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George Steinbrenner Dead At 80
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Hey, we're talking sports franchises here, not auto worker's unions. :nono: :tongue:
PlasmaTwa2
The Second-Hottest Man in my Mother's Basement
Correction: Yankees are fourth.
Vlad The Impaler
Power Slave
Well now I wanna know who second and third are. And throw in fifth for good measure.
PlasmaTwa2
The Second-Hottest Man in my Mother's Basement
1. Manchester United - $1.87 billion
2. Dallas Cowboys - $1.65 billion
3. Washington Redskins - $1.55 billion
4. New York Yankees - $1.5 billion
5. New England Patriots - $1.36 billion
Vlad The Impaler
Power Slave
Thanks Bloody but for some reason it won't load on my phone.:dunno:
PT2, the post above is right ^ The Skins and Cowboys and 2 and 3. Patriots are 5.
Vlad The Impaler
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Fuckin Cowboys. I can't believe the Redskins are on there.
Yeah. Now everytime I see Snyder's rat face on tv about to cry because the 'Skins blow unwashed ball sack I will no longer care. He's laughing all the way to the bank, even though he is trying to put a product on the field.
Steinbrenner, as much as people will probably disagree with me here, was one of the best (if not the best) owners in all of professional sports throughout history. Maybe not so much to his players, coaches, managers or employees in general, but from the aspect of the fan. I'm not a Yankee fan, nor have I ever been, but taking a look at the teams I do root for and their owner's overall desire to win, none of them even come close to Steinbrenner. He may have treated a lot of people like shit on his way up, and while he was at the top, but from a fan's perspective, his desire to win, and willingness to pay big $$ to do so is a commitment rarely seen in sports, today or throughout history and that seems to be something that really resonated with Yankee fans in specific, and all sports fans in general. I wish the teams I rooted for were hated as much as the Yankees, for winning, if for no other reason. Most owners today see owning a sports franchise as a hobby, or a business venture. Not Steinbrenner. He wanted to win at all costs, and more than wanting to... he did. Definitely a one of a kind guy. Love him or hate him, that name always made you feel some strong emotions, one way or the other. IMO, he was the ultimate owner from a fan's pespective, because he wanted his team to win as much as the fans did. Goodbye George, there will never be another like you.
Vlad The Impaler
Power Slave
Beautifully put PR. And so true. As a Yankee fan I can attest that no Yankee fan could have put it better.:hatsoff:
PlasmaTwa2
The Second-Hottest Man in my Mother's Basement
Pretty much that. I read an article earlier today on Bleacher Report about him. Makes it sound like he came back to the Yankees and baseball and helped keep the game respectable after the Blue Jays "bought" their two World Series championships. Doesn't even mention that he has been doing the same thing for seventeen years; makes it sound like he returned the Yankees to prominence simply by being a good owner and businessman. Which in some respects I guess he was. You can't win seven World Series without being a good owner. But when I think about what is wrong with baseball today he is one of the first names I think of, and I don't know much about the game. If you can't beat them, copy them. That's what I think of when I think of Steinbrenner. Jays were the first to buy a championship, Yankees copied them, and now the Sox are copying the Yanks.
Skyraider22
The One and Only Big Daddy
WIf you liked him or love him.He could make it do what it do.R.I.P.
meesterperfect
Hiliary 2020
now he and billy can finally settle things in heaven.
rip george , thanks for the memories.
rip george , thanks for the memories.
The Grasshopper
was here
RIP Mr Steinbrenner.
ApolloBalboa
Was King of the Board for a Day
Lol, I have to agree.
Jason Alexander should be at/give the eulogy, he DID work for Steinbrenner after all...
Dr Jerry Buss of the L.A. Lakers says hello.:wave2:
And from all accounts Buss treats/treated everyone with respect/loyalty. Won 10 rings as Lakers owner in less than 25 (?)years. There is a way to the top without being vindicative/spiteful/neurotic,etc...
Only vices for Buss are the outrageously young women(more power to him) , gambling & that dreadful looking hairpiece.:1orglaugh
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