It's Hal's team now..

nyisles16 · 11-20-2008, 02:31 PM

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseba...,3443776.story

Today, power of the Yankees was handed from George Steinbrenner to his son Hal. Seems to be a good thing too, as Hank spouted off a bit too much last year.

Anyway, even though I am not a Yankee fan, I actually like to say George, while being a nutty guy, seemed to care about his team - and that it more than I can say about a few current owners..

SPTO · 11-20-2008, 02:33 PM

Yeah at least George was entertaining and Hal is even moreso. So long as the Yanks continue to overspend and not win championships i'm happy

Secondbase22 · 11-20-2008, 05:31 PM

Hal is the quiet guy who actually has most of the power. Hank is the loud blowhard that we see in the media all the time.

NYJets · 11-20-2008, 05:42 PM

Yea, Hank is not really involved much at all, he just talks to the media and tries to act like George did, but he doesn't really have the power to do anything. I know I read he wasn't at the all star game, and rarely if ever attended real games, or went to meetings or anything.

TarHeelMan · 11-21-2008, 12:01 AM

It's funny that originally, the power was going to go to one of the sons-in-law, before Hank and Hal's names ever came up. One wound up divorcing Steinbrenner's daughter, and the other one, I forget what happened to him.

SPTO · 11-21-2008, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by TarHeelMan


	It's funny that originally, the power was going to go to one of the sons-in-law, before Hank and Hal's names ever came up. One wound up divorcing Steinbrenner's daughter, and the other one, I forget what happened to him.

I heard that too. There was even a press conference with the Son in Law where they were showing off models for the new Yankee Stadium. The guy made some headlines by saying the Yanks would no longer spend so extravagantly and instead focus on building the team from the ground up in the vein of what Gene Michael did when George Steinbrenner was banned from MLB for a few years.

TarHeelMan · 11-21-2008, 02:34 PM

This announcement has given people who don't like Hank a lot of fodder. Just this morning on WFAN's midday show, Joe and Evan basically said this means that Hal is the real "power" and "authority" of the organization, while Hank is just "comic relief".

At the start of the season, ESPN the Magazine had an article on Hank, about how he was following in his father's footsteps and what not, and now it turns out he isn't even the main man. LOL

11-20-2008, 02:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
nyisles16 wooo wooo! OVR: 49 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lindenhurst, LI Posts: 9,280	It's Hal's team now.. http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseba...,3443776.story Today, power of the Yankees was handed from George Steinbrenner to his son Hal. Seems to be a good thing too, as Hank spouted off a bit too much last year. Anyway, even though I am not a Yankee fan, I actually like to say George, while being a nutty guy, seemed to care about his team - and that it more than I can say about a few current owners.. __________________ Moderator Bleeding orange and blue in baseball and hockey till the day I die.........

11-20-2008, 02:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
SPTO Baseball come back! OVR: 63 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: OS Intelligence Office Posts: 39,325	Re: It's Hal's team now.. Yeah at least George was entertaining and Hal is even moreso. So long as the Yanks continue to overspend and not win championships i'm happy __________________ Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club May you live in interesting times - Old Chinese Proverb

11-20-2008, 05:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Secondbase22 Pro OVR: 10 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 838	Re: It's Hal's team now.. Hal is the quiet guy who actually has most of the power. Hank is the loud blowhard that we see in the media all the time. __________________ MLB: New York Yankees / Pittsburgh Pirates NBA: New Jersey Nets / Golden State Warriors NFL: Detroit Lions / New York Giants NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins / New York Rangers NCAA: UNC Soccer: Chelsea F.C.

11-20-2008, 05:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
NYJets wooooooooo OVR: 23 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 21,843	Re: It's Hal's team now.. Yea, Hank is not really involved much at all, he just talks to the media and tries to act like George did, but he doesn't really have the power to do anything. I know I read he wasn't at the all star game, and rarely if ever attended real games, or went to meetings or anything. __________________ 2006 Suicide Pool Champion Go Jets Go Yankees Go Knicks Go Uconn

11-21-2008, 12:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
TarHeelMan The Hamburger Pimp OVR: 19 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Raleigh, N.C. Posts: 9,289	Re: It's Hal's team now.. It's funny that originally, the power was going to go to one of the sons-in-law, before Hank and Hal's names ever came up. One wound up divorcing Steinbrenner's daughter, and the other one, I forget what happened to him.

11-21-2008, 02:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
TarHeelMan The Hamburger Pimp OVR: 19 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Raleigh, N.C. Posts: 9,289	Re: It's Hal's team now.. This announcement has given people who don't like Hank a lot of fodder. Just this morning on WFAN's midday show, Joe and Evan basically said this means that Hal is the real "power" and "authority" of the organization, while Hank is just "comic relief". At the start of the season, ESPN the Magazine had an article on Hank, about how he was following in his father's footsteps and what not, and now it turns out he isn't even the main man. LOL

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