Hal Steinbrenner fires back at critics: Yankees aren’t being cheap

Hal SteinbrennerORLANDO, Fla. — What, me miserly?

The Yankees have committed more than $148 million on player talent this offseason to try to upend the Red Sox, yet Hal Steinbrenner knows he still faces a growing criticism from his fan base that he’s pocketing too much of his team’s profits.

On Thursday at the MLB owners meetings, the Yankees’ managing general partner fired back at those criticisms, which come from fan blogs, social media and even many older fans who contend that Steinbrenner doesn’t care as much about winning as did his late father, George.

“If there’s a narrative that we’re not spending money and being cheap, that’s just false,” Steinbrenner told a small group of reporters.…