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nah brah, thats ed up
Rest in Peace
lol heart attack
lol dead
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/m...ory?id=5375561
nah brah, thats ed up
Rest in Peace
I didn't really like the guy, but its still sad... I guess one of his sons will take over and still buy Championships in NY.
Yeah George was actually a good business man (just a royal prick) who put himself in a position where he had a bottomless pit of money to spend on NY.
Hank Steinbrenner is just a fat got who didn't work for yet thinks he's accomplished a bunch. Tony Kornheiser once said about him, "he was born on 3rd base and thinks he hit a triple" which is completely true.
Rip
RIP George
True legendary figure of the game..
Not cool man, any man that places winning above $$$ in sports is a loss.
yankees are ed cause hank is an idiot
RIP George. Great owner who turned a $10 million dollar purchase into $1.6 billion.
boo le change
lol Edward pinked
lol butthurt mmgay/Yankees fan complaining about the thread le
i didn't say anything -stick..
You can't even show respect to a man that had a heart attack and died..
What do you want me to do? Put on some spandex and role around with his dead body?
lol mmgay
How about RIP George Steinbrenner
Oh wait that got changed for you because you're a complete dip- ..
ESPN has a long well done article up going through the Steinbrenner years..
"One hundred years from now, when sports historians yet unborn convene to vote upon the most influential figures in the history of baseball, right there near the top of the list -- among the Black Sox and Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson and Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Barry Bonds and Marvin Miller -- will be the Ohio shipping tycoon who descended on the game with the all-embracing warmth of the Hindenburg. And surely they will note, among George Steinbrenner's more memorable legacies, the solemn vow he made after he and his partners bought the New York Yankees from CBS for $8.7 million."
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/column...ill&id=3212872
I got so butthurt you didn't write RIP Steinbrenner () I went to Kori to cry about it
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The reporters would wait and wait, hoping to receive just one word from The Boss. He was older then, lacking the same bombast that trademarked his rise in the 1970s into arguably the most interesting owner in American sports.
But at the turn of the century, he was still George M. Steinbrenner III. So reporters waited for him outside the old Yankee Stadium.
In the tabloid world of New York sports, nothing sold better than a Steinbrenner roar. From calling Dave Winfield "Mr. May" to hiring and firing Billy Martin five times to apologizing for a lost World Series, Steinbrenner was unlike any other owner. His words were sharp, a message embedded in every syllable.
Even in the early part of the 2000s, he was a separate beat unto himself, so reporters stood for The Wait. It would be right outside the press gate at the old Yankee Stadium, where Steinbrenner's town car would park. Steinbrenner, with an elderly gait, would walk in as reporters would shout questions at him.
It was like a scene out of a movie, where reporters are presented as caricatures. But when you are covering someone as bombastic as Steinbrenner, the big quote was tabloid gold and the wait was worth it.
"George, George, what do you think of A-Rod's struggles?"
"George, George, what about the Yankees not hitting?"
"George, George, is Torre's job in jeopardy?"
Joe Torre, of course, had four championship rings when these questions were being asked. He was taking the Yankees to the playoffs every season, but if they were off to a slow start, there was no telling what Steinbrenner would say or do.
In an interview, Steinbrenner defined his priorities by saying, "Breathing first, winning next."
Even though he has now passed, Steinbrenner's imprint is still left on the Yankees. Just last week, with the best record in baseball and three All-Star starters, GM Brian Cashman nearly traded for one of the best pitchers in baseball, Cliff Lee.
There were questions about if the Yankees were fulfilling a "need." They were. It was the Steinbrenner "need" to win -- at any cost.
That is why reporters waited for him. He needed to win, and the back pages needed him.
http://sports.espn.go.com/newyork/ml...ory?id=5376415
spur/yankee fan is ironic as .
lol Spurs/Yankees/mmgay fan
It is sad that he died. I understand why people hated him as an owner. He had his flaws but I would kill to have that guy running my team. A compe ive owner who is willing to spend to keep bringing les.
Even with him gone, Yanks will still be fine. They have cash to spend, are in a major market, and have that rich tradition.
He was good
He could take a small market team and turn it into a money making machine
Plus, he has donated $$$$$ to charities
A ton of money to charity.. Something not many knew since he kept most of it pretty quiet..
lol Cleveland, since his ownership group was rebuffed in their attempts to purchase the Indians before he turned his sights to the Yankees.
Yep
And I believe he almost bought the Texas Rangers
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