Yankees to honor Boss, Sheppard before Friday’s game
Posted by: Sam Borden - Posted in Misc on Jul 15, 2010 
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Via the Yankees, here’s the information about the video tribute to George Steinbrenner and Bob Sheppard that will be shown before tomorrow night’s game:
YANKEES TO HONOR GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER III AND BOB SHEPPARD PRIOR TO FRIDAY’S GAME AT YANKEE STADIUM
The New York Yankees will hold a tribute to commemorate the lives and recognize the passings of former Principal Owner / Chairperson George M. Steinbrenner III and longtime Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard prior to their 7:05 p.m. game on Friday, July 16 vs. Tampa Bay.
Fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 6:45 p.m. for the pregame ceremony which will include a video tribute to “The Boss” and a special moment of silence honoring both of the Yankees icons. Further tributes to Mr. Steinbrenner and Mr. Sheppard will be revealed during Friday’s ceremony, and additional ceremonies will be held during Old-Timers’ Day events on Saturday, July 17.
United States Army Sergeant First Class MaryKay Messenger will sing the national anthem on Friday, and the West Point Color Guard will present the colors.
In addition, a wreath will be placed in front of Mr. Steinbrenner’s statue in the Yankee Stadium Gate 2 Executive Lobby as well as in front of Mr. Sheppard’s plaque in Monument Park.
damn, i have tickets for sunday i was hoping they’d wait til then
Sam, any word on whether George will get a monument in Monument Park?
If and when a monument goes in, it wouldn’t be until next year. It would take that long for it to be ready. Opening day next year, or, more appropriately would be “Old Timer’s say”.
more appropriately would be “Old Timer’s ***Day***”
I had no idea there was a George Steinbrenner statue in the executive lobby at Gate 2.
Steinbrenner has a statue? Since when?
Since GMS is a military veteran and officer in good standing, he’s entitled to full military honors as far as funeral services are concerned…including the playing of “Taps”.
Reminder: There IS a YES pregame on 6:30 Friday
Still, Cervelli has little to show for it, having thrown out just 5-of-36 base stealers — well below the league average and not as good as Posada’s 7-of-37.
- ESPN
Chip July 15th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Jim July 15th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Chip the argument that Steinbrenner paying the luxury tax has made baseball better is akin to saying GE paying fines for poisoning lakes and rivers is better for America because it pays part of the money to make them clean again. Just like you can?t deduct parking tickets from your yearly taxes Steinbrenner deserves no credit for paying the luxury tax.
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Well first of all I think the people that GE employs would argue that GE has made America better, but that?s not the point either.
I never credited George for paying the Luxury Tax. I said his payments into Revenue Sharing have made baseball better. By the way Revenue Sharing is a fine imposed on baseball teams for making money ? essentially for operating a successful business ? that is used to keep poorly run franchises afloat.
Imagine if you ran a successful hardware store and the federal government came to you and said, ?in the interest of fairness we?re going to take a chunk of your profits to ensure that the hardware store down the block, selling the same items as you do, can stay in business even though they?ve run their business badly.?
You would go through the roof. Any business owner would. You are giving money to someone who is trying to steal your customers.
The luxury tax isn’t there for lawbreakers — it’s the in-the-rules cost of doing business in Major League Baseball.
Comparing a high payroll to poison rivers is so extreme it’s hard to take anything else you say seriously.
“Imagine if you ran a successful hardware store and the federal government came to you and said, ?in the interest of fairness we?re going to take a chunk of your profits to ensure that the hardware store down the block, selling the same items as you do, can stay in business even though they?ve run their business badly.?”
Some folks in DC are diligently working on making this a reality.
It hurts my heart to even read about it. I guess I always had a secret love affair with the Boss, the kind borne of eternal gratitude for all that he did for us fans. George kept it real. There was no chameleon in him whatsoever. I find it impossible to think about the Yankees without thinking about the Boss. And that’s as it should be.
I don’t know that there will be a lot of dry eyes Friday night. I know that I have shed more than a few tears watching things about him on television or reading things about him on the internet. Reading about the upcoming tribute was enough to get me started again.
I feel like it’s a death in the family. And in a way it is. It’s a huge death in our Yankee family. I know others here feel the same way.
Thank you and God bless you Boss. You are truly irreplaceable.
1 day, 3 hours, and 43 minutes until Yankee baseball!
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George always knew that one couldn’t take their money with them when they died, so he spent it on his team and others generously. Good thing owners of our competition were not as generous as George.
