Madden: Hank lights fire, threatens to burn bridges

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Baseball Today: Thursday, May 14
Published 5/15/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... . (New York Times) Don't believe it? Listen to Hank Steinbrenner for five minutes, even though he never mentions Cashman by name. (New York Daily News) ...

Madden: Steaming Hank Steinbrenner lights fire while threatening to burn some bridges
Published 5/15/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Madden: Steaming Hank Steinbrenner lights fire while threatening to burn some bridges Taking a break from disecting Sylvia Froos records for The Vitaphone Project...Madden talks to Hank Steinbrenner. This is what the new “Hammerin’ Hank” had to say to me Wednesday when I reached him in Tampa with the greeting: “How ‘bout those Rays!”: “They’re a great story down here right now,” he said, “although it’s terrible that they’re only drawing only 16,000 a game. They’re playing a lot better than us, that’s for sure. I know we’re gonna come on at some point in this season, but right ...

Hank Is Delusional
Published 5/15/2008 by Moshe Mandel at The Bronx Block
After Hank Steinbrenner’s little rant yesterday, I opined that, Does he really think the players are going to read the quotes and say, “You know what, I really have not been trying. Hank has  motivated me to improve.” If so , then he is quite delusional. Well, I guess Hank is in fact that misguided and conceited. Last night, he told Bill Madden,  I know we’re gonna come on at some point in this season, but right now, other than (Chien-Ming) Wang, (Mariano) Rivera, (Derek) Jeter, (Hideki) Matsui, (Johnny) ...

Bronx Banter: Moose it is!
Published 5/15/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... (four hits, Robinson Cano!) to double Cliff Floyd off second. Joba Chamberlian struck out the side in the eighth and Mariano Rivera was back to putting heads to bed in the ninth, notching his 11th save. Hey, a win is a win, right? Especially with Hank itching to show that his bite backs up his bark. Here's more from the Son of Steinbrenner, as reported by Bill Madden in the Daily News : This is what the new "Hammerin' Hank" had to say to me Wednesday when I reached him in Tampa with the greeting: "How 'bout those Rays!": "They're a great story down here right now," he said, ...

No one tell Moose it's 2008
Published 5/15/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... , there's more Hank talk today: he spoke with Bill Madden and told him that the fact that Johan Santana is pitching against the Yanks tomorrow night won't rekindle any angst over this past winter. More specifically, in response to what Hank told Madden, ...

Hank: I’m Going To Clean Up On 5 Years Of Mistakes
Published 5/15/2008 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
I would be remiss if I didn’t link to the latest Hank Stein quotes via Bill Madden. Here’s the big one for me: This is what the new “Hammerin’ Hank” had to say to me Wednesday when I reached him in Tampa with the greeting: “How ’bout those Rays!”: “They’re a great story down here right now,” he said, “although it’s terrible that they’re only drawing only 16,000 a game. They’re playing a lot better than us, that’s for sure. I know we’re gonna come ...

Even More From Hank
Published 5/15/2008 by Greg Cohen (noreply@blogger.com) at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
From Bill Madden: This is what the new "Hammerin' Hank" had to say to me Wednesday when I reached him in Tampa with the greeting: "How 'bout those Rays!": "They're a great story down here right now," he said, "although it's terrible that they're only drawing only 16,000 a game. They're playing a lot better than us, that's for sure. I know we're gonna come on at some point in this season, but right now, other than (Chien-Ming) Wang, (Mariano) Rivera, (Derek) Jeter, (Hideki) Matsui, (Johnny) Damon and (Mike) Mussina, after I got on him a little, ...

Are We Seeing the Beginning of the End for Brian Cashman?
Published 5/15/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
... didn't resume falling into Yankee laps so, with his contract expiring after the season, will Cashman get more time if they don't earn a ring this season? It's starting to look pretty unlikely. Hank Steinbrenner's regular missives in the media make it clear that he wants to be the same kind of figurehead that his father was and part of that could be erasing Cashman from the equation. He followed up yesterday's comments about forcing changes next year in an interview with Bill Madden of the New York Daily News. "But while I'm confident ...

Nats Commission Screech To Preach To The Unconverted
Published 5/15/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Of the Yankees’ 20-21 start, Hank Steinbrenner tells the Daily News’ Bill Madden, “What bothers me is that these guys are all working for me and my brother and they’re all making more money than we are. That’s what makes me mad. But while I’m confident they’ll come around, we’ll just have to wait and see what happens this year. And if they don’t come around then changes will have to be made. I’ve just got to clean up the mistakes of the last five years and make us what we should be.” ...

Devil Rays Look To Dig Even Deeper In Busch
Published 5/16/2008 by David Chalk at Bugs & Cranks
... bout that Jonny Gomes!!! He’s like David Eckstein with talent and skill. – Tommy Rancel, Outs Per Swing Stat #1 The Devil Rays are undefeated all-time in St. Louis. Quote #2 The Devil Rays? They’re for real. – Hank Steinbrenner, in the Daily News Stat #2 ...