Every year, Hal Steinbrenner makes time for the media and allows for reporters to hit him with questions of all kind. It's actually fairly admirable for an owner of his caliber, considering so few (looking at John Henry) do much of anything in the public eye. But New York Yankees fans might prefer him to be reclusive after the last few appearances.
The most recent of which came on Monday when Steinbrenner spoke for the first time since announcing the change in the Yankees' facial hair policy back in February. That was nine months ago. Usually, Yankees fans are graced with his presence at some point during the season when the team is sliding into a hellish slump and he has to provide some sort of meaningless state of the union address.