This morning the game of baseball has lost one of its more powerful faces, George Steinbrenner. Steinbrenner passed away at the age of 80 at his Tampa home. Steinbrenner was known to most baseball fans as “The Boss” and the owner of the New York Yankees. Most people hated his team but always respected the way he ran it; he was one of the most powerful owners in sports. The man changed the way that organizations got players as he always strived for the best and wanted the best for his organization. He changed the way of free agency and how much players would be worth, always making sure he got who he wanted for his franchise. But he always pushed the players to get what he wanted out of them as he would do this in the media to their face or however it took to get the point across. The players respected him and would always show him that in all times. George built his organization around the idea of winning and winning he did. His Yankees won 11 pennants and 7 World Series titles. He also turned them in to a brand when he created the YES network and putting his all-stars out there made millions off of them. The Boss went out on top his team is the current World Champs, they have the best record in baseball at this point in the season, and 8 of his players made the All-Star team I feel all of this is fitting for the exit of the Boss. You will be missed by baseball!
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