Latest Yankees' title was Steinbrenner-esque

Nov 5th, 2009 - FOX Sports

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NEW YORK - In the moments after Game 2, our hurried assault on the locker rooms came to an abrupt halt in an interior stairwell. No reason was given. But it soon became apparent that a portion of Yankee Stadium was in a state of lockdown.

In keeping with standard journalistic process, confirmation eventually came in whispers: George was in the house. The stairwell had been turned into a makeshift holding pen to enable Steinbrenner the Elder to make a clean getaway. After all these years being front and center, the once-ubiquitous owner — or was it his handlers? — wanted to remain unseen.

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