Splitting Heirs - 11.19.07

	November 19, 2007 Splitting Heirs Pablo S. Torre

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The business side; elected chairman of Yankee Global Enterprises, he'll oversee the new stadium opening in 2009.	YANKEES DUTIES	The baseball side; already "insists" that phenom reliever Joba Chamberlain will start in '08.
Culver Military Academy and Williams College (just like his dad), then received an MBA from Florida- Warrington.	EDUCATION	Culver Military Academy and Central Methodist University, where he played wide receiver and ran track.
Ran the family hotel business starting in 1996; built it from three properties in Florida to six nationwide.	BACKGROUND	Ran the family's Kinsman Stable in Florida. Once said, "The most exciting thing ... is a Kentucky Derby winner."
No, he's extremely quiet and private. Hal has admitted that his father can be a "pretty challenging boss."	CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK?	"George is a Barnum & Bailey guy; Hank is not," a former manager of Kinsman once said. That seems to be changing; Hank has been outspoken, especially about A-Rod ("We don't want you").
A born CEO, he's willing to delegate responsibility rather than micromanage.	PHILOSOPHY	Once said he's a stronger believer in a "solid minor league system" than his dad.
Representing his father at Cuban pitcher Jose Contreras's introductory press conference in 2003, a year before Contreras was traded to the White Sox as a bust, Hal said just one sentence: "I'll keep it brief, but we're expecting great things."	CHOICE QUOTE	To The New York Times in 1990, about Don Mattingly: "He's not really a player who packs the stadium. He's appreciated and he's loved and he's a good guy and a great player, but a drawing card? I don't think so."

GEORGE STEINBRENNER'S sons, Hal (left) and Hank (right), have taken over the Yankees' operations from their aging father, meaning two virtual unknowns run the most valuable franchise in U.S. sports. Hank, 50, and Hal, 38, have avoided the spotlight. How to tell if they're up to the task—or, for that matter, which is which? Here's a primer.

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