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    Brian Cashman and self-fulfilling prophecies 

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    Published on 07-11-12 12:25 PM

    Brian Cashman recently sat down for an interview with the Post’s Steve Serby, an interview that’s pretty amazing for the amount of banality they pack in to such a long feature. Cashman manages to discuss Phil Hughes, Alex Rodriguez, Raphael Soriano, Michael Pineda, Hal Steinbrenner, Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, and the future of the Eurozone (okay, maybe not) all without saying much of anything interesting. Towards the end of the interview things turn towards the requisite questions about the Yankees’ make believe mandate to win the World Series every year, there are the per-requisite paeans to George Steinbrenner, and I’m secretly hoping Serby ambushes him with a question about his stalker or what he thinks Javier Vazquez is worth in today’s market.

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    The Cano All Star experience 

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    Published on 07-11-12 10:02 AM

    So…the Home Run Derby. You can pretty much guarantee that Robinson Cano will never want to be a captain for that puppy again. The trouble began when he said early on that he would consider picking a slugger from the Kansas City Royals for the American League team. And then he did not. Kansas City fans were not happy. The extent of their unhappiness knew no bounds. And it is strange in a way because the support mostly went to Billy Butler and he became the focal counterpoint to Cano during the Derby. I have been on Twitter for quite a while now and follow lots of bloggers and fans of the Royals and Butler has never been universally loved. Apparently, Butler’s demeanor is not always appreciated. But Butler became the hero to the Cano anti-hero. Being a fan of the Yankees put the situation into a tough spot. I mean, our team gets booed enough without there being added reasons for doing so. Royals fans were not content to show Cano their feelings when he first showed up at the Derby. Those boos continued throughout the event and the glee his outs were given was amazing. And when he went without a homer in the event, it was celebrated with orgiastic delight.

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    Prospect Profile: Ramon Flores 

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    Published on 07-10-12 02:57 PM

    I got on Ramon Flores pretty hard about his apathetic April, but he turned things around and has been one of Tampa’s major offensive threats this season. The young outfielder may be playing his best baseball yet, though he still has plenty to work on if he is going to make it to the Bronx.

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