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It was only a matter of paperwork, really, but now that the news is official, it's worth absorbing the jarring truth that had been evident for at least a year. The one that recently became permanent. The Boss is no longer the boss. On the day Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina confirmed one rumor by retiring, Yankees owner George Steinbrenner overshadowed the future Hall of Fame candidate when Major League Baseball officially announced he had handed control of the club to son Hal Steinbrenner. "My dad left big shoes to fill," Hal told reporters in an understatement, "but I'm going to do my best." With all due respect to Mussina—a man with 270 career wins, a sharp wit and the dignity to exit on top after his first 20-win season—his legacy is a...
For more than three decades, George Steinbrenner's imprints were all over the New York Yankees. Blockbuster trades, pricey signings, hirings, firings -- they all needed his OK. No more. The omnipresent owner's colorful 35-year reign of pronouncements, threats and bluster ended Thursday when he passed control of baseball's most famous and successful franchise to his youngest son, Hal.
20 Nov 2008 at 7:58pm
Not even posting 20 wins for the first time in his 18-year career could change the Yankee pitcher's mind.
20 Nov 2008 at 7:09pm
CC Sabathia will have a deadline to accept the New York Yankees' contract proposal. "We've made him an offer. It's not going to be there forever," Hal Steinbrenner said Thursday after he was approved as the team's new controlling owner during a meeting at Major League Baseball headquarters. New York offered a six-year contract to the pitcher last Friday, the first day teams were allowed to start...
20 Nov 2008 at 6:15pm
Mike Mussina took a secret to the ballpark every day this season. Maybe that's why he was so successful on the mound, so jovial in the clubhouse. From Day One of spring training, he knew this was his final year -- even if it meant giving up bids for 300 wins, a World Series ring and a better shot at the Hall of Fame.
20 Nov 2008 at 6:12pm
Highlights of George Steinbrenner's career as owner of the New York Yankees: Jan. 3, 1973 -- Heads group that purchases Yankees from CBS Inc. Sept. 30, 1973 -- Manager Ralph Houk resigns, starting the first of 20 manager changes Steinbrenner would make through 1995. Aug. 30, 1974 -- Fined $15,000 by U.S.
20 Nov 2008 at 3:45pm
New York Yankees righthander Mike Mussina announced Thursday that he is retiring from baseball after 18 major league seasons.
20 Nov 2008 at 1:35pm
Major League Baseball owners approved Hal Steinbrenner as control person of the New York Yankees, Commissioner Bud Selig announced on Thursday.
20 Nov 2008 at 7:07am
The New York Yankees are focused on their starting pitching right now, but they do plan to upgrade at center...
19 Nov 2008 at 4:55pm
The Yankees are throwing plenty of money at CC Sabathia, but he might not want to pitch in New York.
18 Nov 2008 at 6:45pm
Nick Swisher is ready to take some Ruthian swats -- only not at trees. He used to level wood, not just swing it, as part of his workout regimen. Not anymore. "It's more to baseball-specific activities," he said Tuesday. "I mean, I still like going out there. Hey, if somebody needs some trees chopped down or some work around the house, then I'll grab me and my buddies and we'll go get it done."...
18 Nov 2008 at 2:21pm
Red Sox second baseman was the clear winner in an open field after producing a well-rounded year.
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