Hank Steinbrenner, We Are Now Officially Allowed to Ignore You

George Steinbrenner's final move as owner was a damn good one . Last year, Hal and Hank Steinbrenner were named co-chairmen of the Yankees, but Hank stepped into the limelight as much as possible, trying to make as big an ass of himself as he could. He wasn't the owner—that title still belonged to King George—but he (and his brother) were now in control of the team, and he was ready to make his voice heard. Hal, on the other hand, spent his time at the stadium, watching the team and learning the inside-outs of running it. And so, when George passed on the torch today, it was to Hal, not Hank. Hank will continue to oversee baseball operations, while Hal will manage the team financially, and I'm not exactly thrilled about that: Hank has established himself more as a talker than a thinker. But Hal is the man in charge, the one with the final decisions, which is a somewhat comforting thought. Hopefully, he'll be able to talk some sense into his older brother and somehow convince him to ... (link)