Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisThirty years of Steinbrenner is enough for any sports fan. He
is the "QUINTESSENTIAL HYPER BOSS" that we all can relate to,
and hate.
Sure, he brought Reggie and the Catfish to New York, and 1977
and 1978 were great seasons for us Yankee fans.
But, he never treated Munson with the respect he deserved. He
drove us crazy with the way he "jerked' Billy around. He traded
Reggie away before his time. Harassed Winfield over nothing.
Never really appreciated Mattingly (nit-picked about his hair, etc.).
Then, cut Don's career short before he had a chance to finally
get a W.S. Championship Ring.
Never had the patience with Jose Rijo, Doug Drabek, Al Leiter,
etc., in the mid-80s to early 90's. They went on to be fine pitchers
with other teams.
Speaking about pitchers, the "Kiss of Death" with George was
pitching a No-Hitter during the 90's. Just ask Righetti, Abbott,
Rogers, Cone, and Wells. David Wells, one of the few effective
"Yankee-Killers" since WWII and it took George almost 10-years
to realize this. Finally, he acquires him, and the fans haven't
enjoyed a character such as him since Billy was in town. So,
what does George do, he trades him ! Yes, we got Clemens, but
if you compare their performances those subsequent two years,
Wells (with a mediocre team) had a much better won-lost record.
George's recent "yo-yo" decisions to trade Wells (again), have
Clemens "retire", and give Pettitte away is the "last straw"
for me. And, the jerk wonders why the Yankees are currently
12 - 19. For the past 25 years we have seen George dis-respect
some of BaseBall's great stars. George has become a loser on
the ball field; and a loser on the horse track. It's long over-
due George, just go away and retire to one of those dogtracks
in Florida.
This is from an long time Yankee fan.... since 1947.