Cashman Throws One Up and In

As reported by Peter Abraham of the Journal News, Brian Cashman and Theo Epstein sat down for a Q and A Friday night at William Paterson College. Cashman took the opportunity to take a shot at Bernie Williams.

Cashman said Williams spent too much time with his music career “and that took away from his play” on the field.

Cashman said Williams had a “terrible season” in 2005 and that former manager Joe Torre was wrong to play Williams as often as he did in 2006 because better players were available.

PeteAbe had the opportunity to get Bernie's reaction Saturday night as the ex-Yankee and his former teammate Paul O'Neill hosted a charity fundraiser for Hillside Food Outreach in New Rochelle, NY.

“I don’t think he has any basis to say anything like that,” he said. “Let me put it this way: Questioning a person’s commitment to the team is a very serious accusation, at least in my book.”

Bernie was then asked if his music had indeed interfered with his final seasons in the Bronx.

“Everybody’s entitled to their opinion,” he said. “I haven’t really talked to (Cashman) about what he said. But I want to.”

While Cashman is entitled to his opinion, he should have kept it to himself. There's no denying that Bernie wasn't the same player over the last couple of years of his career, but he's done more for the Yankees than Brian Cashman ever has.