Yankees Owner Steinbrenner dead

**kcvet** · 07-13-2010, 11:25 AM

in case you haven't heard. not football news. but Fox is reporting he died of a massive heat attack. he was 80

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/m...ory?id=5375561

I remember his go rounds with the late Billy Martin

your hired !!!

your fired !!! etc

**stricken721** · 07-13-2010, 11:31 AM

It's a shocker, two legenday Yankees gone within a couple days. May they RIP.

**kcvet** · 07-13-2010, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by stricken721

It's a shocker, two legenday Yankees gone within a couple days. May they RIP.

who's the other ????

**matthewschiefs** · 07-13-2010, 11:45 AM

As much as I HATE the Yankees this is sad news. Say what you will about the man but he was a owner that cared about winning or loseing. Sad news indeed.

**Hayvern** · 07-13-2010, 02:32 PM

He bought the Yankees in 1973 with 10 million dollars. Think about that for a moment. In less than 40 years, the man made almost 100 percent profit on the Yankees who are valued at almost a billion dollars now.

The kind of drive and determination that it takes to do something like that is just not understood by anyone but a handful of individuals.

Say what you want about him, I would have given anything to have mentored under someone like that. If only 1 percent of what he was rubbed off on you, it would have been incredible.

**stricken721** · 07-13-2010, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by kcvet

who's the other ????

The famous PA Announcer Bob Sheppard. 99 years old. He was with the Yankees for 22 pennants and 13 world series. His nickname was "The Voice of God"

**Ryfo18** · 07-13-2010, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by Hayvern

He bought the Yankees in 1973 with 10 million dollars. Think about that for a moment. In less than 40 years, the man made almost 100 percent profit on the Yankees who are valued at almost a billion dollars now.

The kind of drive and determination that it takes to do something like that is just not understood by anyone but a handful of individuals.

Say what you want about him, I would have given anything to have mentored under someone like that. If only 1 percent of what he was rubbed off on you, it would have been incredible.

Actually...that's a 10000% profit.