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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