I was watching In The Line Of Fire the other night, one of those great early 90s movies that time seems to have completely forgotten. The general plot: A grizzled secret service agent (Clint Eastwood) must take down a sinister would-be presidential assassin (John Malkovich) before it's too late. A lot of Renee Russo pant suits are also involved.
It was a star-making performance by Malkovich, who absolutely knocked the role out of the park. His character was intelligent, cold-blooded, calculating, and his singular goal overshadowed everything else.
Come to think of it, you could describe Brian Cashman the same way.
It's been fascinating watching the evolution of Cashman since he was named the Yankees' general manager way back in 1998. Back then, he was a puppet, a loyal, young aide who had ...
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