[新聞] Cashman prepares for playoff push

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Cashman prepares for playoff push Friday, August 24, 2007 BY JENNY VRENTAS Star-Ledger Staff 重點: 現金人談進季後賽 1. 洋基隊已經超過半世紀沒改過隊服了, 但他們二A農場的Trenton Thunder為換穿新隊服作了一場時裝秀。總經理現金人甚至在四位閃電隊球員展示新服裝時親自到場, 用海軍的條紋衣為主場隊服, 而隊徽也用活靈活現的雲取代閃電神。現金人在球衣展示的前幾分鐘才看到新的隊服和隊徽，但向閃電隊的GM Brad Taylor承諾他會到禮品店去走一趟。他承認自己精神挺好，因為前一天洋基在客場對上天使的最後一場總算贏了。花了六個小時直到他和家人看完閃電隊的夜間比賽後，現金人願意和媒體聊聊，結果像連珠砲似得滔滔不絕。 2. 問題一: 你對賈霸張伯倫最近這麼受歡迎有什麼看法? 答：你會想要去調合一些事情，但我很早前就學到的事情是，你沒法控制誰將成為　　媒體關注的火熱的商品。我想Joba, Shelly和Phil大帝現在走在曼哈頓街上，　　　可能都有困難，因為他們的能力都明顯的表示他們就是洋基的未來。但同樣的, 你也得到你該有的榮躍。 3. 問題二：這幾個洋基農場球員的成功是否讓你確信保住農場球員正確的? 答: 老實講，我沒時間想到去證實正不正確。我的工作是讓洋基可以打進季後賽，同　　時確保洋基在未來仍是打進季後實有競爭力的球隊。我知道未來無疑是需要考慮到，同時也要讓現在能夠安定打得好，所以我們工作是同時考慮未來和現在。現　　在，如果球季現在就結束了, 因為我們的球隊球還沒進到季後賽那我就沒有做好　　我的工作。但我們要感謝的事，還有一個月多一點讓我們去證明我們是有能力打　　進季後賽的球隊。 4. 問題三：在這個加把勁進到季後賽的時候，你是否曾有任何一點休息不去關心球賽? 答：沒有, 前個晚上，我們在西岸的洛杉磯輸掉了，我一直到早上兩三點都睡不著。　　至少今天我有一點快樂。前兩天我有點沮喪，因為第一場我們讓勝利從身邊溜掉了, 週二晚上則被重擊輸掉，但最後一晚Andy Pettitte神威大現,同時我們的　　　攻擊也火力四射。但心情就像在坐雲霄飛車, 因為你會希望快點到達終點去看看結果會是怎麼樣。 5. 問題四：這球季對你來說什麼時候是最難熬的? 答：嗯，假如我們沒法進到季後賽，整個球季都很難熬。但前半季是真的真的...我　們中邪似的一直受傷, 同時打得比人差，我們打線裡的五個左打打不出安打, 我們的投手全部受傷。看起來就像一部史蒂芬金的驚悚小說...。但再一次，現　　在我們有機會寫下快樂的結局，改變小說的故事，只要我們可以達成我們想要達成的，我們將打到那算哪! 6. 問題五：在那些時候你有多少次和洋基大老闆George Steinbrenner談談?　　答：每天，一天兩三次。就像現在做的，他在打得好及打不好時都一天會兩三次和我談談。 7. 問題六：在投手Moose最近投得這麼掙扎之後，你對這兩週先發投手的輪值能預想一些什麼嗎? 答：就像現在做的，我們有五位固定的先發投手，Moose週一會先發，我們會看他　　　那天投得怎麼樣之後再說。 8. 問題七：你是否認為Joba會變成季後賽勝負的關鍵? 答：你說的上帝會聽到的 (你的希望會成真的!!!) The Yankees haven't changed their uniforms in more than half a century, but their Double-A affiliate, the Trenton Thunder, put on a fashion show yesterday afternoon. General manager Brian Cashman even showed up in Trenton as four Thunder players modeled their new threads -- navy pinstripes for home, appropriately, with an animated cloud logo instead of the Thunder God. Cashman hadn't seen the new logo and uniforms until a few minutes before the catwalk of sorts, but promised Trenton GM Brad Taylor he'd take a trip to the gift shop. Admittedly, he was in good spirits the day after the Yankees salvaged the final game of their road series against the Angels. With six hours until he and his family were to take in that night's Thunder game, Cashman was willing to chat -- and, as it turned out, spout Yiddish sayings. What's your take on Joba Chamberlain's recent celebrity?You try to temper things, but I learned a long time ago, you cannot control who the hot commodity is going to be in terms of the media attention. ... I think Joba, Shelley (Duncan) and Phil (Hughes) probably have difficulty walking on the streets of Manhattan right now because of obviously their ability and what they represent for our future. But again, you get what you deserve, too. Does the success of players within the system make you feel vindicated?To be honest, I don't have time to ... feeling vindicated wouldn't be accurate. My job is to get this team to the playoffs and make sure we have playoff contending teams in the future. I know without a doubt the future is getting taken care of, and we have to get the present down, so my job is to do both. Right now, if the season ended today, I haven't done my job because my team wouldn't be in the playoffs. But we have thankfully a little over a month to go to prove that we're a playoff-worthy team. In this push for the playoffs, do you ever get any kind of break from baseball?No. The last few nights, we're out in Los Angeles on the West Coast, I'm staying up until 2 or 3 in the morning. At least today I'm a little happier. The last two days I was kind of depressed because we had let a game get away from us in the first game (of the series) and (Tuesday night) we got pounded, but last night Andy Pettitte came up big, and our offense did, too. But it's a roller coaster of emotions because you wish you could fast forward to the end to see what the outcome's going to be. What has been the hardest point of the season for you?Well, it will be all hard if we don't make the playoffs. The first half was really ... we had all those injuries, and we were underperforming, our five left-handed hitters in the lineup weren't hitting, our pitchers were all getting hurt. It was like a Stephen King horror novel. ... But again, right now, we have a chance to write a happy ending and change the story, if we accomplish what we need to accomplish. We'll see where it takes us. How much during that time did you talk to Yankees owner George Steinbrenner?Every day. Two, three times a day. Like I do now. He talks to me two, three times a day in good times and in bad. After the recent struggles of pitcher Mike Mussina, what do you foresee the starting pitching rotation as in two weeks?Just as it is. We've got the five starters we've got locked in, "Moose" has got Monday, and we'll see where he's at after that. Do you figure Joba will factor in to the playoff run?From your lips to God's ears. Jenny Vrentas may be reached at jvrentas@starledger.com -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.132.198.21