Knowing George M. Steinbrenner III
When Yankees’ owner George Steinbrenner passed away in July, The Times ran a personal recollection by Mary Jane Schriner of the Boss. Schriner had know George when the two were teenagers, and she...
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The Boss and Billy up for Hall consideration
Even in death, George Steinbrenner and Billy Martin remain linked. The two headline a list of 12 individuals under consideration for enshrinement in the Hall of Fame as part of the Expansion Era...
View ArticleSteinbrenner, Martin not elected to Hall of Fame
George Steinbrenner and Billy Martin were not elected to the Hall of Fame by the Expansion Era Committee today. Both received less than eight votes, well below the dozen needed for enshrinement. Marvin...
View ArticleWith estate tax restored, a look at George’s passing
When George Steinbrenner died in early July, many commentators noted his perfect timing. The Boss passed away during the one year in which Congress had allowed the estate tax to lapse, and it seemed to...
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Photo of the Day: The Boss, in bronze
(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) The Boss has been memorialized in bronze. As Neil Johnson of The Tampa Tribune reported this morning, a life-sized statue of George Steinbrenner now stands at the entrance of...
View ArticleThe Boss Files: George Steinbrenner, FBI informant
Updated (Tuesday, 12:51 a.m.): In order to gain a pardon for his 1974 conviction stemming from illegal political campaign contributions, George Steinbrenner helped the FBI on “certain highly...
View ArticleOn realistic expectations
There was a time, in the not-so-distant past, that George Steinbrenner would have been furiously scrutinizing the Yankees organization had they been eliminated from the postseason in the ALDS round....
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A non-inclusive list of things George Steinbrenner hasn’t done since 2010
Ghost Boss. When the Yanks completed their series to forget against the Mets last night, I knew someone would write it, and of course, Ian O’Connor drew the short straw. Keep in mind that George...
View ArticleSteinbrenner, Torre, and Martin on Hall of Fame’s Expansion Era ballot
George Steinbrenner, Joe Torre, and Billy Martin are part of the 12-man Hall of Fame ballot to be voted on by the 16-member Expansion Era Veterans Committee next month. Marvin Miller and former Yankee...
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Syd Thrift and the suddenly thrifty George Steinbrenner were an odd fit in 1989
(Getty) The 1980s were not the best years in Yankees history. Even though New York won more games (854) than any other team during the decade — the Tigers were next with 839 wins, so it wasn’t a small...
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Wednesday Links: Rothschild, CBA, Steinbrenner, YES
Rothschild. (Presswire) At noon today, Brian Cashman will hold his annual end-of-season State of the Yankees press conference. These things rarely bring major news — usually the only announcements are...
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George Steinbrenner not elected into Hall of Fame by Today’s Game Era Committee
(AP) Earlier tonight, the Today’s Game Era Committee announced former commissioner Bud Selig and longtime executive John Schuerholz have been voted into the Hall of Fame. George Steinbrenner was one of...
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Friday Notes: Steinbrenner, Rule Changes, Prospect Rankings
(NY Post) The GM Meetings are over and now we have about a month to wait before all hell breaks loose at the Winter Meetings. If you haven’t checked it out yet, here’s the Official RAB 2018-19...
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George Steinbrenner not voted into Hall of Fame by Today’s Game committee
(AP) There are two new members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Earlier tonight the Hall of Fame announced Harold Baines and Lee Smith have been voted into Cooperstown by the 16-person Today’s...
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