New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner admitted that "it's difficult" for MLB team owners to compete with the Los Angeles Dodgers' spending, but also believes his team is better than it was at this time last year.

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner sees what the Los Angeles Dodgers are doing. But that doesn’t mean he’s intent on joining the defending World Series champions in their spending spree.

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