NEW YORK -- The phone conversation concluded as Brian Cashman pulled his vehicle, windshield wipers whipping, into the Covenant House parking area along Manhattan's West 41st Street. He promised that, from there, whatever ground was to be covered in trade talks would literally take place from the ground.
For the fifth consecutive year, the Yankees' general manager participated in the nationwide "Sleep Out" to raise awareness for the plight of homeless children, joining 700 leaders in business, government, media and sports in sleeping out on the streets of 15 cities in the United States and Canada.
"The very first time I ever did this, I could not operate the next day," Cashman said.