AP - NEW YORK - It's been a tough offseason for Brian Cashman. There was little doubt the Yankees GM was reeling after losing out on Cliff Lee to the Philadelphia Phillies and being outnegotiated by an aging shortstop with no viable alternatives. Nonetheless, Cashman suffered another blow Friday to his reputation as one of baseball's preeminent sources of easy money when homeless man Carl Jenkins, 57, rejected Cashman's offer of $1 and approximately 94 cents in change.
Jenkins, a Vietnam veteran and former warehouse worker who was laid off in 2009, rejected the offer as Cashman walked by the 161st Street subway station at about 9 a.m. Cashman, one of baseball's pre-eminent philanthropists, was stunned. "I went to put the money in the cardboard cup he had in front of him, and [Jenkins] said 'don't want it. Keep walking,'" Cashman said. "I just thought he could use a cup of coffee or something."
Despite offering Jenkins nearly $1 more than any of his other contributors, Cashman once again came away devoid of the feeling of charity that has fueled a spate of crazy contracts with the Yankees.
Cashman assured reporters he would rebound from the rejection and find ways to use the funds to better the Yankees. "The way I see it, there's always room for another 2 years of AJ Burnett," Cashman said. "Or hey, get Casey Close on the phone!"
Jenkins declined to comment on rival offers, but shortly before press time, he was seen masturbating on the 7 train, having apparently accepted the suggestion offered by another passerby
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