“Anyone who needed proof that Yankee Stadium is the grandest stage in baseball got it last night. “The 2008 All-Star Game was one of the greatest experiences in my life and in franchise history. Thanks to the fans who jammed our Stadium and cheered into the wee hours. Thanks to the players who played their hearts out for their Leagues. Congratulations to Major League Baseball and Bud Selig for
From Peter Abraham:“I think we’re going to stick to the young guys. We’re always out there looking, researching, doing our recon work, and we’ll continue to do that. Losing Wang hurts us, he’s our ace, but the good news is it looks like he’s going to be back before the end of the season, and I know we’ll need him. “We’ve had a lot of injuries this year and every one of them’s u
I wasn't surprised at all that this came from the Yankees, considering all they EVER do is complain. Now it seems they, or at least Hank and Mike Mussina, want to blame their ace Chien-Ming Wang's recent injury on National League rules, which have been a part of baseball since the beginning. Wang will be out probably until late September at least, only because he is way out of shape and can't run
Topics Discussed:* Are the Orioles, Rays and Marlins for real?* Goose Gossage’s comments about Joba’s fist pumps* Hank Steinbrenner opens his big mouth again.* Quick hits on Barry Bonds new indictment
Folks, the Yankees are not what they used to be -- at least for right now. With a litany of injuries, along with A-Rod and Posada out, as well as struggles of the young pitching staff, it looks like the Bronx Zoo Part II may be opening up for business.With a bloated playroll and only 120+ games to go, Hank Steinbrenner mused about the Yankees.He more or less has called his team out -- again -- and
The baby boss Hank Steinbrenner is not happy with how the Yankees have been playing lately. At 19-21 the Yankees are fourth place in the division. Don’t they seem to always start out like this?
So much for the Yankees “restoring order to the universe,” like Hank started before the season started.
”We’ve got [...]
Love or hate it, George has built a legacy around the name Steinbrenner. Virtually everyone agrees that George is an original. He appeared in credit card commercials with Derek Jeter, and Miller Lite commercials with Billy Martin. His lofty opinion of his own baseball intellect, when voiced in public, was always amusing. [...]
Ah, Hank -- you're making life great for baseball fans in general. If George got he angry or wanted to speak, he at least had a point; this kid just speaks off the cuff.Here's his latest rant, and he wants Joba Chamberlain to start...“I want him as a starter and so does everyone else, including him, and that is what we are working toward and we need him there now,” said Steinbrenner. “There is no question about it, you don’t have a guy with a 100-mile-per-hour fastball and keep him as a setup guy. You just don’t do that. You have to be an idiot to do that.”This dude is trying to be like good, old dad. Hank, you have to realize, there's a reason why Cashman was hired -- to run a baseball team.For Christ's sake, Hank. We are only twenty games into the season, and Joba seems to be
There's an old adage: "The fruit often doesn't fall far from the tree"; that can be said with confidence about the Steinbrenners - in this case, I'm talking about George's son, Hank. The New York Yankees are, by and large, having growing pains in their starting rotation - with Ian Kennedy and Phil Hughes struggling early on. Meanwhile, Joba Chamberlain is pitching middle-relief - and Steinbrenner (Hank, not George) is none too pleased about it. Hank had told the New York Times this past Sunday regarding Chamberlain, "I want him as a starter and so does everyone else, including him, and that is what we are working toward and we need him there now. There is no question about it, you don't have a guy with a 100-mile-per-hour fastball and keep him as a setup guy. You just don't do that. You ha
Buys basketball franchise: fix wiki
← Previous revision
Revision as of 18:52, 16 April 2008
Line 20:
Line 20:
==Buys basketball franchise==
==Buys basketball franchise==
-
In 1960, against his father's wishes, Steinbrenner entered the sports franchise business for the first time with [[basketball]]'s [[Cleveland Pipers]], of the AAU. The Pipers were coached by [[John McClendon]], who became the first black coach in professional basketball. McClendon had led [[Tennessee State A & I University]] to three straight small college championships in the late 1950s. The Pipers switched to the new professional [[American Basketball League]] in 1961; the new circuit was founded by [[Abe Saperstein]], owner of
