Steinbrenner and Billy

The late George Steinbrenner and his former, five-time manager Billy Martin are both on the Hall of Fame veterans committee ballot when it comes out this month.
I was a big fan of Martin. I just wish he didn't have such a temper, many times triggered by booze. It would have been interesting to see what he would have accomplished if he wasn't a brawling drunkard. Still, in the history of baseball, at least in my lifetime, if I had to win one game, I would want Martin as my manager.
As for Steinbrenner, he changed the face of baseball when it came to free-agency and winning at all costs. There were times I liked the guy and times I hated him. He always wanted to win and as a Yankees fan I appreciated that, although the way he went about it was frequently misguided.
When you look at Steinbrenner's record though, he only won 7 World Series titles and 11 American League pennants in 37-years of ownership. The way the Steinbrenner family spins it you would think he won 15 or so titles in that time span. Granted, if you are a Cubs fan you would take that kind of success in a heartbeat. Shoot, you would take one World Series title in that time frame. But for the Yankees it's not all that impressive.
So, should Steinbrenner and Martin get inducted into the Hall of Fame?
No and no. They both fall short in my opinion.
By the way, a tidbit on Billy Martin. He's buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York, in Westchester, County, about a 20-minute drive from Yankee Stadium. His resting place is about 100-feet from Babe Ruth's grave. So, if you visit The Babe's grave site, you might as well stop by and pay your respects to Billy. The guy could manage and in his playing days had some clutch moments for the Yankees, particularly in the 1953 World Series.