The word No was not in George Steinbrenner’s vocabulary when it pertained to spending on the New York Yankees. Love him or hate him, the Boss always spent (probably too willingly, in many cases). Whether it was top-dog free agents like Jason Giambi, mid-season acquisitions like David Justice, or back of the bullpen arms that might swing an October baseball game like, say, name any terrible relief pitcher the Yankees overcame in the early 2000’s, George spent the cash.
Now, with Hal Steinbrenner in charge of the team during a rebuild, the Yankees are working within a budget — and that’s not such a bad thing.