He's awesome for the print media, online oulets and blogs; however, he's doing himself a disservice by continuously opening his mouth. I wish the man showed some self-restraint and I would have never thought that he would turn out to perhaps be worse than his father, George.Once again, he's opened his mouth, once again firing rockets at the Boston Red Sox...From Boston.com: Jonathan Papelbon was amused yesterday by Yankee owner Hank Steinbrenner's comments in the New York Post in which he said, "being insulted by Papelbon is like being attacked by a mouse."During the good-natured back-and-forth between Steinbrenner and Sox owner John Henry a few weeks back concerning which team's brand is more recognizeable, Papelbon had told the Hartford Courant, "I don't know if he's trying to stir thing
I know I’ve said this on Bleacher Report before, but it bears repeating: I love Hank Steinbrenner.Hank Steinbrenner is the best thing to happened to baseball since the designated hitter (purists be damned!).Since he took over for the late George Steinbrenner (he is dead, right?), it’s been entertaining Hank quote after entertaining Hank quote.Ask Hank about Boston fans booing poor, cheating, drug user Andy Pettitte (or any of the many, many Yankee HGH and steroid users) and he responds with this beauty: "I don't think they would want to be hollering too loud at Andy up in Fenway. They had plenty of players doing this stuff, too. It's just that those players weren't mentioned in the Mitchell Report."An MLB owner implying that the Mitchell Report was incomplete and the drug problem in b
The guys over at the river ave blog posted something I found amusing about Papelbon and Steinbrenner going back and forth. Steinbrenner referred to Pap as a mouse, which definitely got a chuckle out of me. I hope for Hanks sake and for all of us Yankee fans sakes, the Bombers take the division [...]
Ah, good ol' Hank Steinbrenner in less than 6 or months or so of being in charge of the Yankees is now known for his mouth as much as good old dad, George. Giving his two cents on the Rays-Yankees dust-up, here's what he says...From ESPN: This time, Yankees general partner Hank Steinbrenner took up the charge, reaffirming the front office's support of manager Joe Girardi, backing the players and making a comment that clearly was directed at the small-market Rays."I don't want these teams in general to forget who subsidizes a lot of them, and it's the Yankees, the Red Sox, Dodgers, Mets," he said to The New York Post. "I would prefer if teams want to target the Yankees that they at least start giving some of that revenue sharing and luxury tax money back. From an owner's point of view, that
Spring Training Game 10:Yankees (5-4) vs. Blue Jays (4-8)Game Time: 1:15 p.m.TV/radio: YES - MLB.TVHere are the lineups (hat tip to Peter Abraham):YANKEESCabrera CFJeter SSAbreu RFRodriguez 3BGiambi DHCano 2BDuncan 1BLane LFMolina C Pitching - Wang (3-4), Rasner, Farnsworth, Phillips, Albaladejo, Ohlendorf BLUE JAYSEckstein SSStairs RFWells CFRolen 3BThomas DHOverbay 1BStewart LFHill 2BZaun C Pitching - Chacin, Purcey, Davis, Carlson, WellsNOTES:- Prior to the game the Yankees cut five more players, optioning 1B Juan Miranda to SWB, and reassigned OFs Austin Jackson, Collin Curtis and Jose Tabata, and catcher P.J. Pilittere to minor-league camp.- From Ed Price: "Johnny Damon is not in the lineup today, nor is he on the list to travel to St. Petersburg tomorrow for the Rays game. He wasn't
Spring Training Game 9:Yankees (4-4) vs. Reds (7-5)Game Time: 7:15 p.m.TV/radio: MLB.TV - Direct TV channel 638 I will post some game updates in the comments section. You can also follow the game with MLB.com Gameday.Here are the lineups (hat tip to Peter Abraham)YANKEESDamon CFJeter SSAbreu RFRodriguez 3BGiambi 1BPosada CMatsui DHGreen 2BGardner LF Pitching - Chamberlain (3-4 innings), Rivera (1 inning), Kennedy (3-4 innings), Hawkins (1 inning), Bruney, Veras REDSBruce CFHatteberg DHGriffey Jr. RFPhillips 2BDunn LFEncarnacion 3BVotto 1BValentin CJanish SS Pitching - Bailey, Volquez, Stanton, CoutlangusLehrNOTES:-- Before the game the Yankees signed Chad Moeller to a minor-league deal and invited him to spring training to replace the injured Francisco Cervelli. Moeller will be wearing No.
