I just got the news over the internet.....that George Steinbrenner died today...If you’re a Yankee fan...whether you liked him or not, you’ll pay your respects...Probably... Yankee hats will be worn all over the City this week...kind of like... a Jewish shiva....tear the black rim a little......
However, if you’re not a Yankee fan...like from Boston...or...anywhere else...the tenor may not be as respectful...
Most people will remember him as a tyrannical owner...who spent wildly in an effort to win at all salary cost...and then... when he did...he would stick it back in your face...and shuffle the deck before the new season...like clockwork...
So many marquis players and managers have come through his corporate suite...and some... went out ...with the original words uttered.......long before “The Donald” popularized the expression...YOU’RE FIRED!!.....
He was the Original Sports Mafia Boss, who ruled with an iron fist...but always attracted and kept the great players around, and paid them well... of course.....and.... deep down.... he knew how good they were...but would never outwardly let on to that... or that he cared.
That seemed like his M.O. ...so...the great players would want to always prove to the boss.... how good they were....and that’s how he always got the most out of them...and the championships speak for themselves.
Interestingly.... he always wanted the Late Billy Martin around...and with all of Billy's repeated firings.....he seemed to give Billy numerous chances to redeem himself and repent....George was one of Billy’s 12 steps...lol...ultimately Billy died, and in a strange sort of way...he probably missed him...as..we will miss George.
Undoubtedly...we are bound to see another monument in Center field...and....in spite of it all...and any ill feelings we may have.... about his style of management.......he deserves to be there...forever enshrined at Yankee Stadium....rayray
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Thank you Ray for giving the guy credit. He's what Jerry Jones wants to be but will never ever get the Championship Titles like George did.
ReplyDeleteJerry LOSER, George WINNER. I'm dying to see who's in the Superbowl this year as it is in Texas.
Thank you Anonymous.....Well... I do think that Jerry is coming around quite a bit....especially with the unveiling of the new Mega Stadium in Arlington...which represented a tremendous commitment on his part...... not only to Dallas and to Cowboy fans... but to the sports world in general...The venue is World class.. and Dallas has that potential... to be a world class city....unfortuately..(there will always be a tinge of JFK that casts a shadow over Dallas..somehow).. at least....until all Baby Boomers are dead and buried....lol....
ReplyDeleteHaving lived in Dallas for 6 yrs..I got to watch and learn a little about Jerry and the Cowboys in general...and about the extremely high performance standards Cowboy fans have come to expect....and it really hurts Cowboy fans the world over... deep down.... that the Cowboys haven’t yet returned to prominence in the NFL...
.and lets face it...its tough to do that in the NFL...you just cant compare Baseball and Football....it takes an NFL team 10 years..to play 162 games...you can lose 60 games and win a baseball pennant...you lose 6 games in the NFL..you may not even get a Wild Card......Do the Math...George was not stupid....His ships didn’t sink either....