Yankees: Did Sandy Alderson have that conversation with Brian Cashman

Yankees General Manager, Brian Cashman, is at the top of his game right now. And in a recent column, I suggested that Mets GM might do well to have breakfast with him some day. From the looks of things, he did.

If Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman is not the best GM in baseball right now, tell me who is. And in a recent story, I wrote for Yanks Go Yard, and I suggested that it might be a good idea for Sandy Alderson, the GM of the New York Mets, to sit down for breakfast with Cashman, just to talk about things.

Because general managers in baseball are a fraternity unto themselves, and no one, in any other occupation, can identify with the challenges and stress that go along with the position they hold.

At the time, the meeting was urged to be mainly about how the Yankees handle injuries versus the Mets and their apparent need to get better in this area of expertise.

Bravo, Sandy Alderson

But today, a story published by Sports Illustrated indicates that Alderson has suspended Matt Harvey for three games for “undisclosed reasons.” We’ll add more to that later, but the point now is that Alderson is, finally, reclaiming his team.

“Thor, personally, ” thinks he’s invincible, but Cashman, and now, Alderson too, knows that a player has no say in a matter like this when they are under contract with a team

And whether or not Cashman had any influence over that hardly matters. Because, unlike the Yankees, the Mets are a runaway team composed of players who, despite what they say, are a bunch of babies crying in the woods about me, me, me.

Cashman would never have tolerated what has gone on with the Mets for as long as Alderson has. And to his credit, Alderson, throughout all of what has occurred with the Mets in recent years, has remained faithful in the belief that his players will act and behave like the grown men they are supposed to be.

Because while Alderson can berate himself for allowing Noah Syndergaard to run the team for a few minutes denying to have an MRI that ultimately led to him pitching when he shouldn’t have been, now is history.

“Thor, personally, ” thinks he’s invincible, but Cashman, and now, Alderson too, knows that a player has no say in a matter like this when they are under contract with a team. You (to the player) see a doctor if you want to, but you’ll see ours as well. And if our doctor says you go in the tube, that’s where you go for as long as we sign your paychecks.

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According to the report published by the New York Daily News, the incident with Harvey is not an incident at all. Instead, it stems from an ongoing series of events that occurred that indicate a sense that Harvey feels he is “above the team” and therefore entitled to special treatment from the team for, shall we say, “inconsistencies” in his behavior.

Don’t think so. And neither does Alderson, who’s a little late to the party but nevertheless welcome to join the festivities, such as they are.

Cross-town rivals need an even start

The fact is that the Yankees and the Mets are cross-town rivals. And it’s a healthy intra-city competition that adds to a baseball season every time the two teams meet. But as a Yankees fan, I do not relish in seeing the Mets franchise sputter and look ridiculous as they are now.

Put the Mets on the field against the Yankees and let ‘er rip. And don’t go home until Aroldis Chapman comes in to close you out. But at the same time, what’s going on in Queens across the Whitestone Bridge from Yankee Stadium is sad, and it needs to be corrected for the good of baseball.

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And if Sandy Alderson hasn’t spoken to Brian Cashman, at least some of Brian’s baseball acumen, finally, seems to be rubbing off on him. And for that, we should all be happy for our rivals 25 minutes away from the Bronx.

Because after all, Clint Frazier cut his hair for the privilege of playing for the New York Yankees. That means something, regardle feel about it. The Mets need the same atmosphere in their organization. And when they get it, then, we’ll have a real rivalry.