That's because Steinbrenner was the one who pushed to sign Rafael Soriano going into last season, a move that was against the will of his general manager, Brian Cashman (via NYDailyNews.com).
Cash believed the deal was far too rich for a setup man, and while he was correct, Hal might've had a vision of one day replacing Rivera, which almost happened sooner rather than later.
I agreed with Cashman then, and I still do now.
But ...
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