George Steinbernner Dead at 80

[nykgeneralmanager]

meh, never liked him one bit until the last few years when he became a lot more charitable and a lot less douche-baggish

He was always charitable.

maybe but doesn't change the fact that with all the **** he was consistently involved, there is no reason for anyone other than Yankee fans to shed a tear for this guy, he only did baseball a disservice

Most people in baseball will argue the opposite. He set the bar for other teams to be competitive and spend their money to "keep up" rather than pocketing their profits, so most people thank him for making their teams better. Do you think the Red Sox would have been as likely to spend all the money they have in the past decade if they weren't in direct competition with the Yankees? Probably not.

Unfortunately for you, your crap team decides to spend the money usually in the wrong places. Your anger should be directed at your front office, not at Steinbrenner.

Also, do some research to find his history as a charitable man, because you come off as very ignorant in that aspect.

[hard ball gets]

How could you not love Steinbrenner. I grew up in Houston where the Astros owner has said himself he's happy to be competitive. An owner who wants to win more than anything is something I admire.

Win alright, he pretty much started the whole free agent period in sports, my mate wrote a great article on him which gives you some great background to the guy - http://www.thebigtip.com.au/rest/george-steinbrenner-passes-away-80-leaves-lasting-legacy-mlb?page=0,1

Hunter’s $3.75 million contract started the salary boom that we still see today in baseball. Steinbrenner’s coup was signing Reggie Jackson from the Oakland Athletics for over three million as well.

For better or for worse Steinbrenner changed the landscape forever in Major League Baseball. The ultimate owner, Steinbrenner, wanted his team to be a winner and the first owner to build his team in to a global brand.

The one thing that says the most about Steinbrenner’s time as Yankee owner is that when he bought the team it was for $8.8 million. Now the Yankees are worth $1.6 billion, trailing only Manchester United ($1.8 billion) and the Dallas Cowboys ($1.65 billion).

[hard ball gets]

yeah the guy was very influential for the game,the yankees are worth soo much because of him

[Icness]

Steinbrenner was a distant relation of mine and I got a few chances to meet him and talk to him. My paternal grandmother and his mother were first cousins, their mothers were sisters.

I also worked at a hotel he owned and always stayed at when he returned home to Cleveland (Lorain, actually). He used to sit in the lobby in the afternoon, reading the paper and smoking a cigar. He had no problem talking to people who approached him and had a sense of humor about himself. He also had a old school bodyguard named Tony that would lurk around and make sure people weren't too close.

[cindy2]

spam

[VinnyTheMick]

When Lou Pinella was traded to the Yankees and found out about the grooming policy, he approached George at Spring Training and said "You know, Jesus had long hair and he was a pretty good guy." Steinbrenner told Lou "Follow me" and walked across the street to the Ft. Lauderdale swimming pool. He told Lou "If you can walk across the water, you can have long hair."

[craig01]

When Lou Pinella was traded to the Yankees and found out about the grooming policy, he approached George at Spring Training and said "You know, Jesus had long hair and he was a pretty good guy." Steinbrenner told Lou "Follow me" and walked across the street to the Ft. Lauderdale swimming pool. He told Lou "If you can walk across the water, you can have long hair."

LOL.

[El Turco]

rip, definitely one of the pioneers of the game.