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George Steinbrenner

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Alex Rodriguez, George Steinbrenner, and Jay-Z Got Their NYPD Tickets 'Taken Care Of'

    "Get this handled!"​Just in case you thought stars were "just like us," know that Yankees stud Alex Rodriguez and his since-deceased boss George Steinbrenner, along with Jay-Z's driver, other athletes, and people of note, all had their tickets "disappear" thanks to crooked NYPD helpers. Three ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Hall of Fame Push for George Steinbrenner and Billy Martin?

    ​Clearly there's a push to sweep George Steinbrenner and Billy Martin (and possibly Ron Guidry) into the Hall of Fame in one package. We'll deal with Guidry later. In fact, we'll deal with the case for Steinbrenner later. Right now, we'll say about Martin that he was a mediocre player - 102 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Ken Burns Outed as a Red Sox Fan

    ​The Tenth Inning, the two-part, four-hour update of Ken Burns's 1994 documentary Baseball, airs tonight and tomorrow night (September 28-29) on PBS. We caught up with the show's creator and co-director, Ken Burns, at Yankee Stadium last week before the tribute to George Steinbrenner. Are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Tim McCarver, Joe Torre, and the Hyperbole of Hindsight

    Holocaust victim?​According to the reliable Richard Sandomir and Michael S. Schmidt in the Times, Tim McCarver is backtracking from trying to associate the Steinbrenners with Hitler and Stalin for their treatment of Joe Torre -- but he's not backing off too far.

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Dead Boss Still Stiffing Bronx From Beyond the Grave?

    ​Poor dead George Steinbrenner doesn't even have a grave to spin in yet, and already he's being raked over the coals for his past sins. First came Jim Dwyer's recounting of The Boss's legacy of egotism and abuse in today's Times, which recalls how Steinbrenner shook hands with Ed Koch on a l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Update: George Steinbrenner Dies of Heart Attack

    ​Update: We've just heard via ABC that George Steinbrenner has died: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has died in Tampa after suffering a heart attack, three sources tell ABC Action News. The Steinbrenner family has now released a statement, per MLB.com:

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    George Steinbrenner, 1930-2010

    ​"What does it matter what you say about someone?" Marlene Dietrich says about Orson Welles at the end of Touch Of Evil. What, indeed? Except that now, at the end, we should say a few things about George Steinbrenner that even out the other things we remember all too well: the ridiculous outbu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Rush Limbaugh Issues Sadly Predictable Racist Comments Re: George Steinbrenner

    ​Rush Limbaugh has decided that someone wants him to comment on George Steinbrenner's death, and, oh-no-he-doesn't (yes he does) let forth some ridiculous and entirely inappropriate sentiments, such as "That cracker made a lot of African-American millionaires" and "He fired a bunch of white gu ... More >>

  • Columns

    July 13, 2010

    State Assembly Lion Richard Brodsky Sharpens His Claws

    He wants to roar as attorney general

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    George Steinbrenner at 80: Mellowed, But We Miss the Boss

    Slowly, almost imperceptibly, George Steinbrenner's image has softened over the last few years. Two recent biographies, Peter Golenbock's George - The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built The Yankee Empire (from Wiley, published last year and out now in paperback) and Bill Madden's Steinbrenner, The Last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2008

    Axis of Evil: Steinbrenner Teams With Dallas Cowboys

    Slowly, almost imperceptibly, George Steinbrenner's image has softened over the last few years. Two recent biographies, Peter Golenbock's George - The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built The Yankee Empire (from Wiley, published last year and out now in paperback) and Bill Madden's Steinbrenner, The Last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2008

    End of Yankee Stadium 1.0: The Good with the Bad

    Slowly, almost imperceptibly, George Steinbrenner's image has softened over the last few years. Two recent biographies, Peter Golenbock's George - The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built The Yankee Empire (from Wiley, published last year and out now in paperback) and Bill Madden's Steinbrenner, The Last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2008

    Q. Why Is Mr. Met So Sad? A. They Fired Willie Randolph

    Slowly, almost imperceptibly, George Steinbrenner's image has softened over the last few years. Two recent biographies, Peter Golenbock's George - The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built The Yankee Empire (from Wiley, published last year and out now in paperback) and Bill Madden's Steinbrenner, The Last ... More >>

  • News

    May 1, 2007

    The Yankees' Clean-Up Man

    Rudy went to bat for the Yanks, and look what he scored.

