Brian Cashman offered a lot that could be viewed as controversial or off-base in his hour-long sparring session with reporters at the GM Meetings. None of it had anything to do with Giancarlo Stanton.

Last week, Cashman, at his annual sleep-out to raise awareness for youth homelessness, attempted to clarify his comments, saying that he reached out to both Stanton and Stanton’s representative, Joel Wolfe, to make sure both knew he meant no malice.

Let’s drill down here for this week’s “Got my attention.” I think this Stanton issue had life breathed into it because Cashman currently is so unpopular with the fan base that his most ardent haters are willing to turn molehills into controversy.

My strong belief is that many screaming the loudest that Cashman should be fired also would fit into a group who still wish George Steinbrenner owned the team because — among other items — he would fire Brian Cashman.