Chip, did Steinbrenner propose revenue sharing to MLB? Did he give in to revenue sharing willingly? Did he fight it tooth and nail until it became inevitable and the lesser of two evils? Let’s remember the argument here – it’s not whether Steinbrenner was a good businessman it’s whether he belongs in the Hall of Fame. It’s a tough argument to make to say the fact that George made the Yankees a successful franchise deems him worthy of being in the Hall, I think the qualifications have to go beyond profit and more to the core of the game.
What did Tom Yawkey ever do for baseball? Except for keeping the Red Sox all white until 1959, and then, only begrudgingly.
So Jim,
what did the other 4 owners in the HOF do that is so remarkable to the core of the game?
“It’s a tough argument to make to say the fact that George made the Yankees a successful franchise deems him worthy of being in the Hall, I think the qualifications have to go beyond profit and more to the core of the game.”
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What about the 7 WS titles he reigned over? Those aren’t at the core of the game?
How many other owners have had that much success?
And much of his business dealings paved the way for other teams to do the same/similar things like the YES Network.
Also, he made the Yankees a global brand and is responsible for much of its popularity overseas which benefits not just the Yankees, but MLB a lot.
much of *baseball’s* popularity overseas.
Warning Track Power July 15th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
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It really, really bugs me that at this point in the season they don’t slash the price of the MLB Extra Innings package more.
It’s crazy for that package to still be $139 just over halfway through the season
Jim July 15th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Chip, did Steinbrenner propose revenue sharing to MLB? Did he give in to revenue sharing willingly? Did he fight it tooth and nail until it became inevitable and the lesser of two evils? Let?s remember the argument here ? it?s not whether Steinbrenner was a good businessman it?s whether he belongs in the Hall of Fame. It?s a tough argument to make to say the fact that George made the Yankees a successful franchise deems him worthy of being in the Hall, I think the qualifications have to go beyond profit and more to the core of the game.
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Of course he fought against it tooth and nail, but you know what, in the end he lost and so he figured if he was going to pay for the best players on other teams, he might as well spend to put the best players on his team as well.
You want to talk about the core of the game? The game has never been stronger. Someone used the All-Star game’s ratings as “evidence” that interest in the game is weak. What’s weak is that argument. Take a look at ratings for the Pro-Bowl – those stink every year, does that mean people aren’t interested in the NFL? No, it means people aren’t interested in an exhibition.
George Steinbrenner and Charley Finley were visionaries who revolutionized the game; both belong in the Hall of Fame (as does Marvin Miller) – the fact that he has, for the last decade, paid to keep teams like the Royals, Pirates, Marlins, and others from going under and being forced into contraction is icing on the cake.
Quick comment on just how well known the Yankees are…
I had a friend who had someone from Singapore staying with him. The Yankees were on TV at the time and I was at his place watching the game. She saw what was on TV and said “Oh the Yankees. They are the best, right?”
One of his roommates, who happened to be a Mets fan, said “So what do you think of the Mets?”
Her reply: “What’s a Met?”
The Yankee name transcends baseball, and you have to give a ton of credit to George for that.
Agreed. We own Singapore:
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LGY – that success was centered in NY and as I said before Steinbrenner should be lauded for the success he brought to NY – but inducting a non-player into the Hall means that person has made the game better – and in my opinion that needs to go beyond profit. Again, baseball has taken a backseat to football in popularity during George Steinbrenner’s reign so the “global brand” argument is another Yankee-centric profit argument. What has he done for the game aside from make money for people – because using that criteria – Scott Boras also deserves consideration, no?
Yawkey got his own road/sidewalk named after him
The Yankees have won the most WS titles in history with 27.
St Louis is in second with 10 and the Red Sox are in third with 7.
That means Steinbrenner alone won more or the same number of WS as any other team in baseball in their entire history except for 2.
That seems to me that he had a pretty big impact to the core of the game.
except for *1* yeesh, bad typing today.
Erica in NY July 15th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Warning Track Power July 15th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
MLB Extra Innings free preview July 15-21
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It really, really bugs me that at this point in the season they don’t slash the price of the MLB Extra Innings package more.
It’s crazy for that package to still be $139 just over halfway through the season
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Several years ago I basically felt the same as you.
These days I don’t pay any attention to the 1/2 season price because the Cable Provider will never lower the price or offer a “value” for the customer.
“but inducting a non-player into the Hall means that person has made the game better”
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Did you make this rule up or this actually the criteria for a non-player to get in?
The day Steinbrenner died ESPN abandoned most of its regular programming and went w/ segments about GMS all day long. One of the anchors made the point of saying (as best I can remember) “how many sports team owners do we even know by name, much less by nickname” His point was GMS’s importance to baseball, all of baseball, not just the Yankees. Even the Lebron decision didn’t get as much air time.
