Today marks the five-year anniversary of the death of Yankees Owner GEORGE STEINBRENNER, and his family "remains focused on demanding excellence and driving for success across multiple platforms -- albeit more quietly and without the outsized caricatured back page personality," according to a front-page piece by Marc Topkin of the TAMPA BAY TIMES. Yankees Managing General Partner HAL STEINBRENNER said it was "surprising" when he realized it had been five years since his father's passing. He reiterated that he has "no plans to sell" the team. Steinbrenner: "Believe me, we get asked this by the New York media every year, and the answer is we have no plans whatsoever to sell the team. We all love being a part of it. It's a family business. We know what it meant to my dad, and it means the same thing to us.'' Topkin notes several members of the next generation of the Steinbrenner family are "already involved," with grandsons STEVE SWINDAL JR., working in N.Y. and ROBERT MOLLOY, in Tampa, where the team has its Spring Training and minor-league base. The family also has "hotel and horse breeding and racing interests." At some point, the Yankees "expect to add" former MLBer DEREK JETER, who retired after last season, "as another key employee." Hal Steinbrenner said, "He will be, I have no doubt. He lives here in Tampa. ... I think he's just trying to relax for a year." He added, "Everybody is good. All the siblings are involved here. HANK loves the baseball side of it. JENNY runs our foundation and JESSIE is involved as well. My mom's doing good. She'll be 80 next month, slowing down a little bit but still getting out with her friends once in a while. All is well" (TAMPA BAY TIMES, 7/13).
