Bloomberg: Steinbrenner was “a quintessential New Yorker”
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Jul 13, 2010 
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Mayor Mike Bloomberg has announced that the flags will be lowered at City Hall Plaza in honor of George Steinbrenner’s passing.
“Our hearts and prayers go out to the entire Steinbrenner family,” Bloomberg said in a released statement. “This is a sad day not only for Yankee fans, but for our entire City, as few people have had a bigger impact on New York over the past four decades than George Steinbrenner. George had a deep love for New York, and his steely determination to succeed – combined with his deep respect and appreciation for talent and hard work – made him a quintessential New Yorker.
“George invested his heart and soul into the Yankees, and his competitive fire helped usher in new eras of Yankee greatness, reclaiming the team’s long tradition of excellence and its position as the most successful franchise in the history of American sports. He was a champion who made New York a better place, and who always gave back to the city he loved. He has left an indelible legacy on the Yankees, on baseball, and on our city, and he leaves us in the only way that would be appropriate: as a reigning world champion.”
George doesn’t personally own the Yankees.
Yankee Global Enterprises owns the Yankees which is owned by the Steinbrenner family.
“he leaves us in the only way that would be appropriate: as a reigning world champion.?
So true.
George could only go out on top
It’s very fitting that The Boss went out on top.
# LGY July 13th, 2010 at 11:21 am
George doesn’t personally own the Yankees.
Yankee Global Enterprises owns the Yankees which is owned by the Steinbrenner family.
lol
Joelsherman1 Hard explain what force of nature – and terror to employees – George was unless u were around in prime. Hard for me, and I saw it 1sthand
The Boss always wanted to make impact deals, he was the player to be named later in this final epic package w/ Bob Sheppard.
I hope he doesn’t fire Billy again up there.
Carl,
Sorry if my comment was misinterpreted.
That was in response to the people talking about the tax issue in the last thread.
RIP. There are few words that could describe the sadness of this day.
I bet Bob is right there at the gates to give him a hearty hug.
For the rest of us, the legacy he has created will have to do.
If the Steinbrenner family uses an Accountant with any competancy at all, I am sure proper estate and succession planning was done.
Sad week. RIP Mr.Steinbrenner. Glad he went out on top.
And I should add this
because I don’t want to make it sound like I am disparaging The Boss in anyway.
“# LGY July 13th, 2010 at 11:21 am
George doesn’t personally own the Yankees.
Yankee Global Enterprises owns the Yankees which is owned by the Steinbrenner family.”
Maybe so, but George and/or members of the family own the stock of the Yankee Global Enterprise. And to the extent shares of the stock were given during George’s lifetime to his family members the value of those transfers would be subject to the Unified Gift and Estate Tax Law.
I didn’t say 11:28
Imposter Erica is a terrible person
Watching George’s Yankeeography and they just showed the 2008 ASG entrance. That finally made the tears come.
What a life he led.
# LGY July 13th, 2010 at 11:26 am
Carl,
Sorry if my comment was misinterpreted.
That was in response to the people talking about the tax issue in the last thread.
Oh ok my bad
Jesus better keep his carpentry skills sharp for the rest of eternity. One mistake and George will go out and get Ty Pennington.
Imposter Erica -
You are a truly mean person. I don’t know what your problem is, but I wish you’d stop.
MLB Network does not seem to be covering George’s passing.
SI_JonHeyman bud selig considered george steinbrenner his oldest friend in baseball. basically came in together as owners
Doreen – GTLU Stuff & Photos July 13th, 2010 at 11:34 am
MLB Network does not seem to be covering George?s passing.
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They always seem to be behind on breaking news. They’ll probably have something this afternoon.
Sorry, I just read this somewhere else online and thought it was hilarious,
“Steinbrenner is the second Ohioan to take his talents south in the last week.”
Seriously though, I’m saddened by Big Stein’s passing. He was flawed but a true icon in sports and New York.
I hope SJ44 comes around soon and gives us his opinion on the guy, he’s written some great posts about the man George Steinbrenner. He wasn’t a villain or a hero, he did good and bad in his life.
This is the day Chad should just publish the IP address and name of the people pulling this impersonator nonsense.
If you can’t have any respect for the passing of George, the time for being anonymous ends.
It’s the only way to stop it. Just expose these punks and be done with it
Pat M and I were just sharing George stories Friday night.
A very sad day.
RIP George. You were truly one of a kind.
It is a sad day in YankeeLand. But somehow I think George would want us to rejoice in being Champions and our current record. George was dedicated to the Yankees and to baseball and was a true owner of the team. He has put more into baseball than any other owner I believe.
