Baseball fans who grew up during the so-called "Evil Empire" days of the New York Yankees under George Steinbrenner could surely never envision a time

Yankee Pinstripes induced fear and represented perpetual excellence. Now, it is Dodger Blue that draws the fury of fans everywhere and the envy of competitors. Although New York has gone to great lengths to fill the huge void left by Juan Soto, it is becoming further removed from its reign as the hot stove king.

The owner of the Yankees says most baseball owners cannot financially compete with another ownership group. In an interview with YES Network that aired Tuesday night, Hal Steinbrenner looked at the powerhouse Dodgers — who beat the Yankees in the World Series and then added several significant pieces to blow away the rest of the sport financially — and acknowledged other ownership groups can only peer up at the Guggenheim Partners,