nydailynews.com - 11/21/2008
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Hal Steinbrenner officially became "The New Boss" Thursday and his first act sounded an awful lot like the original Boss, his father: He set an unspecified deadline for free-agent pitcher CC Sabathia to take the Yankees' $140 million offer.
bizofbaseball.com - 11/21/2008
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The new King? Hal Steinbrenner takes over as
the Principle Owner of the New York Yankees today....
The end of one of the most successful and tumultuous ownership eras in Major League Baseball history ended today when the George Steinbrenner passed control of the New York Yankees to his son, ...
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The King Steps Down: George Steinbrenner Passes Control ...
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From MLB.com : Major League Baseball owners designated
Hal Steinbrenner as control person of the New York...
Yankees, Commissioner Bud Selig announced on Thursday, officially ending George Steinbrenner's 35-year tenure as the Yankees' boss. Hal Steinbrenner, the co-chairman of the team along with ...
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Control of Yanks Shifts to Hal
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Hal Steinbrenner's First Act as Yankee Boss: Setting a Deadline on CC Sabathia Offer
FanHouse —
... Steinbrenner would be succeeding his father at the top of the Yankee hierarchy, the move was praised. It wasn't so much about Hal, though he seemed quite competent, as it was about the Yankees not choosing Hank Steinbrenner. Sure, he'll still do and say crazy things when it comes to free agents, but at least it's the sane guy in charge of actually signing them. Well, maybe. Hal sounded like he was doing an impression of Hank doing his impression of their dad when he spoke to reporters about CC Sabathia yesterday. "We've made him ...
NY view: Career of Sabathia's agent is 'dead' if market dries up
Big League Stew —
... Milwaukee Brewers (although there are reports the Crew may have increased their offer to six years.) Because CC didn't just say "I love New York" to the Yankees on the spot, speculation has grown that Sabathia has little interest in playing in the Bronx. One would think the longer Sabathia hems and haws (apparently waiting for another team, such as the Los Angeles Angels, or Dodgers, etc., to jump in) the greater the chances that the Yankees would yank their offer. And what if no other $140-million-ish offers come? ...
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