Cashman prepares for playoff push Friday, August 24, 2007 BY JENNY VRENTAS Star-Ledger Staff 重点: 现金人谈进季後赛 1. 洋基队已经超过半世纪没改过队服了, 但他们二A农场的Trenton Thunder为换穿新队 服作了一场时装秀。总经理现金人甚至在四位闪电队球员展示新服装时亲自到场, 用 海军的条纹衣为主场队服, 而队徽也用活灵活现的云取代闪电神。现金人在球衣展示 的前几分钟才看到新的队服和队徽，但向闪电队的GM Brad Taylor承诺他会到礼品店 去走一趟。他承认自己精神挺好，因为前一天洋基在客场对上天使的最後一场总算赢 了。花了六个小时直到他和家人看完闪电队的夜间比赛後，现金人愿意和媒体聊聊， 结果像连珠炮似得滔滔不绝。 2. 问题一: 你对贾霸张伯伦最近这麽受欢迎有什麽看法? 答：你会想要去调合一些事情，但我很早前就学到的事情是，你没法控制谁将成为 　　 媒体关注的火热的商品。我想Joba, Shelly和Phil大帝现在走在曼哈顿街上， 　　　 可能都有困难，因为他们的能力都明显的表示他们就是洋基的未来。但同样的, 你也得到你该有的荣跃。 3. 问题二：这几个洋基农场球员的成功是否让你确信保住农场球员正确的? 答: 老实讲，我没时间想到去证实正不正确。我的工作是让洋基可以打进季後赛，同 　　 时确保洋基在未来仍是打进季後实有竞争力的球队。我知道未来无疑是需要考虑 到，同时也要让现在能够安定打得好，所以我们工作是同时考虑未来和现在。现 　　 在，如果球季现在就结束了, 因为我们的球队球还没进到季後赛那我就没有做好 　　 我的工作。但我们要感谢的事，还有一个月多一点让我们去证明我们是有能力打 　　 进季後赛的球队。 4. 问题三：在这个加把劲进到季後赛的时候，你是否曾有任何一点休息不去关心球赛? 答：没有, 前个晚上，我们在西岸的洛杉矶输掉了，我一直到早上两三点都睡不着。 　　 至少今天我有一点快乐。前两天我有点沮丧，因为第一场我们让胜利从身边溜 掉了, 周二晚上则被重击输掉，但最後一晚Andy Pettitte神威大现,同时我们的 　　　 攻击也火力四射。但心情就像在坐云霄飞车, 因为你会希望快点到达终点去看 看结果会是怎麽样。 5. 问题四：这球季对你来说什麽时候是最难熬的? 答：嗯，假如我们没法进到季後赛，整个球季都很难熬。但前半季是真的真的...我 　 们中邪似的一直受伤, 同时打得比人差，我们打线里的五个左打打不出安打, 我们的投手全部受伤。看起来就像一部史蒂芬金的惊悚小说...。但再一次，现 　　 在我们有机会写下快乐的结局，改变小说的故事，只要我们可以达成我们想要达 成的，我们将打到那算哪! 6. 问题五：在那些时候你有多少次和洋基大老板George Steinbrenner谈谈?　 　 答：每天，一天两三次。就像现在做的，他在打得好及打不好时都一天会两三次和 我谈谈。 7. 问题六：在投手Moose最近投得这麽挣扎之後，你对这两周先发投手的轮值能预想一 些什麽吗? 答：就像现在做的，我们有五位固定的先发投手，Moose周一会先发，我们会看他 　　　 那天投得怎麽样之後再说。 8. 问题七：你是否认为Joba会变成季後赛胜负的关键? 答：你说的上帝会听到的 (你的希望会成真的!!!) 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 [email protected] --

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