RIP George

[FrankWakefield]

What a man. When I first heard I thought about a multitude of Steinbrenner activities that I thought unfortunate... but then I can take pause, consider that Mr. Berra forgave him and considered him a great man, I can reflect upon Mr. Steinbrenner's passion for the national pastime, and I can see that he's deserving of respect and honor. He did quite a bit of good out there, somewhat under the radar. One dynamic fellow... I wish his family well as they accept his loss, and as they celebrate his life.

[BCauley]

IF there is an afterlife, I think a good greeting from Billy to George would have to be "You've been fired!" followed up by a couple of drinks overlooking the A.S. game.

[oldjudge]

Rob, Bruce--take this petty stuff off the board. It has no place here, especially in a thread like this.

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Rob, Bruce--take this petty stuff off the board. It has no place here, especially in a thread like this.

Agreed. My apologies to the Steinbrenner family.

[byrone]

When I think of Steinbrenner, I think of the ads in the back of late 1970's-early 1980's Baseball Digests, selling T-shirts that exclaimed "I Love NY. Its the Yankees I Hate"

[packs]

Seems only fitting someone would bring up money in a thread about George. But seriously, my friend works in PR and I can't think of a more annoying few minutes of my day than when I'm eating lunch with him and he's telling me how so and so like's their steak, or if I'm drinking a coke about how much so and so loves coke. Gets old fast. I get it, you met a celebrity.

[makersmarkambassador]

Did anyone catch the clip on ESPN of Yogi discussing the way George fired him in 85? It's very moving. Toward the end of the clip, Yogi broke down and was hard to hold back his emotions. Sad day for baseball even if you are not a Yankees fan.