NEW YORK — In what amounted to a concession speech with the New York Yankees on the verge of their longest losing streak in a century, general manager Brian Cashman proclaimed the season «a disaster» and «an embarrassment» that will lead to job assessments of himself and manager Aaron Boone.
New York (60-65), which began the season with baseball's second-highest payroll at $275 million. entered Wednesday night's game against Washington on a nine-game skid and headed to its first losing season since 1992. «It's been a disaster this season.
Yes, definitely a shock,» Cashman said during a 22-minute news conference. «We're embarrassed by it.» New York lost nine straight games for the first time since Sept.
13-21, 1982, hitting .176 during the slide with 21 runs. Another defeat would give the Yankees their first 10-game skid since May 21 to June 6, 1913, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. «We're really obviously disappointed, frustrated, angered,» Cashman said. «And that's representative from every aspect of this franchise from top to bottom.