George Steinbrenner dies of heart attack

[erik316wttn]

WABC in New York is reporting that George Steinbrenner is in "extremely critical" condition after suffering a massive heart attack in his Tampa home Monday night.

 

Thoughts and prayers to the Steinbrenner family.

 

A few links:

 

http://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/george-steinbrenner-suffers-massive-heart-attack/

http://cbs5.com/national/George.Steinbrenner.heart.2.1801640.html

 

EDIT: He has passed away.

 

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news&id=7551966

Edited July 13, 2010 by erik316wttn

[Sammy Sofa]

George is gettin' UPSET!!!

[Prizefight]

George is gettin' UPSET!!!

 

I laughed. I shouldn't have.

[erik316wttn]

A few unconfirmed reports on Twitter of his death

[rawaction]

Yeah, he's gone. Yankees making an announcement within the hour.

[erik316wttn]

So does this mean God will sign a 10-year/$500 million contract with the Yankees?

[erik316wttn]

Raw is right. He's gone. WABC in New York confirms it.

 

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news&id=7551966

[Banedon]

It's on ESPN now.

[UMFan83]

George is gettin' UPSET!!!

 

First thing I thought when I saw this thread was that the heart attack was probably caused by too many calzones.

[Sammy Sofa]

I really wish he had some insane demand, like he wanted to be forever preserved Lenin-style in some ridiculous crystal coffin that is suspended and rotating above CF in Yankee Stadium at all times.

 

Clank one off the old man and it's a ground rule double!

[Electron Blue]

Wow, Bob Sheppard and Steinbrenner go back-to-back. RIP for them both.

[shnsajax]

Wow, sad couple of days for the Yankee organization.

[kujay]

RIP.

 

I wish we had an owner over the last 30 years with his desire to win.

[Prizefight]

I wonder how history will ultimately view him. As an owner who would spare no expense in trying to win a championship or someone who helped drive up salaries that half of the competition is eliminated on a yearly basis.

 

Probably a mix of both, but he definitely helped the game of baseball a lot more than he hurt it

[kujay]

I wonder how history will ultimately view him. As an owner who would spare no expense in trying to win a championship or someone who helped drive up salaries that half of the competition is eliminated on a yearly basis.

 

The latter is a more esoteric concept that only people in Kansas City and Pittsburgh probably buy. I think he'll definitely be remembered more as the former.

[Old Style]

I wish he would have waited until AFTER the AS game to croak. The Yankees suckfest is going to be insufferable tonight.

[Banedon]

I wish he would have waited until AFTER the AS game to croak. The Yankees suckfest is going to be insufferable tonight.

 

So don't watch. The ASG sucks anyway.

[wekim81]

I wish he would have waited until AFTER the AS game to croak. The Yankees suckfest is going to be insufferable tonight.

 

So don't watch. The ASG sucks anyway.

Nah - The All-Star game is great. Having it mean HFA for the Series isn't great - but the game itself, love seein all the best players playing in one game.

[jersey cubs fan]

I wish he would have waited until AFTER the AS game to croak. The Yankees suckfest is going to be insufferable tonight.

 

So don't watch. The ASG sucks anyway.

 

Bingo bango boingo.

 

Biggest waste of time there is.

[TruffleShuffle]

some of the stuff he did in the '80s was pretty embarrassing, but after his ban was lifted he was a little more laid back and did what a rich owner should do - give his people the resources to win without meddling in every transaction.

[NCCubFan]

When I was in high school in Wabash, Indiana (1976--78) Steinbrenner attended a high school football game at Wabash. One of his relatives (I don't remember if it was a son, nephew, or grandson) played for the opposing team.

[jersey cubs fan]

some of the stuff he did in the '80s was pretty embarrassing, but after his ban was lifted he was a little more laid back and did what a rich owner should do - give his people the resources to win without meddling in every transaction.

 

He meddled up until the day he lost his mind and had to be cast aside.

[Tracer Bullet]

Wow, Bob Sheppard and Steinbrenner go back-to-back. RIP for them both.

 

There's no way Cap'n Jetes doesn't have ARod killed in LA just to satisfy the rule of 3.

[Sammy Sofa]

When I was in high school in Wabash, Indiana (1976--78) Steinbrenner attended a high school football game at Wabash. One of his relatives (I don't remember if it was a son, nephew, or grandson) played for the opposing team.

 

http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2008/LIVING/worklife/06/10/lw.napping.work/art.sleep.atwork.gi.jpg

[Derwood]

We'll always have he ESPN made for tv mini-series to remember him by