  • NYC Life

    April 17, 2007

    Eddie Robinson's Unlikely Pal

    Remembering the Grambling legend and his unusual friend

  • NYC Life

    October 3, 2006

    It's One, Two, Three Games You're Out

    Lesson for Yanks, Mets: Kenny Rogers can happen to the best of us

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2006

    Bloomberg on Stadium Bonds: It Depends What You Mean By 'Taxes'

    Lesson for Yanks, Mets: Kenny Rogers can happen to the best of us

  • News

    November 8, 2005

    Bloomberg's Gift Horse

    Yanks and Mets stadiums could cost taxpayers $800 million

  • NYC Life

    November 1, 2005

    Fantasy Baseball

    A fan's notes: How the Yankees became the Freuds of Summer

  • News

    May 3, 2005

    Stadium Cheating

    Wild pitch: Why does George Steinbrenner want to tear down the house that Ruth built?

  • Books

    April 12, 2005

    Escape From New York

    When Gotham bottomed out: A serial killer, widespread arson, and the seeds of reinvention

  • News

    May 18, 2004

    In Defense of Steinbrenner

    What's not to like? George wants to win, and what's more, he wants to win for us

  • News

    November 4, 2003

    Break Up the Yankees? No, Just Tinker.

    What's not to like? George wants to win, and what's more, he wants to win for us

  • News

    October 28, 2003

    A Very Hard Fall

    Battered by the Marlins, the Yanks Face Spankings by You-Know-Who

  • News

    October 14, 2003

    Sports

    Battered by the Marlins, the Yanks Face Spankings by You-Know-Who

  • News

    September 23, 2003

    Kill the Empire!

    Yankee Bashing Catches On Even With the Local Hacks

  • News

    September 16, 2003

    Classic Fall

    Careful, Yanks. The Boss Is Watching

  • News

    August 13, 2002

    The Cable Guy

    Win or Lose, Steinbrenner Wins

  • News

    July 23, 2002

    Sports

    Win or Lose, Steinbrenner Wins

  • News

    June 4, 2002

    Sports

    Win or Lose, Steinbrenner Wins

  • News

    April 2, 2002

    Masters of Their Domain

    Relax, Yankee Fans. Everything's in Good Hands.

  • News

    March 26, 2002

    Sports

    Relax, Yankee Fans. Everything's in Good Hands.

  • News

    February 5, 2002

    Out by a Whisker

    Baseball and Facial Hair

  • News

    December 4, 2001

    Sports

    Baseball and Facial Hair

  • News

    November 13, 2001

    Send Money or We’ll Shoot This Team

    Contraction Signals That Baseball’s About to Birth Something Ugly

  • News

    August 21, 2001

    Sports

    Contraction Signals That Baseball’s About to Birth Something Ugly

  • News

    October 24, 2000

    Owner's Manual

    King George Barrels Through as Doubleday Holds Court

  • News

    October 24, 2000

    Ceeeeeeel-e-bra-tion Time, Come On!

    There's a Party Going On Right Here

  • News

    October 24, 2000

    The Scene at Shea

    Spike and Reggie and Keith, Oh My

  • News

    November 23, 1999

    Sports

    Spike and Reggie and Keith, Oh My

  • News

    April 6, 1999

    Beginner's Bad Luck

    Spike and Reggie and Keith, Oh My

  • News

    March 9, 1999

    Your Name Here

    Spike and Reggie and Keith, Oh My

  • News

    December 1, 1998

    The Boss's Souvenirs

    For Bronx-Bashing Steinbrenner, a Few Terms of Endearment

  • News

    November 10, 1998

    Bronx Bombshell

    For Bronx-Bashing Steinbrenner, a Few Terms of Endearment

  • News

    November 3, 1998

    Jersey Move for Yanks Swamped

    For Bronx-Bashing Steinbrenner, a Few Terms of Endearment

  • Books

    October 27, 1998

    Swindler's List

    For Bronx-Bashing Steinbrenner, a Few Terms of Endearment

  • News

    October 20, 1998

    The Losers' Circle

    Tired of Watching Pols Playing Hardball

  • News

    April 28, 1998

    Bronx Tale

    Tired of Watching Pols Playing Hardball

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