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George's Sons Take Over Yanks

Posted Oct 14, 07 9:59 AM CDT in Business,  Sports 

(Newser) – George Steinbrenner’s sons, Hank and Hal, are now calling the shots for the Yankees, the New York Post reported today. King George, 77, will still be in the picture and only "an office door away," but the brothers will have final say on all day-to-day baseball decisions. “There's always been a succession—and that's myself and my brother,” said Hank.

Hank, 50, and Hal, 38, have long been involved in the family's $2 billion empire, and both have reputations as smart businessmen. Hank has inherited his dad's famous temper, while Hal is shy and soft-spoken. The team’s board will meet later this week to decide on new titles for the brothers, along with baseball matters like the fate of Joe Torre.

Source New York Post

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Hal Steinbrener, right, and Derek Jeter at the unveiling of the 2008 All-Star Game logo at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, July 31, 2007. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)   (Associated Press)
Hank Steinbrenner, son of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, enters the Regency Hotel, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007, in New York. (AP Photo / Louis Lanzano)   (Associated Press)
Hank Steinbrenner, son of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, speaks with Former Yankee slugger Reggie Jackson, left, outside the Regency Hotel, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis...   (Associated Press)
New York Yankees manager Joe Torre, left, owner George Steinbrenner, center, and general manager Brian Cashman, right, look on at batting practice at spring training in Tampa, Fla., in this Feb. 26, 2005...   (Associated Press)
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner waves to fans in Tampa, Fla., in this Feb. 17, 2004 file photo. Steinbrenner said in a rare interview Thursday night May 24, 2007, from his office in Tampa,...   (Associated Press)
Philadelphia Phillies v New York Yankees   (Getty Images)
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