The Boss speaks

Sounds like Herr von Steinbrenner is still in charge.

"His job is on the line," Steinbrenner told the Record. "I think we're paying him a lot of money. He's the highest-paid manager in baseball, so I don't think we'd take him back if we don't win this series."

Torre and his players are so used to this by now that I'm sure they shrug it off, but Steinbrenner can't help himself. The former assistant coach is carried away by memories of the gridiron and thinks this sort of thing is a motivator.

Saturday, Torre said the Yankees "need to find out what we're made of" in trying to rally from an 0-2 deficit. Steinbrenner said to the Record: "I think that's a good statement. They'd better show what they're made of."