Summary:
- Brian Cashman expresses disappointment and shock at the disastrous 2023 Yankees season.
- Players and the organization as a whole are frustrated by the unexpected outcome.
- Cashman acknowledges internal assessments and discussions, aiming to identify the issues.
- Despite the struggles, players are committed to overcoming failures and restoring success.
- Team meetings, individual conversations, and coaching efforts are being made to address the situation.
It's been a disaster this season. And yeah, it's definitely a shock. Certainly, I don't think anybody on our side of the fence, from our player group, from our coaches or manager, or even outside the organization saw what it predicted this.
We're really obviously disappointed, frustrated, angered. And that's representative from every aspect of this franchise, from top to bottom. So that includes our players, too. They care.
They're fighting. I know it doesn't look like that. But I would say, if you try to put yourself in their position, I don't think anybody wants to go out in front of 40,000 people and lay an egg, whether it's individually or collectively as a team. Because then what comes with that is pretty horrific. And so the job is to be successful and win. We're going to evaluate it all. Clearly, unfortunately, we're going to have some time to do that.
But I'd say everybody's had a little bit of a hand in it, from top to bottom. And it's our job to find out where. Obviously, that's what we're going to be up to and tasked with. I certainly met with Hal Steinman around several occasions already. And this is not something we're accustomed to or used to. And I think there's definitely going to be a lot of internal assessments going on. The fight is there.
The care is there. The intent is there. Being a part of this organization for quite some time, I do know the difference in when you're bad. A lot of those other things that you just described also come with it. I can just tell you, putting yourself into a player's seat, if they're at the plate, for instance, they do not want to fail. Or if they're on the mound, they do not want to fail either. And they're all collectively trying to do the best they possibly can to stop what's happening to us or what's occurring now for a sustained period of time.
And because they enjoy competing, they enjoy winning, they enjoy having success. And many of them have had much success in their career. And there's a lot of good that comes with it. And no one wants the bad that comes with having lack of success. And so yeah, they're certainly trying to swing away the failure or pitch away the failure so they or we don't have to deal with what comes with that. Because obviously, we're in a bad spot. We're losing sleep over it, whether it's the front office, whether you're a player or coach or manager, this is a rough time.
I think we're all pulling out everything we possibly can or have been, even though the results haven't been there, including Aaron Boone. I know we had a team meeting Friday night before after that, lost to Boston going into Saturday's game. But that didn't help. There's individual conversations. There are team conversations. You have your specialty coaches doing their job, pulling their weight. That's the job.
And I can assure you he's pulling all those levers too.
The challenges continue as the Yankees grapple with a tumultuous season, seeking ways to turn the tide and reclaim their winning form.