Correction: Brian Cashman was not practicing perjury yesterday. He was giving the world a lesson in the art form known as Qualifiers.

In a previous post, I suggested that Brian Cashman was less than candid yesterday, when he told a radio interview that he wants Alex Rodriguez back next year at $25 million.

In fact, Cashman said exactly what he said... with qualifiers. To enhance the listening, or reading process, I have decided to print the statement in full, sizing the qualifiers as they were meant to be emphasized.

Quote:

"Ultimately, from a baseball operations standpoint, taking out all the areas of controversy, having Alex Rodriguez man third base is obviously by far the best option for the Yankees, than what the alternatives would be, in theory."