Comments on: The Steinbrenner conundrum http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/ A New York Yankees blog by Sam Borden, Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:51:54 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: George http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/comment-page-2/#comment-287567 George Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:44:58 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/#comment-287567 Steinbrenner is, was, and always will be the best owner in sports. Steinbrenner is, was, and always will be the best owner in sports.

]]> By: walein http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/comment-page-2/#comment-287168 walein Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:44:59 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/#comment-287168 Well done Pete! Well done Pete!

]]> By: Jon http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/comment-page-2/#comment-287036 Jon Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:28:15 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/#comment-287036 The tickets are too expensive when people stop buying them. The tickets are too expensive when people stop buying them.

]]> By: Steve Balboni http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/comment-page-2/#comment-286937 Steve Balboni Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:07:45 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/#comment-286937 <i>Who else could have bought a franchise with as storied history as the Yankees have from a media giant (CBS) for $ 10M and carry it to it’s present worth ?</I> Uh, anyone with $10M in 1973? And they might not have nearly destroyed the franchise in the 80s, until he was finally banned and baseball people started runnings things. As recently as 2 years ago people were bitching about him and his Tampa Mob. You people have short memories. Who else could have bought a franchise with as storied history as the Yankees have from a media giant (CBS) for $ 10M and carry it to it’s present worth ?

Uh, anyone with $10M in 1973? And they might not have nearly destroyed the franchise in the 80s, until he was finally banned and baseball people started runnings things.

As recently as 2 years ago people were bitching about him and his Tampa Mob.

You people have short memories.

]]> By: sean http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/comment-page-2/#comment-286895 sean Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:02:11 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/#comment-286895 Nonsense. Throwing money at everything doesn’t make you a great owner. Treating your employees like crap doesn’t make you a great owner. Blaming your “baseball people” doesn’t make you a great owner. Drew, Sports as a whole are unpredictable and a great team one year may stink the next. Steinbrenner has made it so you can essentially count on the Yankees fielding a winning team every single year. No other owner in sports can say that. As a fan, you cannot ask for anything more. Before this year, think of the agony all those Mets fans endured when big free agent after big free agent was passed over because they didnt want to pay for it. Like I said, he may be an ass, but I wouldnt want any other owner running the team I love. Nonsense. Throwing money at everything doesn’t make you a great owner. Treating your employees like crap doesn’t make you a great owner. Blaming your “baseball people” doesn’t make you a great owner.

Drew, Sports as a whole are unpredictable and a great team one year may stink the next. Steinbrenner has made it so you can essentially count on the Yankees fielding a winning team every single year. No other owner in sports can say that. As a fan, you cannot ask for anything more. Before this year, think of the agony all those Mets fans endured when big free agent after big free agent was passed over because they didnt want to pay for it.

Like I said, he may be an ass, but I wouldnt want any other owner running the team I love.

]]> By: Drew http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/comment-page-2/#comment-286873 Drew Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:16:37 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/#comment-286873 "Steinbrenner may be an ass, but he is unquestionably the best owner in sports." Nonsense. Throwing money at everything doesn't make you a great owner. Treating your employees like crap doesn't make you a great owner. Blaming your "baseball people" doesn't make you a great owner. “Steinbrenner may be an ass, but he is unquestionably the best owner in sports.”

Nonsense. Throwing money at everything doesn’t make you a great owner. Treating your employees like crap doesn’t make you a great owner. Blaming your “baseball people” doesn’t make you a great owner.

]]> By: Drew http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/comment-page-2/#comment-286872 Drew Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:15:39 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/#comment-286872 "# Whitey Fraud March 27th, 2008 at 11:01 pm Forgive but never forget." Well put! “# Whitey Fraud March 27th, 2008 at 11:01 pm

Forgive but never forget.”

Well put!

]]> By: cool on your island http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/comment-page-2/#comment-286866 cool on your island Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:07:16 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/#comment-286866 Thank you Pete for presenting both sides of the man. Personally I've never been able to get my head around the idea that throwing money around somehow buys one absolution. Thank you Pete for presenting both sides of the man. Personally I’ve never been able to get my head around the idea that throwing money around somehow buys one absolution.

]]> By: filthy slider http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/comment-page-2/#comment-286851 filthy slider Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:24:11 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/#comment-286851 the fact that they rated 38 pitches higher than you should discount the whole list. the fact that they rated 38 pitches higher than you should discount the whole list.

]]> By: THU http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/comment-page-2/#comment-286848 THU Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:15:24 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/27/the-steinbrenner-conundrum/#comment-286848 Let the man has his time. Let the man has his time.

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