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07-13-2010, 09:12 AM
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Oh I believe that he was real S.O.B. to work for. He also took a beating for some shady dealings in the late 80's.
But if you are a fan of the organization, how can you not love him? The most important thing in the world to him was winning and he would do anything possible for his team to reach it's goal.
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07-13-2010, 09:15 AM
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07-13-2010, 09:21 AM
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Felix Unger talking to Oscar Madison: "Your horse could finish third by 20 lengths and they still pay you? And you have been losing money for all these years?!"
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07-13-2010, 09:28 AM
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these guys and now ladies are not there to be your friend , they are there to make sure that the job gets done once the impression in the office that the boss is soft , it's over , people aren't on edge , they relax and that relaxation flows right down the organization it's just the way it is matt , some people just call someone an a-hole because they are hard to work for i know i have and i have been wrong for it
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07-13-2010, 09:30 AM
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George was a borderline sociopath that made a lot of people rich (including himself) via many shrewd business moves and a few strokes of luck. Along the way he forever changed sports in a negative manner though a lot of those negatives probably would have come to pass regardless. While he certainly was obsessed with winning which was a positive for fans of his team, the insane manner in which he ruled the team probably prevented the Yankees from being even more successful during his tenure.
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07-13-2010, 09:39 AM
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07-13-2010, 10:03 AM
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07-13-2010, 10:06 AM
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did i like everything , of course not , but , i look at the total package and it helped not only the yankees but baseball as well let's wait till bigs gets on here , he as well as anyone would probably know about all the millions that got into Tampa over the last 30 yrs that nobody ever hears about
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07-13-2010, 10:21 AM
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during his tenure cinncinnati won 3 WS , the twins won twice , the royals won once , the marlins won twice , the diamondbacks won , the tigers won , the blue jays won twice the braves won a world series and were in the playoffs more years in a row than the yankess the mets , yes the mets , have won 1 WS since George took over and have spent more $$$ than all of the teams i listed about just spending $$$ doesn't guarantee anything , the horses so to speak have to perform
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07-13-2010, 10:30 AM
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Perhaps that is "good business" for him and the Yankees but it didn't result in an overall positive for the sport and as I said in a previous post, his own meddlesome behavior prevented things from being a whole lot worse. What we want for sports is usually not exactly what would we want for society in general but socialism in leagues like the NFL and the NBA works a whole lot better for the sport and all the teams than it does in baseball. The mismanagement of the Yankees for most of the 80's and the early part of the 90's prevented them from dominating for much longer than they should have coming out of the 70's and lulled baseball into thinking that not sharing virtually all revenues would not result in the mess that it became.
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07-13-2010, 03:04 PM
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Here is a good list of inductees by year separated by BBWAA and Old-Timers/Veterans Committee inductees. Some of the Veterans Committe inductees (Hack Wilson, Heinie Manush, Goose Goslin, Branch Rickey, etc.) were probably worthwhile, but others (Jesse Haines, Roger Breshnahan, etc.), were most certainly not.
http://www.historicbaseball.com/hof/hallinductees.html
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07-13-2010, 04:15 PM
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Steinbrenner is a major reason why. No one can say he didnt spend to try to make his teams better especially compared to those which still profit while letting the on field product suffer. But you can also say that his spending was a major reason why MLB never was able to rein in free agency and come up with a better system of player movement/salary cap. I am not saying that I wouldn't have done the same thing in his shoes. But he is one of the core reasons why there is a competitive imbalance in baseball.
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07-13-2010, 09:32 AM
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Rip Boss- George S.
WOW I WOKE AN BREAKING NEWS WAS ON TV , THE YANKEES BOSS HAD DIE WHOAAAAAAAA THAT SUX , AN IT HURTSSSSS ,FIRST THE VOICE OF GOD DIES AN NOW THE BOSS..... RIP YOU'LL BE MISSED .,,, I'M SAD WOWWWWW
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07-16-2010, 05:54 PM
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07-16-2010, 08:25 PM
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December 21, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. Was a PIG'S NEW TOY that came up tough for you in game 3. So, cut the bull. Blue Jays couldn't afford to sign him. So, you got him in July '95, and bought the whore in December. Fact is all ya rings since '77 been bought by that dead pig.
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07-16-2010, 08:47 PM
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This is what you paid Cone in those so called homegrown '90's:
1995 $4,000,000 1996 $4,666,667 1997 $6,666,667 1998 $6,666,667 1999 $9,500,000 2000 $12,000,000 Well over 40 mil. Pig bought your rings for you. Period. All of 'em that were won during his ownership. Would of had 8 if Fernando hadn't found a way to beat Righetti in '81. See, that's a completely a homegrown pitcher throwing a complete game to stop your pig from getting what would have been his third ring from us in 5 years time. I'm fully aware of this pig's ways. Last edited by SCUDSBROTHER : 07-16-2010 at 09:26 PM.
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07-18-2010, 03:56 PM
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it's funny you mention Cone , pettite pitched game 5 and beat glavine in that game 1-0 , i guess he was a free agent pick up as well i'm sure you remember jimmy key , he was a free agent as well who beat greg maddux who turned down yankee $$$ and took turner $$$ after leaving chicago - 1 pig beating another in game 6 do you think the braves win every year w/o maddux during the run in the 90's and 00's? as for Righetti , he didn't get any rings at all , he was a rookie the same year as Fernando Pettite , Jeter , Posoda , Rivera , Williams = all homegrown talent that was the main core of the team and w/o Rivera , i honestly don't know how many we win
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07-18-2010, 05:58 PM
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Paul O'neill for Roberto Kelly (now that was a trade!) Jeff Neilsen and Tino for kids (russ springer and sterling hitchcock?)
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