And I didn’t say 11:37 either……
Okay, this is ridiculous.
Imposter Erica,
I have no idea who you are or why you choose to keep impostering me, but did it ever occur to you that people on this blog are upset today and don’t want to read this nonsense? Please stop it
MLB network has something on now, sounds like a Costas.
MLB network has something on now, sounds like a Costas.
ESPN2 First Take has done nothing but live George covered for the last hour and a half.
Do you guys really believe that the Steinbrenner family does not have a trust set up to deal with the tax issues regarding the transfer of assets in the event of his death?
Whatever you want to say about George, there was little doubt that he was the Yankees’ Number 1 fan.
As for the trolls, I guess they have no lives. The fake Erica is not even convincing.
RIP
Even a non-sports fan knew who George Steinbrenner was. He had that kind of impact.
RIP, it’s a shame that two people associated with the Yankees have died recently.
ESPN has non stop coverage as well. George would be happy.
“He wasn’t a villain or a hero, he did good and bad in his life.”
Everyone does good and bad in life. George Steinbrenner was a hero, and any Yankees fan SHOULD recognize that.
As an aside, I have had to delete many negative comments from Red Sox fans regarding the passing of George Steinbrenner.
SI_JonHeyman employees had such reverence/fear of steinbrenner, when he’d arrive, they spoke in code: “The Eagle has landed,” theyd say
RIP George. I hope you find the quintessential calzone in Baseball Heaven.
Passion, caring, heart and warrior like attitude. George was a rare breed and a great breed in this current age of metrosexualism, political correctness and anti-capitalism. Thank you for being a real man George and not some left winging dingy.
“Sorry, I just read this somewhere else online and thought it was hilarious,
Steinbrenner is the second Ohioan to take his talents south in the last week.”
That would be deleted from MLB Trade Rumors instantly.
Everyone has their faults, but George’s faults were part of what made him who he was.
Without the bad you would never get all the good.
And there was a ton more good than bad.
That would be deleted from MLB Trade Rumors instantly.
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Ok… I don’t care.
I’m glad I’m not posting on MLBTR, sounds like a terrible website.
PeteAbe has two back to back threads up on Mr Steinbrenner’s death, and has blocked anyone from being able to comment, he knows his heathens won’t show respect.
I’m not sure I’m sad exactly although I am moved when I consider what Steinbrenner meant to the team that bonded my father and I together when nothing else much worked. For some reason talking about the Yankees wouldn’t get bogged down or cut short or result in an argument. Given the pride of place I accorded the Yankees as a safe and productive topic of conversation, in many ways Steinbrenner was the head of that leading family in our neighborhood, the ones with the most money, the most talented kids, always doing something grand or awful or amazing. To me Steinbrenner was P.T. Barnum, Gordon Gekko, Knute Rockne, George M. Cohan and Ceasar all in one.
As George liked to say, “Lead, Follow or get the hell out of the Way.” Today I think I’ll get out of the way and let the Big Man pass with dignity. Requiescat in pace.
“As an aside, I have had to delete many negative comments from Red Sox fans regarding the passing of George Steinbrenner.”
Boston Globe was smart enough to not allow comments on the post about Mr. Steinbrenner’s passing but Twitter is an ocean of the in appropriate and in bad taste.
Someone PLEASE explain to me how The Boss is not in the Hall of Fame..
Because they don’t hand out invitations the Hall of Fame for writing checks.
The family has been preparing for the inevitable for a few years. It was clearly evident that George wasn’t his vibrant self and was seen less and less since 2006 in the Tampa area except to be at presentations to honor him such as the naming of George M. Steinbrenner Field, George M. Steinbrenner High School and a few others.
Seldom flew to NYC as his health failed.
# Patrick July 13th, 2010 at 11:47 am
That would be deleted from MLB Trade Rumors instantly.
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Ok… I don’t care.
I’m glad I’m not posting on MLBTR, sounds like a terrible website.
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IMO post deletion should only be reserved for troll behavior. To each his own though.
RIP the Boss.
Goodbye Mr. Steinbrenner. Goodbye Mr. Sheppard. The greatest men in the history of the world. The greatest men who did things for all the right reasons. The greatest owner and announcer in the history of the world. How fitting that they get to share their memories only a few days apart. Goodbye, we will never see greater men than the both of you. Heaven just got richer.
IMO post deletion should only be reserved for troll behavior…
+1
IMO post deletion should only be reserved for troll behavior. To each his own though.
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The only troll on here is the guy telling me my comments would be deleted … and the Erica impostor. Honestly my guess is it’s the same person.
