After Rodriguez tweeted that doctors gave him the go-ahead to return to game action soon, Cashman refuted that assertion, telling ESPN New York, "You know what, when the Yankees want to announce something, [we will]. Alex should just shut the f--- up. That's it. I'm going to call Alex now."
Ouch.
Cashman is understandably fed up with his bombastic third baseman who has lately generated more negative headlines than innings played on a baseball field.
Rodriguez remains on the DL, however, his name continues to pop up on the back page of the papers, most recently linked to MLB's investigation of Tony Bosch's Miami Biogenesis clinic that could leave him facing a 100-game suspension.
No one stirs up controversy like the embattled Yankee. It took about 24 hours from the time @AROD was verified on Twitter for him to create a firestorm.
That seems to be Rodriguez's most clutch ability - a pension not for drama on the field but with women in the stands or alleged injections in his mansion.
It's all surreal when it comes to A-Rod, who has done little to back up the $275 million the Yankees signed on to pay him over the course of 10 years.
His play alone is maddening but it's his reckless attitude that's a low blow.
Cashman just said publicly what fans in the stands have been saying for years in moments like Game 5 of the 2011 ALDS against the Tigers when Rodriguez struck out three times, his final one making him the first player in baseball history to end his team's season with a strikeout in two straight seasons.
That dubious distinction is a fitting microcosm of Rodriguez's time in pinstripes, as is his latest snafu.
While some guys can't catch a break under the spotlight of the New York media, Rodriguez just can't get a grip on common sense.
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