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Is the Yankees' glass half-full or half-empty?

By David Schoenfield
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

SCENE: New York Yankees boardroom, in the days following the conclusion of the World Series. YANKEES CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD HAL STEINBRENNER: Welcome, everyone. I know it was a tough season. Despite a $209 million payroll, the highest in major league history, we missed the playoffs. But the good news is we're losing a lot off our payroll. Jason Giambi, Bobby Abreu, Mike Mussina and Andy Pettitte are free agents and we're not likely to re-sign any of them. GENERAL MANAGER BRIAN CASHMAN: Don't fo ...

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