We at YankeeGM Blog are sponsoring a petition to have a George M Steinbrenner day at the Stadium.The Boss has been the most important and consistent part of Yankee success since buying the team. We need to show George our appreciation for his years of dedication to the Yanks and for his dedication to us, the fans.We would like the Yanks to have a George M Steinbrenner Day this year, and to put a monument in Monument Park in George's honor.Sign the petition here -
Hank Steinbrenner, now in charge of the Yankees has made a proclamation again. This time he wants to the Twins to decide in his offer for Minnesota ace, Johan Santana or to table the motion.According to ESPN's Jayson Stark:The Yankees have told Minnesota their offer of Phil Hughes, Melky Cabrera and a respectable prospect for Johan Santana is a take-it-or-leave-it proposition, not a conversation-starter -- and they want an answer by the end of the day Monday, ESPN.com's Jayson Stark reports."This is not a bluff; it's just reality," Yankees senior VP Hank Steinbrenner told The New York Times Sunday night. "It's a fact. The Yankees will not be used to jack up the price on people -- whether by agents or other teams -- ever again. That's over."Sources told ESPN's Buster Olney that the Red Sox are willing to include center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury in a deal, but they would not include Ellsbury and left-hander Jon Lester as part of the same deal.Considering the 100-year plus war with th
Well, Hank Steinbrenner has the family DNA and it's not too hard to see that apple does not fall far from the tree.He's opened his mouth again, as he felt a tad disrespected by the words of Joe Torre last week as to why he felt the Yankees.You don't think Hank has ego, you have to see what he says beloe.From ESPN: Hank Steinbrenner, who has begun to take control over the New York Yankees with brother Hal from their fiery father George, shot back at former manager Joe Torre's comment about the team's contract offer being an "insult.""Where was Joe's career in '95 when my dad hired him?" Hank Steinbrenner told The New York Post. "My dad was crucified for hiring him."Let's not forget what my dad did in giving him that opportunity -- and the great team he was handed," Steinbrenner told the paper.I'm not going to argue with him there; however, the numbers don't lie, Joe was a winner and that helped him become an icon in New York. In the end, whether he might have got the credit be
We are in to the second day of meetings between the New York Yankees and owner George Steinbrenner, and they still will not say if they are to bring back Joe Torre as manager for a 13th season. Both Steinbrenner and the NYY have said that they hold Torre in the highest regard, which is why they are taking their time to make a decision. The said that they need to spend some time on this issue so that they can do what is best for the baseball teams future.
Reports from Sports Yahoo say that a person that is familiar with these meetings, thinks that a decision could be made sometime Thursday or Friday, but we will have to wait and see how things progress. Joe Torre has a three-year contract with the New York Yankees, which is worth $19.2 million and is set to expire on October 31st.
Written by Peter for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Sports News, News
While I was up in Beantown, I saw you rip the heart out of Sox fans hoping for a 2-0 lead in the ALCS, but I saw you stink it up.If it were not for you, the Baltimore Orioles would have two less wins than they should have gotten otherwise. However, since you joined the Red Sox, you have sucked and it's just sad how far you have fallen from your days with the Dodgers.Son, would I not like to be you this week.***It looks like Dusty Baker is coming back!According to various media sources, Dusty has signed a three-year deal to become manager of the Reds.By hiring Dusty Baker as their next manager, the Cincinnati Reds have made a pronounced change in philosophy, turning to an outsider to run the team for the first time in 18 years.The last time they did it, they won a championship.The Reds confirmed on Sunday that Baker will become their next manager. Baker, who has a three-year deal, will be introduced at a news conference Monday in Cincinnati."Dusty is extremely excited to join the Cinci
As anyone who follows baseball knows, the stated goal of the Yankees each and every season is to not only get into the playoffs, but most important – win the World Series.Perhaps the mission statement may be unrealistic, or just silly; however, it's reality of playing and being part of the Yankees. It’s been seven years and counting, thus, it looks like George Steinbrenner has gotten restless. Even though the “Boss” has lightened up over the past decade, and is surely not as brash in public as he used to be; nevertheless, when he speaks, it’s akin to Zeus raining down on the laypeople as to how it should be. This is what he said Sunday morning, as he interviewed with the Bergen Record, out of Northern New Jersey. "His job is on the line," the owner was quoted in Sunday's editions of The Record of New Jersey. "I think we're paying him a lot of money. He's the highest-paid manager in baseball, so I don't think we'd take him back if we don't win this series
All week the thing that’s been on everybody’s mind is what George Steinbrenner thinks of his portayal in “The Bronx is Burning.” Well, the verdict is finally in and Steinbrenner is angry, but according to his publicist Howard Rubenstein, it’s mostly because of how the series is portraying his finely groomed head of hair and stylish wardrobe.
