RIP George

[oldjudge]

It has been reported that George Steinbrenner has passed away this morning after suffering a massive heart attack. The Boss was the greatest team owner ever and he will surely be missed by all Yankee fans. Rest in peace George.

[HRBAKER]

RIP George, not a Yankee fan but you have to admire the way he ran the franchise and brought them back to preminence.

[greenmonster66]

RIP George!!

[barrysloate]

Wow...he turned 80 last week. This is huge news, I guess this will change the tenor of tonight's All-Star game. He was a larger than life figure. RIP George.

[Robextend]

Truly a sad day for baseball, especially for Yankee fans like me.

RIP George, thanks for some great memories.

[Rob D.]

My condolences to his family.

[Teamsets4u]

George did more to drive up salaries in baseball other than Marvin Miller.

[Mark]

I don't have to admire the way he ran the Yankees, but I am sorry to hear that he has died.

[ullmandds]

2 huge losses for the yankees organization this week...hopefully there won't be a third. bastardised and hated while living by many...I'm sure George will be praised and lauded in death...like michael jackson! MY condolences to the family and the yankees organization.

[ethicsprof]

Rest in peace, George.
my condolences to family and friends,

barry

[emmygirl]

You were a great man in a great sport. You accomplished some great things with a great team. My condolances to the Stienbrenner family and all Yankee fans everywhere.

We felt a deep sense of sadness with the loss of "voice of God" and
that of the most important sports owner in American History.

For more than 50 years and a 1000 + Yankee home games, the sounds of Bob Shepard's voice echoed though baseball's greatest stadium. Our appreciation for crisp, clear voice will always linger our mind.

Mr. Steinbrenner was an owner who truly understood the importance of winning, and that greatness is paramount. You always knew who the boss. Whilst he had his flaws, he brought the greatest sports team history back to life and back to the top.

We only met Mr. Steinbrenner twice, once with Barry Halper (who owned 2% of the Yankees) and once at a dinner with his date Barbara Walters. We found him to be smart, direct and a true fan.

We will you Bob and George


Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by Yankeefan51

We felt a deep sense of sadness with the loss of "voice of God" and
that of the most important sports owner in American History.

For more than 50 years and a 1000 + Yankee home games, the sounds of Bob Shepard's voice echoed though baseball's greatest stadium. Our appreciation for crisp, clear voice will always linger our mind.

Mr. Steinbrenner was an owner who truly understood the importance of winning, and that greatness is paramount. You always knew who the boss. Whilst he had his flaws, he brought the greatest sports team history back to life and back to the top.

We only met Mr. Steinbrenner twice, once with Barry Halper (who owned 2% of the Yankees) and once at a dinner with his date Barbara Walters. We found him to be smart, direct and a true fan.

We will you Bob and George


Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List

Thank you for sharing that, Bruce. Your story and insight give the rest of us a glimpse of the side of George Steinbrenner that few got to see.

I know that today isn't the time for it, given the sadness that you and the rest of the Yankee family are feeling, but perhaps in the coming days you can tell about that time you met Hal Chase, and his date, Mary Pickford.

Please pass along the board's condolences to the Steinbrenner family.

Dear Rob D


Whilst your attempts at humor are amusing. We would certainly be willing to find identify others at the dinner. The restaurant was Jim McMullen's in Manhattan's Upper East- a celebrity hang out in the 1980;s- way above your
financial means and honkey presence.

If the other guests don't verify our story, we will send you
$10,000 and if they do, you will send us $10,000.

Since we do not trust you, or your evil perverted mind, we can put the money in escrow...and then we can let the whole Board know what a waste of air you are.

Keep firing arrows Rob, we will happy to carpet bomb you - nothing like watching hot air go up in smoke.


Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by Yankeefan51

Dear Rob D


Whilst your attempts at humor are amusing. We would certainly be willing to find identify others at the dinner. The restaurant was Jim McMullen's in Manhattan's Upper East- a celebrity hang out in the 1980;s- way above your
financial means and honkey presence.

If the other guests don't verify our story, we will send you
$10,000 and if they do, you will send us $10,000.

Since we do not trust you, or your evil perverted mind, we can put the money in escrow...and then we can let the whole Board know what a waste of air you are.

Keep firing arrows Rob, we will happy to carpet bomb you - nothing like watching hot air go up in smoke.


Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want

Once again, those deft jabs hit their mark. When will I learn? Hard to say. I wasn't fortunate enough to attend Vassar.

(Psst, Bruce, it appears that when you're flustered your punctuation, grammar and sentence structure suffer even more than usual. Maybe an Ivy League-educated proofreader could help?)

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Yankeefan51

Dear Rob D


...honkey presence.

Rob,

I could be mistaken, but didn't you trade in your honkey presence for something with a little better mileage?

[tbob]

I heard Billy Martin Jr. on radio this morning telling a story which I thought bore repeating. Steinbrenner had a secretary who constantly messed up his sandwich orders at lunch. George told her he didn't want mayonaisse on his sandwiches but she kept forgetting. The 3rd time it happened, he fired her. One of his employees told him that the only reason she was working was because she was trying to make money and pay her son's college tuition, that she didn't know what she was going to do.
Steinbrenner invited the boy to lunch and spoke with him about it. He didn't rehire the secretary because of what he felt was her inpetitude but sent a check to the college and paid for the last 3 years of the boy's tuition.
The sandwich story made the rounds years ago but now we get to hear the "rest of the story," as Paul Harvey used to say. Steinbrenner could be a real jerk but he also had a huge heart.

[Kalineman]

In my former life as a Sports Editor for 24 years, I got a chance to be around George Steinbrenner several times, mostly at spring training. A very tough man. From what I experienced, very tough on people. But there is no discounting that he was a winner. And I like hearing stories about his softer side.

[barrysloate]

I thought George ate calzones for lunch?

[Rickyy]

I read a blurb from a local writer here in the bay area about Steinbrenner who was the only one to actually send a check to MLB for their part of revenue sharing..(others wired the money) and he always attached a note to it that says..something to the affect of "this is illegal and outrageous"

You have to hand it to him..he brought the Yankees back from the dead and as much as we hate the "evil empire" baseball isn't the same unless we are saying "those damn Yankees!" every season...