The departure has been announced. The most enjoyable aspect of it was Steinbrenner's sputtering rage at someone who failed to recognize the divine right of the Yankees.
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"It's clear he didn't want to be a Yankee," Steinbrenner told the New York Daily News. "He doesn't understand the privilege of being a Yankee on a team where the owners are willing to pay $200 million to put a winning product on the field.
"I don't want anybody on my team that doesn't want to be a Yankee."
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Not only is the statement one of massive arrogance, but he even tacked on the pathetic "We didn't want you anyway" at the end.