Hal Steinbrenner: Greenberg completely inappropriate

Hal Steinbrenner thought it wasn't just he and Yankees team hierarchy who deserved an apology.

"What we told him was, it's great that you're apologizing to us, you need to apologize to the fans because they're the ones you've wronged and there's just no excuse for it," Steinbrenner said Tuesday on WFAN. "And so he did."

The Yankees managing general partner made two radio appearances Tuesday afternoon - before talking with Mike Francesa on WFAN, he spoke with Michael Kay on 1050 ESPN - mostly to address the Monday comments of Greenberg. In his own radio interview Monday, the Rangers CEO and general partner called Yankees fans, among other things, "awful," "violent," and "an embarrassment."

The Yankees let the commissioner's office know they fully intended to fire back "in an aggressive way," Steinbrenner said on 1050 ESPN after the World Series concluded. MLB quickly made it known to Greenberg he had crossed the line.

Greenberg called Steinbrenner and team president Randy Levine personally to apologize and released a statement of contrition, as well.

Steinbrenner said he accepted Greenberg's apology, though still categorized the remarks on WFAN as "ridiculous, if not stupid," and "completely inappropriate."

But, "I talked to the man and I believe he's sincerely sorry," Steinbrenner said of Greenberg's phone call. "The conversation was enough for me."