George Stienbrenner R.I.P.
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RIP
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Whether you loved him or hated him I am sure you will agree that he did SO MUCH for the game that we all love!
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
Buying Vintage, all sports.
Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
However, it is nice that Reagan issued him a full pardon for that illegal-Nixon-campaign-contribution thing.
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RIP George
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<< <i>Tell me how he was good for the game of baseball. I'm interested. >>
Why don't you show one gram of class and start another thread about what you want to cry about?
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Look, he was GREAT for the Yankees. As I said in another thread, if he was your owner, you loved him, if not you hated him. I appreciate his greatness for what he did for the franchise, but as far as being "good for baseball", that's subject to discussion IMO. There is no question, though, the Yankees would not have won 11 WS in 37 years without his ownership.
Buying Vintage, all sports.
Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
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<< <i>Tell me how he was good for the game of baseball. I'm interested. >>
Why don't you show one gram of class and start another thread about what you want to cry about? >>
Perfectly legitimate question, even though the timing of the question would cause some of his followers to throw scorn your way.
However, the question is not classless at all, it is ok to question people even in death. I will try to answer.
GS is spoken unkindly of due to his excessive spending to bring championships to the team and city he loves. I contend
that he was one of the first owners to finally pay ballplayers what they deserved. All other owners could not compete with
George (even though they had the money to), because George was generous enough to pay ballplayers well above what
other cheaper owners desired to. George was also very generous in his giving to the military. Numerous times servicemen
and women would come free of charge to see Yankee games when they were on leave. We also remember his generous
donation to Virginia Tech after the student massacre on campus, along with his own Yankee team playing a charity game
for the university.
However, in short, I ask you to do your research, and try to find one Yankee outside of Yogi Berra who speaks unkindly
of GS, and even Yogi and George made up over the years. Most of his players have the utmost respect for the man, and
many of us should too.
After the way he so wonderfully treated my nephew, I could never dislike him, but he was what he was, and love him or hate him, as long as people watched and enjoyed MLB baseball games, I think that's what mattered most to him as far as baseball was concerned. In my opinion he was well aware of the shtick aspect of the Billy Martin escapades with the hiring and firings, along with other bold and brash things he did. Perhaps in his mind it was done for a good part in the name of promotion, and nothing wrong with trying to promote a business, as MLB is a business.
But there's no question, not debatable, he was a big fan of the game, loyal to the game and cared deeply about the game, and that certainly can't be said for a number of sports team owners today.
****************************May they all rest in Peace!***************************
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Ha!
R.I.P. Mr. Stienbrenner, Thank you for the championships.
I agree.
<< <i>*******Inside the Locker Room in heaven ... HOLY SH%T Thurman ... is that George?*******
****************************May they all rest in Peace!*************************** >>
That is great!!!
<< <i>I'm asking a legitimate question.
Look, he was GREAT for the Yankees. As I said in another thread, if he was your owner, you loved him, if not you hated him. I appreciate his greatness for what he did for the franchise, but as far as being "good for baseball", that's subject to discussion IMO. There is no question, though, the Yankees would not have won 11 WS in 37 years without his ownership. >>
Ok, legitimate question. Certainly
NOT IN THIS THREAD. Comprende? Start another thread. If you have an ounce of class.
ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240
If you're curious as to why he is seen as a legend in Tampa, here are some articles that will show you a fraction of his impact.
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