Despite 2023 Disappointment, Brian Cashman Defends Yankees’ Operations as Title Drought Nears 15 Year Mark: “I’m Proud…”

The 2023 season has marked the 14-year title drought for the New York Yankees, making it the longest in their history. It all happened because of their early exit from the title race after missing out on the playoffs, finishing fourth in the AL East. Given that their last title came in 2009, it was not the best result for them and required a justification that could satisfy this run. But the explanation from Yankees GM Brian Cashman failed to do so.

Notably, a few hours before, Cashman addressed the media in a review of the disaster 2023 season. Given he has overseen both the best and the worst, everyone expected a critical address from him. However, that was not the case. The under-fire ignored all, leaving fans amused with his exaggerated claim of the process over the last few years.

Brian Cashman Justifies Ignoring the Longest Title Draught in Their History

In the MLB history, the New York Yankees are the most successful team. Since its renaming, the New York-based team has won 27 titles to set the benchmark, all other wishes to reach. However, things not have been good for them. They have been winless since 2009 and are under pressure to recover from this slump. However, it seems, the Yankees GM Brian Cashman does not feel the same.

Notably, the Cashman has been in the Yankees setup since George Steinbrenner and has seen all the success. Also, as a GM, he has been credited with many achievements. However, his efforts since the last decade have not fetched the desired results, bringing them under scrutiny.

But he is not much stressed due to it. Visibly, Cashman did acknowledge the scrutiny but declined to accept it as true and justified his work. While addressing the media, he said,” I’ve been here with the Yankees for a long time. Whether that’s a good thing, what our fans or perception want to say or not, I’m proud of our operation.”

Cashman later added that, “I think we have a great group of baseball people. I think we have a very strong process that has served us well up until what happened this particular season.” He justified the Yankees working with his comments, though it has not gone well with the fans.

Fans Criticize Cashman for Ignoring the Reality

It has been a decade since the Yankees won the title, and fans are unhappy. The latest season has broken their patience of trust in the team. When Cashman failed to reflect and address it, they were livid and showed their anger in the following reactions.

One fan equaled it with ignorance.

Others are certainly not happy.

One calls it a terrible judgment.

One fan thinks the entire organization is delusional.

The essence of the fans is visible. They did not like the response from Brian Cashman. Though the process of 2024 has already started, Cashman needs to back his words with action to change the fan’s emotions.

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But it won’t be a simple task. Will he be able to achieve so, or will his words come back haunting? The world will know at the end of the upcoming season.

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