O/T - Steinbrenner Monument

Chris-Counts · #1 09-21-2010, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

I didnt see it, but was it a statue of him writing out a giant check? That would have been fitting

The statue matches the size of Steinbrenner's ego. As for the Hall of Fame, I find it appalling and offensive that guys like him could be inducted into Cooperstown while worthy players like Minnie Minoso and Ron Santo are on the outside looking in. It's like the Roman emperors who a spent vast sums to erect statues that deified themselves. More than anything, though, I cringe at the thought of Bud Selig being inducted ...

oldjudge · #2 09-21-2010, 08:25 AM

While I think that the size of Steinbrenner's monument is offensive, I think he certainly deserves a monument. Also, he did a lot more for baseball than Minnie Minoso

D. Bergin · #3 09-21-2010, 08:37 AM

Hey, it is in the "House That George Built".

Jim VB · #4 09-21-2010, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris Counts

The statue matches the size of Steinbrenner's ego. As for the Hall of Fame, I find it appalling and offensive that guys like him could be inducted into Cooperstown while worthy players like Minnie Minoso and Ron Santo are on the outside looking in. It's like the Roman emperors who a spent vast sums to erect statues that deified themselves. More than anything, though, I cringe at the thought of Bud Selig being inducted ...

Really? Minnie Minoso and Ron Santo? Wow.

Al C.risafulli · #5 09-21-2010, 01:05 PM

I'm a huge Yankee fan an I think Steinbrenner deserves HOF induction. I can live with him having a monument, although Jacob Ruppert has a strategically-placed plaque the likes of which would also have worked fine for George.

He does NOT deserve the biggest monument out there. Steinbrenner should not have a monument bigger than Babe Ruth. With all the plaques out there, there are very few monuments - Miller Huggins, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were each put in place prior to 1950, and Mickey Mantle and Joe D got theirs in 1996 and 1999. I think Steinbrenner's should be smaller than all of those. In Yankee terms, its honor enough to be there.

-Al

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