What in God’s name did Bowie Kuhn ever do for baseball to make it better?
LGY, I don’t want to belabor this point but outside on NY the feeling is that Steinbrenner bought all of his championships so how exactly does he garner the goodwill from outside of NY to get the groundswell big enough to get inducted? I know he’s been appreciated more in the last couple of years since he’s been ill but I’m not sure it’s enough to surpass the absolute enmity sports fans and journalists have around the country for a man who cherry-picked their most beloved players in order to win those championships.
“That seems to me that he had a pretty big impact to the core of the game”
Lot bigger impact on Yankees fans than it is on the core of the game. Who owned the Yankees in the Ruth, DiMaggio, Mantle era, when they won 20 titles in 40 years? Is that person or persons in the HOF?
Kate, did you see the number of programs/hours on the national news and in national print has been devoted to GMS? almpst as much as any passing head of state.
Of course, he was the ruler of a universe.
Jim,
Whether he will get in and if he deserves to get in is an entirely different discussion.
We are talking about whether he deserves to get in.
I have never heard of that rule about non-players so I really am wondering if that is real?
The day Steinbrenner died ESPN abandoned most of its regular programming and went w/ segments about GMS all day long. One of the anchors made the point of saying (as best I can remember) “how many sports team owners do we even know by name, much less by nickname” His point was GMS’s importance to baseball, all of baseball, not just the Yankees. Even the Lebron decision didn’t get as much air time.
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In New York (at least), ABC cancelled Jeopardy and aired a half-hour tribute to Steinbrenner instead.
Jim July 15th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
LGY, I don’t want to belabor this point but outside on NY the feeling is that Steinbrenner bought all of his championships so how exactly does he garner the goodwill from outside of NY to get the groundswell big enough to get inducted? I know he’s been appreciated more in the last couple of years since he’s been ill but I’m not sure it’s enough to surpass the absolute enmity sports fans and journalists have around the country for a man who cherry-picked their most beloved players in order to win those championships.
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BS. You enjoyed belaboring the same non-existant point for nearly 3 hours.
yes, exactly my point GB…and I would guess GMS has more name recognition than most heads of state.
I’d be willing to bet that more people in NYC and Tampa know who GMS is than the mayors of their cities are.
GB – I’d bet more people have a favorable opinion of GMS than the mayors of their cities.
# GreenBeret7 July 15th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
I’d be willing to bet that more people in NYC and Tampa know who GMS is than the mayors of their cities are.
# Joe from Long Island July 15th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
GB – I’d bet more people have a favorable opinion of GMS than the mayors of their cities.
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Yes to both. lol
If you’re not interested in politics at all (like me) then it’s a foregone conclusion. I could name more members of the Yankee brass than the local gov’t where I reside.
GB7, If you don’t want to join the discussion then stop being a troll to it and ignore it like I’ve learned to ignore your boring comments.
George belongs in the HOF.
He has changed the game for the better.
He made it more competitive. He forced owners to spend money on their teams because he was doing so.
He used free agency to grow the game.
He turned the Yankees into a global brand.
He has also done more for players and their families who have fallen on hard times more than ANY owner in the history of the game.
He also made his share of mistakes along the way.
Overall though, there hasn’t been an owner in ANY sport who has had the on and off field success George has had in the nearly 40 years he has owned the Yankees.
If that’s not HOF worthy, I don’t know what is.
Folks from other fanbases that complain about the Yankees “buying championships” would love to have had Steinbrenner own their franchise and they know it.
Who can honestly say that they wouldn’t want an owner who was just as big a fan as they were and would do anything to win?
The reality is that there are far too many owners that are more concerned with lining their wallets and padding their bank accounts than winning baseball games. That contributes to competitive imbalance as much or more than anything else….. I guess its Steinbrenners fault for creating an empire based on smart business, hard work, and will to win…
SJ44 wrote:
He made it more competitive. He forced owners to spend money on their teams because he was doing so.
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MONEY
He used free agency to grow the game.
MONEY
He turned the Yankees into a global brand.
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MONEY – this point is moot because you cannot tell me that the entire world didn’t know who Babe, Dimaggio and Mantle were – but of course George figured out best how to profit from that legacy
He has also done more for players and their families who have fallen on hard times more than ANY owner in the history of the game.
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No doubt, he had a big heart but that’s off the field – nominate him for the Nobel peace prize. Curtis Granderson isn’t getting any closer to the HOF due to all of his immense charity work in Detroit.
Jim July 15th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
GB7, If you don’t want to join the discussion then stop being a troll to it and ignore it like I’ve learned to ignore your boring comments.
