O/T - Steinbrenner Monument

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

Out of curiousity, are you a Yankees fan?

I was born and bred in the Bronx, within shouting distance of the Stadium. Attended my first game--with my dad, of course--in June, 1959. (On Lou Gehrig's birthday, coincidentally.) Spent a good portion of my youth at the Stadium--watching BP before the game, running out on the field as it ended, and hanging outside the player's entrance afterwards collecting autographs. Started collecting Yankee autographs and memorabilia in 1961, and, if I do say so myself, have one of the finest collections of Yankee autographs and artifacts dating from the teams inception in 1903, through 1927.

But to answer your question, no. I no longer root for the Yankees, and never will as long as they are owned by the Steinbrenner family. Their unmitigated greed, culminating in the demolition of the greatest venue in baseball history, is unforgivable.