George Steinbrenner, who bought a declining Yankees team in 1973, promised to stay out of its daily affairs and then, in an often tumultuous reign, placed his formidable stamp on 7 World Series championship teams, 11 pennant winners and a sporting world powerhouse valued at perhaps $1.6 billion, died Tuesday morning, the team announced. He was 80 and lived in Tampa, Fla.
In the words of one of my friends...maybe now they will bring back salary caps and allow steroids and make the game fun again.
I know nothing about the guy other than his portrayal (done by the man himself, Larry David) in Seinfeld. So if he was anywhere near as funny in real life as he was in the show ... rip ...
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