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LMAO. You’re not doing a very good job of ignoring my boring posts, are you? You answered that one. You’re not here to discuss. You’re here to start crap. Now, who is it that’s trolling, again?
Leading the way for MLB to become the huge business it is isn’t hall of fame worthy because it has to do with money? That’s just silly.
“this point is moot because you cannot tell me that the entire world didn’t know who Babe, Dimaggio and Mantle were”
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I can tell you.
I don’t know if you’ve traveled outside the country much but there are a ton of people around the world who have no idea who Dimaggio, Mantle, and even the Babe were.
Same way many if not most Americans can’t even name a handful of historically great soccer players outside of maybe Pele and that is with the benefit of the World Cup showcasing these guys.
People around the world know the ‘Yankees’ though and the major reason for that is George.
Hell, even that nerdy kid in The Sandlot didn’t even know who The Babe was
SJ is totally right. Steinny is a larger then life figure who’s record is off the wall. 7 titles, etc etc…
YES network changed the financing of the game forever.. Did George make a boatload of msitakes and did he have some perosanlity faults? Absolutely but he is one of the most influential owners ever in baseball and maybe any american sports league..
If steinny does not get in no owner should ever get into the HOF….
I am late forties I was a fan his whole tenure, I loved him. Yes when he was going bananas in the 80′s did I hate him? Yep but the whole 37 years the record is off the charts and the Yanks are primed to continue with similar success for years to come.
If you attack me I’m going to respond, otherwise I see your name and scroll right by. Show me where I’m starting crap, I’ve been nothing but courteous to the intelligent people who’ve responded to me. Looks to me that you are starting crap and trolling my discussion but of course since you have no life -and nothing to say – and post 900 times a day here you’ll get the benefit of the doubt. Why don’t you just LYAO out into the sunshine, take a break and go for a walk – or better yet take your A out to the curb and wait for the truck.
steinny also used money to do good. How many stories of people he helped are there? Money is not the cause of bad or evil but how some people use it does. I do not hate rich people, steinny should be applauded for his generosity, the is no law that mandates how people spend their money and making a lot of money is not acrime…
Steinny was a tyrant of course but he almost always realized the mistakes he made and had the good fortune to make amends, he should go into the HOF not the saint hood…..
The MONEY has grown throughout the game.
When George took over, MLB annual revenues were 200 million.
It’s now over 8 BILLION annually. The ENTIRE sport has grown. Not just the Yankees.
It was George who started the first regional sports network. Other owners have since created their own
networks to grow their brand and bottom line.
George was a trailblazer in that area.
The Yankees % of payroll against revenues is still in the middle of the pack in the game. As it has been during most of the Steinbrenner Era.
In other words, his spending is not out of control against the revenues the team generates.
It’s more than just money. It always has been.
That’s why the overall health of the sport has grown because of the Steinbrenner influence.
Making him a very worthy candidate for the HOF.
You just can’t ignore me. Admit it.
If bad deeds count against getting into the HOF on the integrity clause, shouldn’t good deeds count towards getting in?
Baseball without the NYYs name and the driving force of GMS would be ranked behind basketball and hockey. Nobody follows any sport in the off-season the way that baseball is followed. No other sport has the percentage of fans that now records and historic numbers the way yjey are in baseball. It’s still the most played sport in the USA in one form or the other. There’s also a reason that it’s becoming more and more of a world sport. GMS is the major reason for that.
When George took over, MLB annual revenues were 200 million.
It’s now over 8 BILLION annually. The ENTIRE sport has grown. Not just the Yankee
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Fact check: 200 million in 1973 is about 1 billion in today’s money.
Revenue is 8 times more, is that all George Steinbrenner doing, up for debate….
lol @ pointing out that the DEATH of george steinbrenner received “even” more air time than lebron james’ free agency decision- sad, because it shouldn’t be a surprise
and george is hands down a hall of famer
New thread
Mitre to pitch for SWB tonight
(Kei Igawa has competition!!!)
He was the first owner to create a regional sports network for his baseball team.
Now, almost every team has one.
That allows these franchises to be worth more than they ever were worth prior to the creation of these networks.
It’s also allowed MLB to create it’s satellite/ Extra Innings Packages to add more revenue to each teams bottom line.
If the YES Network wasn’t successful, these new revenue streams for teams never would have been realized.
George was the guy who took the risk. He was the guy who risked millions and because of that, teams now have new revenue streams they never dreamed of before.
For that alone, he belongs in the HOF.
When you everything else in, it’s a no brainer he gets in because of his achievements in the game.
The Boss and Marvin Miller both deserve to be in the HOF