Breaking news: Yankees lose 6 of 7, George's head does not explode.

Wow.

"I'm not panicking at all," Steinbrenner said in a statement. "We've been down this road before and I have tremendous faith in my players, my manager and the leadership of the team. We will be O.K."

As Murray Chass writes today, such a comment from George Steinbrenner is unprecedented, "remarkable for its mellow tone and its absence of threats. It is remarkable for the calmness and serenity it projects.