I'm not saying Hank Steinbrenner is a ridiculous boob, but he needs to be less of a ridiculous boob.
The New York Yankees co-Prince Regent has delivered more boorish Boss-isms in the last year than his pops, George, had in the last decade, including his latest rant, when he told the New York Post's Kevin Kernan, "The bottom line is that the team is not playing the way it is capable of playing."
Steinbrenner addressed the fourth-place Yankees' 19-20 record before they went out and lost 2-1 in 11 innings to the Tampa Bay Rays. "These players are being paid a lot of money and they had better decide for themselves to earn that money," he said. And my favorite: "I'm not saying they are not giving the effort, but they need to be playing harder."
As long as you're not saying they're not giving the effort.