Hearing on the radio right now.
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/loca...ttack-20100713
Hearing on the radio right now.
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/loca...ttack-20100713
Last edited by OldRightHander; 07-13-2010 at 09:29 AM. Reason: added link
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Just saw on Fox News just now scrolling across the screen that he has passed away.
Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and Yankee Nation. This has been a pretty traumatic week losing Bob Sheppard and now George.
Originally Posted by savafan
Yea the WSJ is reporting he has died as well.
Wow, there goes one of the biggest personalities the game ever had.
Bet you didn't know.. when George bought the Yankees from CBS in the early 70's he told TSN that he would be a "background" owner, as he didn't know too much about baseball and felt he'd let the pros handle it before he got involved.
Wow!
I grew up in the suburbs of NY in the late 70s, and even though I became a Reds fan, the Yankees were a big part of my baseball memories. George, Phil Rizzuto on TV, Billy Martin ... all gone.
Bob Sheppard was also the voice of the NY Giants from 1956-2006, I believe.
I expect Friday night to be a very emotional night at Yankees Stadium.
"The players make the manager, it's never the other way." - Sparky Anderson
RIP George. He passed away at the ago of 80.
He bought the Yankees in 1973 at a cost of $10 million and the franchise is now worth billions. Since he bought the team the Yankees won 7 World Series titles and 11 AL pennants.
He tried to buy the Indians before buying the Yankees. Imagine an alternate reality where that had happened.
RIP George.
My dad got to enjoy 3 Reds World Championships by the time he was my age. So far, I've only gotten to enjoy one. Step it up Redlegs!
He would not have had New York. George was good at what he did, for the most part, but New York is what the Yankees are all about.
"My mission is to be the ray of hope, the guy who stands out there on that beautiful field and owns up to his mistakes and lets people know it's never completely hopeless, no matter how bad it seems at the time. I have a platform and a message, and now I go to bed at night, sober and happy, praying I can be a good messenger." -Josh Hamilton
RIP George.
A legend forever. Ironic that he passes just two days after Bob Sheppard. And on the day of the All-Star Game
2009 Attendance Record: 3-5 2010 Attendance Record: 2-9 2015 Attendance Record: 2-0
2011 Attendance Record: 3-4 2012 Attendance Record: 3-4
2013 Attendance Record: 5-2 2014 Attendance Record: 3-1
He always did like to grab the back page headlines in the Post and the Daily News. RIP.
"The players make the manager, it's never the other way." - Sparky Anderson
I'll always have fond memories of a great Ohioan. The Yankees may be the Evil Empire but the game won't be the same without George.
It's not ironic, but it is an interesting coincidence.
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Here's the NY Times obit:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/sp...r.html?_r=1&hp
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Evidently sitting on file in wait mode
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