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 |  Subject: RIP George Steinbrenner. Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:04 pm | |
| Love him or hate him he wanted to win and did. His fingerprints are all over modern baseball. |
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MetalGuy71
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| | Subject: Re: RIP George Steinbrenner. Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:10 pm | |
| Did he really die? Not making a joke here or anything, but there was some confusion I heard this morning. Some outlets were reporting a severe heart attack, some said he was dead. I guess either way, it's bad news.
I wouldn't say that I'm a fan of his, but he certainly made an impact on the business of baseball. Larry David's vocal impression on 'Seinfeld' was funny though. I always got a kick outta that.
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Joe
Heart of Metal
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Age: 37
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| | Subject: Re: RIP George Steinbrenner. Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:11 pm | |
|  wow, wasn't expecting that. Count me as one that couldn't stand him, but a very prominent figure in baseball. He will be missed.  All-Star game is tonight, he should get an enormous tribute. |
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Fat Freddy
Lord of all PBR's
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| | Subject: Re: RIP George Steinbrenner. Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:15 pm | |
| Heard this earlier today. R.I.P. to The Boss!
Oddly enough, the Yankees' long time stadium announcer, Bob Sheppard (aka "The Voice of God" as the players called him) passed away over the weekend at age 99. I wonder if George was waiting for Bob to go to the Great Beyond first, so Bob could announce him when he got there. "Now arriving...on cloud nine... The Boss... George... Steinbrenner."
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Joe
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1625
Age: 37
Registration date: 2009-09-22
| | Subject: Re: RIP George Steinbrenner. Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:20 pm | |
| | Fat Freddy wrote: | Heard this earlier today. R.I.P. to The Boss!
Oddly enough, the Yankees' long time stadium announcer, Bob Sheppard (aka "The Voice of God" as the players called him) passed away over the weekend at age 99. I wonder if George was waiting for Bob to go to the Great Beyond first, so Bob could announce him when he got there. "Now arriving...on cloud nine... The Boss... George... Steinbrenner." |
I doubt it, Steinbrenner's going to hell!  They say they go in three's. That even applies to the Yankees? Who's next? |
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GrandNational
Metal is in my blood
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Age: 31
Registration date: 2007-01-30
| | Subject: Re: RIP George Steinbrenner. Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:21 pm | |
| I guess it's fitting he passed away on All-Star Game day. He was a hardcore business man who did everything he could to win, and succeeded a lot of the times, and for that, I give him respect. |
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Joe
Heart of Metal
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| | Subject: Re: RIP George Steinbrenner. Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:10 am | |
| Dang, I just realized that Steinbrenner's last baseball moment he probably saw was a Boston Red Sox player (David Ortiz) winning the Home Run Derby. Oh well, at least he got to see the Yanks win one more championship which is better anyway. |
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tohostudios
King Of Kaiju
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Age: 51
Registration date: 2008-02-07
| | Subject: Re: RIP George Steinbrenner. Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:22 am | |
| | TheNazgul wrote: | | Love him or hate him he wanted to win and did. His fingerprints are all over modern baseball. |
Yeah, that's how I feel as well.
I HATE the Yankees (and I'm not even a fan of an American League team) and I HATE the way he siphoned off the best talent other teams developed. But what if he owned the Cardinals? I'd freakin love the guy!
An owner who spends money to always put the best team he can on the field? I think George started that trend.
RIP George. |
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exact33
The King
Number of posts: 13670
Age: 38
Registration date: 2007-02-10
| | Subject: Re: RIP George Steinbrenner. Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:03 am | |
| I liked the win at all costs attitude - its too bad other owners dont do that. |
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manny
mini boss
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Registration date: 2008-08-05
| | Subject: Re: RIP George Steinbrenner. Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:49 pm | |
| I am not into sports at all, and probably the only straight male who isn't, but living in the Tampa bay area which he made his home the man made a huge impact in our area, helped poor kids get thru college, gave money to the arts and was a generally a nice man who put on no airs.
Also he would put kids thru college if their fathers where police officers who were killed in the line of duty, when our local newspaper the St. Pete Times in 2006 asked why he gives so much money away for local causes in the Tampa Bay area he simply stated:
"I don't want to die with all this money. I want to give to the people. I don't want to die the richest man in the cemetery"
A class act who will be missed. |
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MetalGuy71
Bukkake Tsunami
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Age: 40
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| | Subject: Re: RIP George Steinbrenner. Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:18 pm | |
| | Quote: | | A class act who will be missed. |
There might be some former employees that would dispute that.
I'm not gonna speak ill of the dead, but there seems to be some revisionist history going on in the media right now. He wasn't exactly "St. George".
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Addy
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 2631
Age: 37
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| | Subject: Re: RIP George Steinbrenner. Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:40 pm | |
| | MetalGuy71 wrote: | Did he really die? Not making a joke here or anything, but there was some confusion I heard this morning. Some outlets were reporting a severe heart attack, some said he was dead. I guess either way, it's bad news.
I wouldn't say that I'm a fan of his, but he certainly made an impact on the business of baseball. Larry David's vocal impression on 'Seinfeld' was funny though. I always got a kick outta that. |
Yes he did, The Facebook page of the Yankees had released a press statement about him dying.
RIP
Yankees remain one of my favorite teams |
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Addy
Metal is in my blood
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| | Subject: Re: RIP George Steinbrenner. Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:41 pm | |
| | manny wrote: | I am not into sports at all, and probably the only straight male who isn't, but living in the Tampa bay area which he made his home the man made a huge impact in our area, helped poor kids get thru college, gave money to the arts and was a generally a nice man who put on no airs.
Also he would put kids thru college if their fathers where police officers who were killed in the line of duty, when our local newspaper the St. Pete Times in 2006 asked why he gives so much money away for local causes in the Tampa Bay area he simply stated:
"I don't want to die with all this money. I want to give to the people. I don't want to die the richest man in the cemetery"
A class act who will be missed. |
Nah youre not alone I know a few who arent and theyre straight heh, heck the only sport i love is baseball |
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