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NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees found this 3/1/2008 on www.nypost.com [flag]

TAMPA - Hank Steinbrenner says he isn't adding gasoline to the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry by saying the Red Sox take a backseat to his team when it comes to marketing their brand. "You can't create any controversy with fact," Steinbrenner said last... [link]

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Published 3/1/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... , and put the spotlight on him. His comments yesterday ? Oh, they were just bulletin board material for the defending World Series champions: That was a creation of the Red Sox and ESPN, which is filled with Red Sox fans. Go anywhere in America and you won't see Red Sox hats and jackets, you'll see Yankee hats and jackets. This is a Yankee country. We're going to put the Yankees back on top and restore the universe to order. Then, reached for comment after the ruckus over those words yesterday, Hank said: I don't know why (the quotes are getting attention). What I was doing ...

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