The Boss, Big Stein, Manager George. Whether you loved him, hated him or loved to hate him, one thing remains indisputable, George Michael Steinbrenner III was the most powerful man in baseball. He went through dollar bills, players and managers faster than Montezuma's Revenge rips through toilet paper. (Don't ask, but heed this caution: watch where you eat in Juarez.)
As he famously said in an interview on his philosophy and methodology of spending money on the Yankees, "Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next." His arrogance and myopia made him the butt of many jokes, and the caricature of George Costanza's boss on
Seinfeld. Manager Billy Martin tells many tales of the atrocities committed against humanity. Yet through it all, he also was recognized as caring deeply for friends and family, for New York and baseball. If he fired you, he would also make sure you were with means and ability to move on.
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George Michael Steinbrenner III
July 4, 1930 -- July 10, 2010
The Boss, Big Stein, Manager George. Whether you loved him, hated him or loved to hate him, one thing remains indisputable, George Michael Steinbrenner III was the most powerful man in baseball. He went through dollar bills, players and managers faster than Montezuma's Revenge rips through toilet paper. (Don't ask, but heed this caution: watch where you eat in Juarez.)
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