George Steinbrenner dies at age 80

[TrueBlueWildcat]

Very sad for such a dedicated owner.

[Big Slick]

It is being reported that Yankee owner George Steinbrenner suffered a massive heart attack and die this morning.

RIP "the Boss!"

[TrueBlueWildcat]

He was a very sick man though who apparently had been declining any kind of medical attention for quite some time.

[Shutitdown]

Just got an alert from AP Mobile on this.

[bugatti]

Wow. Sad loss.

 

Steinbrenner was a transformational figure in sports' history. He will be missed.

[HT721]

There will never be another one like him.

[DragonFire]

He was the longest tenured Yankees owner ever and was the holder of longest current owner of any team.

[AverageJoesGym]

RIP Boss. He was a great competitor and a worthy adversary for Sox fans. He'll be missed.

[TAC]

He was a visionary who did whatever was needed in order to win.

[kyblue]

Wow I hope they do some sort of dedication to him tonight at the All Star Game. He has done a lot for Major League Baseball!

[stickymitts]

"The Voice of God" and "The Boss" all in the same week. Tough time for the Yanks. Steinbrenner's competitive nature sometimes got him into trouble but he undoubtedly won many championships because of it. I admired his no-nonsense approach.

[Shutitdown]

It is staggering to think that he bought the Yankees for 10 million in 1973 and the current value given by Forbes is just over 1.6 billion dollars which is twice as much as the next MLB team. That is quite an investment. I just read that the initial deal when he bought the team from CBS included 2 parking garages worth 1.2 million that CBS bought back for 1.2 million so the initial investment was 8.8 million!!

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[John Anthony]

RIP terrible time with the all-star game.

[CatsCatsCats]

Huge loss for the Yankees and baseball. He kept the Yankees at the top of the league, and like him or not, baseball is better when the Yankees are good IMO. RIP George.

[Alabama Larry]

A very hard man to work for, understatement, but a man who loved his team and family and had a huge heart. Notice when he fired someone he would always help them. I cried when he cried when Yogi came back and they made up. 7 WS out of 12 tries, not bad.

 

Folks would knock him but if everyone had his passion for people to preform giving their best, nothing wrong with that. Thanks Mr. Steinbrenner.