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When it comes to running the Yankees, the proverb like father, like son doesnt exactly apply to George and Hal Steinbrenner.George, who bought the team in 1973 and died in 2010 at the age of 80, was known for his bold statements, hasty firings, disgust for losing, and the iron fist with which he ran his franchise. Heat of the moment changes and big spending were not uncommon under the Yankees patriarch. That reputation has led to phrases such as If The Bo s were alive when the team has struggled on the field or failed to make a costly acquisition in the years since his death. The situations that have prompted those words have varied, but the implication is always the same: George would not have allowed to happen.Hal, the Yankees Washington Nationals Jersey managing general partner, has not governed the team with the same trigger finger since taking over. That has included more stability in regard to personnel turnover Eric Thames Jersey and limited spending in accordance with the luxury tax in certain years (though the Yankees have always had one of MLBs highest budgets under his watch).Hal called his dad one of the greatest at what he did, but he has not operated the organization in the same manner. That doesnt mean he minds when people invoke his fathers name. Im used to it, Hal said Thursday morning when asked about comparisons to George. Look, Im my own person. We all have pluses and minuses, strengths and weakne ses, and theres a lot of things that are different between my dad and I. There are also things that are similar.All I can do is do my best, be my own person and make the decisions in the way that I have always made decisions, which is putting as much thought into a decision as po sible. Taking the time if I have the time to do just that. Theres no doubt that Im a little le s spur of the moment than he was in a lot of ways. All I can a sure everybody is that I do my best and its a legitimate question Anibal Sanchez Jersey to always ask. It never bothers me. I love the man.Hal was asked about comparisons to his dad the day after Yankees fans started a loud Fire Aaron Boone chant toward the end of Wednesdays epic lo s. Two lengthy rain delays had slashed the size of the crowd by the time Aroldis Chapman surrendered the first grand slam of his career, but that didnt stop some of the remaining spectators from making their opinions on the New York manager known.Scroll to ContinueThe lo s dropped the fourth-place Yankees to 41-39 on the season. With 80 pedestrian games played, Hal was posed a hypothetical: George would have likely fired Booneand maybe even GM Brian Cashmanby now if he were still in charge.Hal didnt refute that a sumption, though he did question the merits of similar midseason moves that George made when he was alive. He certainly did that a lot. I think what people forget is that oftentimes it didnt help, didnt work, Hal said. Oftentimes quite frankly, he was criticized for it. Im just a believer in seeing an entire body of work from an employee regardle s of what department theyre in, and we do that year to year to year.In other words, it sounds as if Boone will be permitted to Koda Glover Jersey see this season through. Hal, who admitted to being angry and bunch of other similar words, did not say if Boone would get a new contract if the Yankees failed to make the playoffs, an increasingly likely scenario. Hal did, however, insist that he is generally not afraid to make changes. He referenced former manager Joe Girardi not being retained.Hal just prefers a more patient approach than that of the man who brought him up. For better or worse, that is how this Steinbrenner is going to rule. Even if somebodys in the middle of a contract, at the end of the year Im going to look at their performance and Im going to make a decision whether to continue with that person or not, Hal said. But doing a knee-jerk reaction to appease this person or that person in the middle of the year Tanner Roark Jersey when I really dont think theres a problem, thats certainly something Im not going to do.MORE: