“i found that most “yankee” fans that are born and raised in mass esp the cape do so more to upset someone than out of love for the team.”

As a resident of MA for over 50 years, I can attest that your statement is far from the truth. There are a lot of Yankee fans in New England. The vast majority of them got that way because their parents were Yankee fans.

No, they “bother” people because they are based on the distorted thinking of ugly-minded, little fist-shaking people like you, who know they don’t have the intellect to debate objectively and dispassionately. So instead, they revert to name calling, sexism, racism, and all of those “isms” that attempt to dehumanize others, and then they call them “truth.” I guess the ones that are “truth” are the ones aimed at the people you, EYT, feel most threatened by. Bravo, loser.

“I am not vidicating Cashman for what he said. I believe it was a mistake. A 3 on a scale of 1(OK) – 10(Bad). In terms of ’should be held accountable’, accountable for what? Lack of judgement? For telling a truth that may have been better unsaid? Do you know for a fact that others players didn’t complain about Bernie? You and I simply don’t know the depth and nature of this ‘complaint’.”

First you say you are “not vindicating Cashman.But yet you question what he should be held accountable for.

I told you what he should be held accountable for.

My point is that, as the second in command in the Yankee hierarcy, Brian Cashman was out of line in making public his feelings about Bernie Williams. Whether you like it or not,when it comes to public comments, the General Manager’s job demands a level of professionalism that Cashman usually adheres to. In this case, Brian Cashman acted like a rank amateur. Is that “on point” enough for you???

The problem with a lot of folks here is that any criticism of Brian Cashman or the yankees is like heresy. And by the way, I am a very positive person who gives the benefit of the doubt. But I’ve raised 2 children and know there comes a point where criticism does more good than blind loyalty.

Cashman screwed up this one time. The reason I brought up the other problems is that those are the issues Cashman needs to focus on before he screws up again. Bernie Williams is not relevant in 2008, the bullpen is.Hope that’s “on point” enough for you.

we don’t always agree, but i would never accuse him of such poor taste.

there’s two kind of people here on cape cod. there’s the ones who already have money and then there’s the ones that work here. i’m the working kind. if you’re going to toss insults at least get it right.