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Hank Steinbrenner's Backtracking Shows He's Not the Boss

Some of the things the late George Steinbrenner said were absolutely correct. Others were outrageously wrong. Whatever the case, the real "Boss" of the New York Yankees said what he meant, and he never hustled back to first base when he knew he just slammed a shot into the alley by ripping somebody with his tongue. Are...

FBI Files: George Steinbrenner of 'Extreme Interest' to Watergate Prosecutor

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newly released documents show the special prosecutor in the Watergate case expressed "extreme interest" in a 1970s criminal investigation of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for illegal campaign contributions. In an Aug. 16, 1973 memo, FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley also told the Cleveland office of...

Baseball Hall of Fame Hits and Misses

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The National Baseball Hall of Fame increased its membership by one on Monday with longtime executive Pat Gillick's election. Perhaps more news was made, however, by who didn't make the cut this time around. FanHouse TV's Steve Phillips, Dan Graziano and John Hickey were there for the announcement...

Pat Gillick Set Standard for Modern GMs

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- There is no better way to judge just how well Pat Gillick did his job than to look at how well Gillick's successors fared in the same job. Gillick, elected to the Hall of Fame Monday by the Expansion Era Veterans Committee, left the Blue Jays a year after Toronto had won back-to-back World...

Ask the GM: George Steinbrenner in Hall, Jobless Bobby Valentine, 2011 Champ

Six major league teams have changed their managers since the season ended, but during the job frenzy one man still is on the outside looking in. Bobby Valentine had some success his last time around, managing to a .536 winning percentage and bringing the Mets to the World Series during his seven years at the helm. Why,...

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Yankees For Sale?

New Yorkers may have been somewhat surprised on Thursday morning if they caught a glance of either the front or back cover of the Daily News. The Yankees might be sold?

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05/25/12 This Steinbrenner Is All Business Source: 1010 Wins George Steinbrenner made the New York Yankees his life.
05/24/12 Most Memorable Comeback Stories in Yankees History Source: Courier-Gazette - Newark NY At the time, his return was a "welcome home" that most Yankee fans weren't too crazy about.
05/22/12 âWhat would George Steinbrenner do?â What a... Source: Comcast SportsNet The Yankees are playing terrible baseball right now.
05/15/12 George Steinbrenner Kept Billy Martin Hidden from... Source: Bleacher Report Marty Appel, in his must-read book, Pinstripe Empire , provides great insight into Billy Martin's comments that forced the New York Yankees to fire him in 1978.
05/13/12 Robertson's road to Yankees' closer started with... Source: The Town Talk - Alexandria LA If not for a letter to George Steinbrenner a dozen years ago, David Robertson might never have become the New York Yankees' closer.

Background on george steinbrenner

George Michael Steinbrenner III (July 4, 1930July 13, 2010) was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees.

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