When words like “connectivity” and phrases like “communication level” get thrown around in the middle of the Yankees’ managerial search, it’s not hard to see that a new age has dawned.
The question going forward will involve whether those new ways prove better than the old. And the guess here is that general manager Brian Cashman, whoever he picks among the voluminous list of candidates who have applied for Joe Girardi’s job, may soon long for the old days when managers reigned supreme in their clubhouse.
Simply put, this new-age stuff about getting all cuddly with their players is a lot of nonsense.