Anyways, off color jokes aside, I really am sad that George is gone. He was a great owner in the sense that no expense was spared to accomplish the one goal of winning.
He might have fired people for petty reasons but he also was an incredibly generous and charitable person.
RIP Boss
George Steinbrenner buying the Yankees from CBS is the best thing that ever happened in my life as a sports fan. His insatiable desire to win was such a change. He made mistakes. Haven’t we all? But, he never wavered from his efforts to bring us the best team possible. He reinvested in the team rather than fattening his wallet.
Mr. Steinbrenner, thank you. You will be missed not only by we fans but also by the innumerable people you have privately helped over the course of your life. And what a life it was.
The greatest men in the history of the world..
Seriously? Did you just write that?
The MLB coverage is almost directly everything from the Yankeeography I just watched on YES. Just a different narrator.
Sorry guys I have to disagree with the complaints about comment moderation here. Obviously this is quite a busy day for a Yankee writer and cant really expect anyone to sit here on this blog all day and delete unsavory comments.
This is a NY Yankees blog, by NY Yankee reporters. They are doing their jobs fine. If you want a discussion place with full comment moderation, I suggest you find a proper web forum. Otherwise, I am sure Chad, Josh or Sam will delete the nasty comments when they get a chance.
I would suggest that they seriously look into a proper web comment system. Such as http://disqus.com/. It works greats, should be easy to integrate into a site and allows for real unique user names. That or they should give someone who has the time, and isn’t busy writing, some moderator abilities to remove bad comments.
Until then, lets just ignore the clowns.
RIP Boss, you were a true champion and they best kind of owner a fan could ask for. You will surely be missed by those who love you, and remembered by all.
SI_JonHeyman players union chief michael weiner: steinbrenner “understood and embraced the power of the players.” … exactly right
I meant no offense, Patrick. Posters are rarely banned on MLB Trade Rumors, but comments are occasionally deleted. Suggesting someone is going to he11 is a deletion of a comment.
There are no impostor Erica’s on MLB Trade Rumors because of registration.
This is a very sad day! I hope his family and all those around will be comforted by the fact he went out as a champion.
For the tax question, this year because of a loophole, there is no estate tax. Therefore, if all holdings were still in Steinbrenner’s sole possesion his family would pay zero tax.
Again, this is very sad. I hope his sons try to continue his legacy and to provide New York with a championship every year.
Aaron what are you here for? To be the hyperbole monitor? Christ, let people type what they have to type. They are simply showing respect.
Something a lot of people probably don’t know about George:
“His first sports ownership gig would come in 1960, when he purchased the basketball franchise- Cleveland Pipers.
It was an ABL team, who hired the first ever African American coach in professional basketball history”
lets win it all this year for the ‘boss’ and the ‘voice’
Whatever blows your hair back, Wakka.
I wonder if deep down he wanted to time it so he can be in the spotlight tonight? Think about it, there isn’t a bigger game/night in MLB, or any other sport, for another few months…either way RIP!
“Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next.”
RIP BOSS… Thanks for caring.
Oh, sweet. Internet tough guy. Yaaaaaay.
Rooking Hazing when Melky and others dressed like the boss
http://allthingsbubba.blogspot.....g-day.html
my uncle just showed me the text my other uncle sent him this morning… “bob sheppard died first so he could announce George’s arrival to the pearly gates, and jack (my grandfather that died July 7th just a week ago at age 80, a huge fan]) was there to bust his balls soon after.”
When Larry David was on “Centerstage” he told a funny story about George.
Apparently they did shoot some scenes with George for Seinfeld but after seeing the takes the producers decided they couldn’t use them. So Larry got the privilege of actually calling George and “firing” him. The exchange went something like this.
LD: “Uhm… Mr. Steinbrenner, I’m afraid I have some bad news to tell you”
George: “That’s OK I’m a big boy I can take it.”
Larry tells him they won’t be using his scenes.
George: “OK then very good” …..Hangs up phone.
And that’s kind of the way I picture George reacting when the Grim Reaper came calling for him this morning.
jim bouton once said bout the ‘boss’ that “he’d been born on 3rd base, and he thought he hit a triple”.
today, he stole home.
Yankee48 July 13th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
my uncle just showed me the text my other uncle sent him this morning? ?bob sheppard died first so he could announce George?s arrival to the pearly gates, and jack (my grandfather that died July 7th just a week ago at age 80, a huge fan]) was there to bust his balls soon after.?
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Yankee48-great text! My condolences on the loss of your grandpa.
Bronx Jeers-I love that Larry David story.
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