mind?

Scout wrote:

I think we’ll have ample time in the post-season to debate Cashman. For the moment, I’ll stick to the games. It is the World Series, after all.

Works for me!

@ Raf: 1999? Check the main drivers on that team, they were 90% not Cashman.

Anyone with any objective analysis would realize that Cashman has been doing the same thing Watson and Michael have done. Yeah, he wasted $$ on Igawa and Pavano. Guess what, the other two screwed up with guys like Irabu, Mulholland, David Weathers, Ricky Bones, etc, etc, etc.

But hey, like Scout says, I’ll enjoy the WS…

BTW, by 1999, the team was constructed by players Cashman retained, or traded or whatever

I think we’ll have ample time in the post-season to debate Cashman. For the moment, I’ll stick to the games. It is the World Series, after all.

Steve Lombardi wrote:

@ Corey:
Not true. When he has more “A” grades on his report card than “F” grades, then I would be willing to consider that he’s done more good than bad – and would give him an overall passing grade.
But, for now, those pitching staffs from 2004-2008, the pissed away money, etc., all can’t be washed away with one championship season that was basically the result of spending a half-billion bucks on three players this off-season.

You know what though, I remember having this conversation a few times already. And, the end results IIIRC, was that you would be willing to give him a pass once he got the Yankees back to the world series.

Steve, looking at all these discussions re: Cashman, it really comes down to the prism through which one looks at his performance, and objective becomes highly subjective. Regardless, could you do a poll on Cashman’s performance? You usually get over 100 folks (or maybe even more) participating in your polls, so it’d be interesting to see the distribution of these “prisms” across your readership. Perhaps, a 1-10 scale poll, with a non-leading phrased question .