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Hal Steinbrenner initially wanted someone with managerial experience to lead his Yankees into this next phase of their storied history.
But once Aaron Boone signed his three-year deal Monday, Steinbrenner suddenly got comfortable with the former player, who now becomes a rookie manager in every sense of the word.
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Steinbrenner said it then, and he’ll probably say it again Wednesday at Boone’s introductory press conference where New York’s scribes and talkers will be dying to hear how the former ESPN analyst will fit into the new culture of managing major league teams.