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  Yankee fans think a world series title it coming this year

  http://www.yankeesdaily.com/?p=5209
  47 days ago in yankeesdaily.com · Authority: 22

  World series title for the Yankees in 2009? I’ve read at nydailynews.com that Hal is the official owner and I’ve also read in the same article that George Steinbrenner’s health has declined because of a pair of falls. I think I’m headed in the same direction. I fell straight backwards and hit my head against the hard ground and everything on the inside is messed up from my head to my torso and to my legs. Let’s move on. I like Hal as the official owner more than I would like Hank because it seems that Hank acts irrational at times. This year, it doesn’t matter who is owner because I’m still not going to like the moves the Yankees make. They are trying to buy a championship again and it’s not going to work. How do I know it’s not going to work? Do I need a sample size or some sort of proof that it’s not going to work? Ok, look at 2001 to 2008. The Yankees brought in the biggest free agents from this time and it got them zero. Nothing. Zilch. Nada. What makes you think that this year will be any different? Some Yankee fans, like my father and brother, think that Sabathia is the answer. I don’t. The Yankees might make the playoffs but Sabathia is not a big game pitcher. He gets absolutely rocked in the playoffs. I can only imagine what would happen when he pitches for the Yankees in the playoffs with the New York pressure. Can’t Yankee fans see that 2009 is doomed for failure? Do you actually feel the Yankees will win the world series? I don’t feel it. I’ll never feel it as long as the Steinbrenner family keep buying free agents. I thought that Hank was going to bring in young players from the farm. He tried it one year and didn’t follow through.  It was only one year. You can’t expect to win with young players in the first year. Younger players need more seasoning. The Yankees are going to go after A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe. Burnett had a 4.07 era last year. He is not the answer. Derek Lowe pitched pretty well last year but it was in the National League. The Yankees brought in too many pitchers in the
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  Era of Steinbrenner Ends

  http://www.theeftekars.com/blog/2008/11/22/era-of-steinbrenn...
  45 days ago in the Eftekars Online - Rants, some Raves · No authority yet

  The 35 year tyranny has ended. Everyone know that the yankees and I go way back to 2002, so this is definitely a welcome change. Good luck Hal, hopefully the apple falls far from the tree, maybe on a different continent all together. Read the article here...
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  New Boss in Town

  http://xmastime.blogspot.com/2008/11/new-boss-in-town.html
  47 days ago in XMASTIME · Authority: 6

  Let the Hank = Fredo jokes fly!!
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  Lift Your Calzones And Salute; The End Of The George Steinbrenner Era Has Come [MLB]

  http://sports.newsfeedupdate.com/2008/11/lift-your-calzones-...
  47 days ago in Sports Newsfeed Update - All the latest sports news · Authority: 1

  When I worked at MSNBC Sports in Redmond, Wash., one of my first assignments was to interview George Steinbrenner by phone for an audio link to an online story. I remember him as one of those rare interview subjects whom you just kick start with a single question, and then watch race around the room. He was loquacious, informative, even funny. Of course others, chiefly Billy Martin, knew him as a prick. And he's lost quite a bit off his fastball since then, which is why, finally, he's officially released his bony grip from the tiller of the Yankees and handed over things to his sons Hal and Hank, with the emphasis on Hal. It's kind of like Mr. Burns handing over the power plant to Homer; the end of an era, with hilarity sure to ensue. Not like things weren't interesting with George in charge. Love him or hate him, you'll never duplicate him. Guys like Eddie DeBartolo and Robert Irsay have tried, but lacked the requisite churlishness, the unmitigated hutzpah, the unique Steinbrennian eau de bastard. Face it; even though he famously declined to play himself on the show, Big Stein's 35-year reign was one extended Seinfield episode. "What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for? He had 30 home runs and over 100 RBIs last year! He has a rocket for an arm! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE DOING!" But, you know, there were those titles. The Yankees regained their former glory under his ownership, winning six World Series titles and 10 American League pennants from 1976-2003. They also have transformed themselves into a billion-dollar business that owns a cable television network and food concession company. But the 78-year-old has been in declining health following fainting spells that required hospitalization in December 2003 and October 2006. Some good accounts of the transfer of power here, and here. And now somewhere, Steinbrenner and Fidel Castro, weak, feeble and no longer in control of their empires, will meet on a sunny Caribbean beach and trade war stories. And Fidel will stop the conversation halfway thorough and exclaim, "Man, and I thought I was ruthless." It's Official: George Steinbrenner Hands Yankees Over To Son Hal [New York Daily News] Yankees' Control Shifts To Steinbrenner's Son Hal [New York Times]
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  Hal Steinbrenner officially replaces his dad at Yankee helm

  http://blogs.usatoday.com/gameon/2008/11/hal-steinbrenne.htm...
  47 days ago in Game on · Authority: 354

  The Yankees have formalized what was been apparent all season long -- that George Steinbrenner no longer runs the team and that his youngest son, Hal, will take over. "I realize it's a great responsibility," said Hal Steinbrenner, who turns 40 on Dec. 3. "My dad is, needless to say, a tough act to follow." MLB owners unanimously approved the change at a meeting today, the AP reported. George Steinbrenner had been the team's top executive for 35 years, since heading a group that bought the Yankees in 1973.
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  The 2008 Top Ten Mets Merized Prospects (1-5)

  http://ballhype.com/story/the_2008_top_ten_mets_merized_pros...
  47 days ago in MLB/Baseball News, Videos, and Blogs from BallHype · Authority: 55

  The 2008 Top Ten Mets Merized Prospects (1-5) 2 0 2 Bye, George! New Yankee Boss is son Hal yankeesdaily.com found this 65 minutes ago on www.nydailynews.com George Steinbrenner's 35-year reign as boss of the Yankees ended Thursday when he passed control of the team to his youngest son, Hal. Tags: MLB

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