Hal Steinbrenner told Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman of the New York Post that he doesn’t see a season as a failure if it doesn’t result in a World Series title, sparking some anger from Yankee fans.
For BT, he has moved past the anger, as he has come to accept something he says the rest of the fanbase needs to come to terms with.
“We can scream about this forever…it will be easier for your health and your sanity the quicker you realize that we want it more than Hal,” BT said.
“We can sit here and say ‘Why is Brian Cashman getting another extension, why is this guy still here, why isn’t he eating this contract?’ the bottom line is, and you have to accept it: Yankee fans are more possessed and driven for the Yankees to win than the owner.”
For the record, BT isn’t asking for Steinbrenner to replicate the mindset of his father, George. He acknowledges that Hal simply isn’t built that way. But Hal’s dedication to winning leaves a lot to be desired, and unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like it’s changing, so fans need to accept reality.
“I’m not asking for that,” BT said. “What we are asking for…Hal is not willing to make mistakes go away by buying people out. I know [Aaron] Hicks had a good night but he’s been terrible, [Josh] Donaldson is another one. Giancarlo Stanton in four years, we’ll be asking, ‘why is he still here?’ Hal just accepts it. he will never change in that regard.
“He does a lot for the Yankees, don’t get me wrong. He spends a lot of money. The difference is, his pops was possessed, he is not. Deal with it.”
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