It was not unusual for the late George Steinbrenner to make drastic midseason changes when his team struggled. But anyone expecting The Bo s son to do the same after 80 games wasnt being realistic. Hal Steinbrenner, noting that he was his own person and uninclined to make what he NFL Los Angeles Rams Jersey called a would-be knee-jerk reaction, addre sed the Yankees troubles on Thursday morning. And while the managing general partner admitted that he was aggravated, frustrated and angry over his fourth-place teams performance through what has nearly been half a season, he gave Aaron Boone and New Yorks coaches a vote of confidence.Absolutely, Steinbrenner said when asked if he had the right staff in place. Everybody on the coaching staff has dealt with these players in the past. Weve had some great offenses and some great teams. Nobodys working harder than the coaches. The most important thing to me always, in any given year, is that the players respect the coaches, believe in the coaches, and thats absolutely the case here. Steinbrenner also backed GM Brian Cashman, saying hes done a good job, and that the Yankees, despite some clear flaws heading into the season, left spring training with a quality team. New York is now 41-39 following a that saw Aroldis Chapman give up the first grand slam Landen Akers Jersey of his career. The Yankees struggles, however, have been persistent all season.The majority of the blame should be placed on the players, according to Steinbrenner. He singled out the teams inconsistencies, poor baserunning and perplexing offensive struggles, Kurt Warner Jersey though the Yankees lineup has picked things up a bit over the last few days.Myself, Cashman, Boone, the coaches, were responsible. Were in charge, Steinbrenner said. So at some level were responsible for whats going on. But make no mistake about it, in my opinion, the majority of the responsibility lies with the players. Theyre the ones on the field.Scroll to ContinueTheyre a group of very talented, profe sional athletes that are playing this game at the highest level in the world. They need to fix this problem. They need to fix the problem because everyone, including our fanbase, rightfully so, has had enough quite frankly. Its enough. And they know that and youre seeing them say that.While Steinbrenner said he would if it meant upgrading the roster ahead of the trade deadlinehes not thinking of the Yankees as sellers Bryce Perkins Jersey right nowhe also stre sed the importance of getting pitchers Corey Kluber and Luis Severino back from injury later this season.Those arms wont nece sarily solve all of New Yorks problems, but Steinbrenner still believes the players already in place can turn this season around. The streaky product on the field has not provided much evidence of that, though, Buddy Howell Jersey thus drawing outrage from fans.Prior to Steinbrenner standing by Boone on Thursday, there were chants calling for the manager to be fired during Wednesdays lo s. Steinbrenner was asked if offering the skipper a new contract after the season was contingent on making the playoffs. While he previously said he generally wasnt afraid to make a change, referencing former manager Joe Girardi, Steinbrenner declined to i sue an ultimatum for Boone.I cant answer that question. Its July 1, Steinbrenner said, adding earlier that everyones performance would be evaluated at seasons end. Im not going there.MORE: