Say what you will about him. He was controversial, to be sure. But George Steinbrenner, who died this morning at his home in Tampa, Florida at the age of 80, changed the New York Yankees, their fans and, arguably, the city. He paid $10 million for them in 1973; today they’re worth between $2 and $3 BILLION. Like Steinbrenner, New Yorkers like to WIN and so, yes, during his tenure the Yankees deserved their moniker, “The Best Team Money Can Buy.” They also won SEVEN World Series and ELEVEN pennants. Truly, the end of an era.
http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/end-of-an-era-reaction-rolls-in-to-steinbrenner-death/?hp
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