Rubinstein said one inaccuracy Steinbrenner talked about related to his personal grooming. “What he is saying is he didn’t like the hair they put on the guy,” referring to actor Oliver Platt.
“George’s hair is more neatly trimmed; he goes to the barber regularly. He didn’t deal with the inaccuracies other than the wig they put on him really wasn’t appropriate.”
Steinbrenner also related through Rubinstein that Platt’s clothing was un-George-like. “He said they put him in a blue blazer and he thinks he dresses better than the actor,” Rubinstein said. &
For nearly a generation, many Orioles fans have not ad the privilege of seeing the word ‘Baltimore’ on their grey road unis. Many have clamored over the years for the name of the city to reappear on the uniforms to restore civic pride and to bring back some nostalgia.I would love to see this happen. Although I grew up in the Washington suburbs, I consider the Orioles my favorite team, and seeing ‘Baltimore’ on the uniforms will bring some of the old school feeling – you know, the days of Frank, Boog and the Human Vacuum.Well, this morning, WNST radio personality, Drew Forrester announced that the Baltimore Orioles were in plans with MLB to restore the city’s name on the road uniforms.Looking around on the boards, websites and the various blogs, there was a feeling of euphoria and happiness with the Orioles that they perhaps for once gave the fans what they wanted.However, the good feelings were in place for only a short time.This afternoon, Greg Bader from the Baltimore Ori
The Red Sox fans had their fun (again) with the Joe Torre rumors, but any true Yankees fan knew his job was safe. So, Dan Kennedy, what now?"I believe in them [Torre, GM Brian Cashman and the players]." George Steinbrenner told reporters. "I am here to support them in any way to help them accomplish this turnaround. It is time to put excuses and talk away. It is time to see if people are ready to step up and accept their responsibilities. It is time for all of them to show me and the fans what they are made of."The Yankees know they are playing against the odds right now. Their pitching staff continues to be pounded by injuries, and the players understand that losing is not acceptable. They also know it's not fair to place all the blame on Torre."It's unfair," Yankees' captain Derek Jeter told reporters. "There's no way [Torre's] responsible for us performing. He's not hitting for us. He's not pitching for us. He puts the best players out there on the field, gives us an opportun
Well, after the baseball game, my friend and road dog decided to chill and take in the beach, view Raymond James Stadium (where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play) & take a tour of Legends Field, the spring training home of the New York Yankees.Since there was no one there at all today as the team played in Clearwater, FL, the park was empty and we decided to take a tour of the facility.We took pictures along with a quick walk and decided to leave.However, we decided to leave through the back entry and saw some fans standing by the Legend's Park administrative and player lot.We arrived after the players left, but saw baseball legend and Hall of Famer Yogi Berra leaving with 'Louisiana Lightning' Ron Guidry. We also saw drove Joe Torre & Tony Pena drive by, but the kicker and the highlight of the day was seeing Gerge Steinbrenner in the flesh.I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to shoot the video above, but I didn't get a chance to have a word with Mr. Steinbrenner, but it was
Spending a lot of time in New York City and being a baseball fan, we often know about the legend of George Steinbrenner and his sometime tenuous relationships with players, coaches and managers. As well, he is often criticized for the Yankees spending and perhaps playing a large role in the financial disparity of franchises in the game today. Well, I have seen George Steinbrenner show a lot of heart to players and with charity work, and yesterday he offered to help out nine victims of a horrific fire that engulfed a Bronx row house in the same vicinity where the Yankees play by paying for their funeral arrangements. Some of us may hate or like Mr. Steinbrenner for his massive ego and theatrics in the past, but he stepped to the plate for a family in a time of need, and you only have to respect what he’s done.
