I watched the ceremony on TV last night of the unveiling of the George Steinbrenner monument at Yankee Stadium.
I don't know if it a monument or a plaque but I do know it is huge. It's the biggest monument/plaque out there in Monument Park beyond the centerfield wall at the new stadium.
Maybe it's just me, an owner's plaque shouldn't be bigger than any of the players.
Also, I'm a little tired of everyone saying George Steinbrenner was the greatest owner in team sports. If he was the owner of the Indians or the Royals would he have had the resources to be ultra-successful? Plus, while Steinbrenner wanted to win badly (which is good) he didn't always go about it in the right way. Not to mention he was suspended twice from baseball for misdeeds.
Personally, as a Yankees fan, I liked Steinbrenner. I'd much rather have an owner who cares and wants to win than some owner like Bob Nutting of Pittsburgh who is only interested in profits and understands that winning clubs cost money. So why win?
But I think it is only delusional people who consider him "The Best Owner in Team Sports History."
On another note, props to Joe Torre and Don Mattingly for flying across the country to be at the ceremony for Steinbrenner. They could have easily stayed home on the Dodgers day off. It was nice to see Torre and Donnie Baseball in the new stadium for the first time. The crowd cheered both, especially Mattingly. Still hard to see Mattingly in Dodger blue instead of Yankee pinstripes where he belongs.
Sudden thought: Suppose Joe Girardi leaves the Yankees to manage the Cubs. Would Hal Steinbrenner be like his dad and rehire Joe Torre? Even more wild, would the Yankees make some sort of deal to bring Mattingly to the Yankees to manage? That would be a George-like move too.
Sudden thought number two: I guarantee you that if George Steinbrenner bought the Cubs in 1973 instead of the Yankees, the Cubs would not be mired in a 102-year World Series Championship drought.
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