New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman acknowledged on Sunday that relations with estranged third-baseman Alex Rodriguez had deteriorated to the point that he now confines his conversation with his highest-paid player to a simple exchange of greetings. "I'm not comfortable talking to Alex about this because we feel we are in a litigious environment," Cashman said during an impromptu half-hour chat with the media before Sunday night's game between the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. "Hello and goodbye, that's about it. I'm not comfortable talking to him anymore. I don't want to be distorted." As if to underscore the point, Rodriguez walked past the Yankees dugout as Cashman spoke, but barely glanced over at his GM as he headed to the outfield to play catch with a member of the Yankees coaching staff. Source: ESPN
