This was supposed to be the year when, with age and health forcing George Steinbrenner's retreat, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman was finally going to have free rein to run the ballclub without ownership meddling. Instead, the 77-year-old Boss turned those reins over to his son, Hank. And Hank appears to be a meddlesome chip off the old block, with less smarts than his old man. Heck, he may even have less class.

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