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Oct 14, 2007 9:59 AM CDT

George's Sons Take Over Yanks

(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....

Is 'the Boss' Still the Boss?

Oct 12, 2007 9:38 AM CDT

Is 'the Boss' Still the Boss?

Steinbrenner's position as top decision-maker up in the air

(Newser) - Still reeling from an embarrassing first-round playoff bounce courtesy of Cleveland, the Yankees are wracked with questions about Joe Torre's job security, A-Rod's next contract, and Mariano's future. The biggest question, however, is what George Steinbrenner's role with the team will be. Notably silent in recent years, the old Boss...

Steinbrenner
to Torre: Win
or You're Fired

Oct 7, 2007 12:29 PM CDT

Steinbrenner to Torre: Win or You're Fired

Skipper is done in New York if he can't lead Yanks past Tribe

(Newser) - Joe Torre is one loss away from unemployment. Last night George Steinbrenner told the Bergen County Record the skipper is finished in New York unless the Yankees rally to beat the Cleveland Indians. “He's the highest-paid manager in baseball, so I don't think we'd take him back if we...

Who's the (Next) Boss?

Aug 3, 2007 4:31 PM CDT

Who's the (Next) Boss?

Steinbrenner's failing health intensifies concerns over his successor

(Newser) - George Steinbrenner has mysteriously disappeared from the public eye, and Portfolio reveals that he appears to be in the early stages of dementia. Reporter Franz Lidz made a rare visit to Steinbrenner on an invitation from a golfing buddy—and found the legendary owner pale and swollen, stuck repeating the...

Steinbrenner Supports Torre

Apr 30, 2007 11:10 PM CDT

Steinbrenner Supports Torre

Yankees boss gives lukewarm support for beleaguered coach, GM

(Newser) - George Steinbrenner is mellowing with age. After a miserable April in which baseball's best-paid team went 9-14 and suffered an ungodly number of pitching injuries, the formerly trigger-happy Yankees owner gave a 127-word statement both supporting his manager, Joe Torre, and making it clear that the status quo was...