哥哥講完弟弟講 不過弟弟好像冷靜多了 Hal Steinbrenner on Yanks: We'll be fine http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-spyside165687998may16,0,7096441.story?track=rss BY KAT O'BRIEN | [email protected] May 16, 2008 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Hal Steinbrenner flew back to Tampa from the Major League Baseball owners' meetings in Milwaukee yesterday, his belief that the Yankees can be a contender this season intact. In a phone interview that took place shortly after the Yankees-Rays game began yesterday afternoon - a game that the Yankees would lose to fall into last place at 20-22 - Steinbrenner said of his team: "I've been discouraged at times. We knew with the young pitching that we might go through some growing pains. We knew we would have to be patient there. What's more disappointing to me is the hitting. The hitting and the injuries, which are nobody's fault. You can't win many games if you only score one or two runs." Hank Steinbrenner, Hal's older brother and fellow team co-chairman, singled out some players he was unhappy with the other day, but Hal Steinbrenner did not name names. He said anyone perusing the statistics can figure out who has underperformed. Steinbrenner said he is looking forward to Alex Rodriguez's return to action within the next week and Jorge Posada's return, likely next month. When they get back in the lineup, he believes the Yankees still will be in position to make a run. "It's certainly discouraging at times," Steinbrenner said, "but we've got a great team and I believe we'll be fine. We just need to get a little lucky with the injuries and start hitting again." With Rodriguez and Posada still out, Steinbrenner said: "The other guys need to step up." It wasn't quite the harsh calling out that Hank Steinbrenner had issued when he said the Yankees must improve their energy and effort level and begin earning their pay. Hal Steinbrenner instead talked about the season being a "marathon" and the need to be patient over 162 games. "We need to just stay in the hunt," he said of surviving the injury bug. " ... I absolutely feel we have a great team. I believe we have as good a chance as anybody this year." Steinbrenner said he plans to fly to New York Sunday for the finale of this weekend's Yankees- Mets series. He can catch the first two games on TV, including tonight's, which will feature Mets ace Johan Santana. The fact that the Yankees could have traded for Santana this past winter is well-documented. Hank was in favor of getting Santana but Hal was against such a move, and he said he is having no second thoughts. Not even when Phil Hughes (on the disabled list with a stress fracture in a rib) is 0-4 with a 9.00 ERA and Ian Kennedy is 0-3 with an 8.48 ERA. "There's nothing that makes me regret [not getting Santana]," Hal said. Growing pains for Hughes and Kennedy, while disappointing, are not surprising, in Steinbrenner's opinion. The mediocre offense and spate of injuries to high-profile players have been unexpected, though. Steinbrenner has no qualms about new manager Joe Girardi, saying: "I think he's done great. The injuries are tough, but he's a good disciplinarian and he handles the guys well." And mid-May is no time to panic, not in a division that is up for grabs. Said Steinbrenner: "We'll get it right." --

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