"Last year was [Bernie Williams's] farewell tour," Cashman said. "A lot of people in this organization would have let him go after 2005, but I brought him back because of who he was and because we had a need.
I'm trying to do this as respectfully as I can. It's a balancing act between your emotional ties to someone you love and what's best for your team. And whenever you're transitioning to younger players, this is what happens.
Sometimes I just want to say, 'Hey, pay attention here.' We're talking about a role player here, the 25th man on the roster. I know what Bernie Williams meant to this team, but he's not that guy anymore."
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