Andy Van Slyke: Robinson Cano ‘cost people their jobs’

Former Seattle Mariners coach Andy Van Slyke ripped into Robinson Cano during an interview with St. Louis’ CBS Sports Radio 920 Thursday. Among other things, the former first-base coach criticized Cano’s impotence in the batter’s box and faulted him for the downfall of the organization as a whole.

Brent Strecker of ESPN 710 in Seattle transcribed portions of the interview that make it clear just how much bitterness Van Slyke harbors regarding Cano.

“Robinson Cano cost the GM his job, the hitting coach got fired because of Cano and then the manager and coaches got fired because of Cano, because that’s how much impact he has on the organization,” Van Slyke said. “He was the worst player and it…