They've poured big bucks on Giambi, Mussina, Sheffield, Randy Johnson and A-Rod and that didn't work out the way they had planned.

It's kind of odd for Steinbrenner to announce this. The world knows that the Yankees overspend and will continue to overspend, more than doubling the payrolls of most teams.

Don't forget, George had it planned that Swindal,his drunken son-in-law, was going to run the team before his own flesh and blood. I think he realized his son had some shortcomings.