Der Chef is gestorben.

George Steinbrenner story. My mother's parents were divorced and her father lived in the city, while the four kids lived with my grandmother upstate. one weekend he took the kids to a Yankee game. this was in 1974 or 1975 because it was at Shea, where the Yankees played home games while the Stadium was being renovated. the game was sold out and my uncle, then maybe 9 or 10 began to cry. Steinbrenner happened to be passing by (on the sidewalk outside the stadium) saw the crying child, found out what was wrong, and invited them to sit in his personal box with him. They watched the game, were waited on by Steinbrenner's assistants (all for free) and after the game he gave my grandfather his card and said to call him if he ever needed tickets again. People can say whatever they want about the New York Yankees or George Steinbrenner, but it doesnt take away from the fact that he and his organization treated their customers with class. I dont think demanding results from your wealthy, highly paid employees makes you anything other than a rational businessman, and no one doubted his business acumen.

you have to credit him for his passion, his charity, his patriotism, and his personal talent and force of personality.