ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- It's a relatively short drive from the Tampa offices of the New York Yankees, where Hal Steinbrenner goes to work each day, to Tropicana Field, where the Yankees got roughed up Friday night by the last-place Tampa Bay Rays, a team that could be well on its way to 100 losses this season.
Steinbrenner chose to make that drive Friday night, and if he had any doubt about the condition of and prospects for his team this season, or simply wanted to see it for himself, the Yankees' managing general partner (i.