June interview showed sign of things to come for Cashman

6/29/10: ""We don't negotiate in public," Levine said as part of a "TimesTalks" program. "But I would find it highly, highly unlikely if both of them were not back with the Yankees." ...

• Levine made it clear that what the duo has accomplished in the last 15 years will be weighed heavily.

"Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera are the Yankees," Levine said....

• General manager Brian Cashman also appeared on the panel,

• but did not show his hand as much as Levine.

He did speak about the difficulty of finding a successor for Rivera when that day comes. "It's going to be hell replacing him," Cashman said. "He has been the most meaningful Yankee during this stretch.""...

• from NY Post by Brian Costello, 6/29/10, "Levine: Jeter, Rivera will remain Yankees"

(Cashman did not jump in on Levine's evaluation. ed)

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