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NEW YORK — Hal Steinbrenner was — understandably — reluctant to face a possible and scary reality.
The Yankees owner wasn’t willing to talk about whether his club would be willing to do something in stark contrast to its mission statement — and it’s history:
Become salesmen if buying no longer made sense.
“It’s mid-May,” Steinbrenner said. “I’m going to see you guys. I’m going to be around. I’ll be around the stadium.