TAMPA — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman wasn’t fazed by Goose Gossage’s words Friday when the Hall of Famer said it was insulting to compare him to Mariano Rivera and criticizing former commissioner Bud Selig.
“I’ve got more important things to focus on right now,’’ the Yankees’ general manager said. “Like drinking my cup of coffee and now that the winter program is over I need to get some sun on my body.’’
Manager Joe Girardi and Cashman spoke to Gossage last spring training when he publicly expressed similar views.