Is he the only Major League baseball owner that has that attitude? When's it going to dawn on him that that attitude just doesn't work?
Are there other professional sports team owners out there that have the same attitude that he seems to have, about "buying"
one's way into not only getting into championship games like the World Series,but winning them?
Joe Torre has given the Yankees 12 years of stability,which they didn't have for quite some time before him.
He deserved to be treated better by the Yankees present management.
I'm glad I'm an impartial baseball fan,not a diehard Yankees or Mets fan, because I find the attitude of team owners like George Steinbrenner a turn off!
It seems like they have a way of taking the fun out of just playing the game!
2007-10-20 18:27:25 · 14 answers · asked by auntfran8 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
It's simply because most of the major league owners are egotistical maniacs just like the players. Some more so than others. Some have more expendible resources (cash) than others but let's face it, all of those types simply have feelings of inadequacy therefore they resort to buying the glory they never could acheive in a particular area. It's all about 'me' and they could care less if they hurt others in the process. Pitiful people in my book. Joe Torre is a class act and I applaud him for the way he handled the situation. I hope he will emerge as manager of an opposing team and beat the crap out of the spoiled brat yankees! The stupid owners paying these spoiled sports figures riddiculous salaries just drive up the cost that fans must pay to go to a game. Whatever happened to a family being able to afford to attend a game and have a hot dog without taking out a mortgage on the home.
2007-10-20 18:45:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you mention the Boston Red Sox because they spend alot of money to. The Mets. Even the Cubs last year!
No one buys a World Series! God hears your prayers and wants other teams to win for a change.
However, most teams have lost for years because they don't spend alot of money and can't build good farm systems(Royals, Pirates) and they need the help of a Josh Beckett or Alex Rodriquez, but they just can't afford them.
George has gone all out for the Yankees and the team ever since 1975.
I do agree with you that they mistreated Torre at the end of his career.
But when I think about it, there is no easy way to get rid of a manager who has been so consistent these years!
2007-10-21 02:14:02 · answer #2 · answered by Brian B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Steinbrenner is an ego-maniac who thinks he can have anything he wants if he just throws enough money at it. His shenanigans are nothing but a disruption to his team; he needs to get out of the way and let real baseball people take care of baseball matters.
Torre is a good baseball man and a class act. The treatment he received, especially at the hands of someone like Steinbrenner, is absolutely shameful.
2007-10-21 02:39:26 · answer #3 · answered by frenchy62 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a Yankee hater, but how can you say it doesn't work? He has won Series 6 times I think in 30 years - one of every five. Has anyone else even been close to that?
The 2000 years have been great for baseball, with a different champ every year. This has taken a lot of the air out of the whole salary cap discussion, for sure. But, under the rules as they exist, if you had the kind of money (and revenue stream) that the Yankees have, wouldn't you go out there and try to buy a championship every year? Would you ever want to be sitting at home in November if you had just spent the additional $10M that you keep under your pillow at night would have been the thing to push it over the top?
Glad to see him lose, but don't fault him for his actions. Hate to see baseball players make $60M for playing a game, but glad to see them getting a cut of what everyone else is willing to pay for.
2007-10-20 18:43:28 · answer #4 · answered by quint 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
George Steinbrenner just gave his team up to his 2 kids
2007-10-20 19:58:38 · answer #5 · answered by k2 snowboards 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's just the power of money, and George's ego.
Major league baseball would be better off without
George Steinbrenner. Baseball needs more parity!
Just go away George, and your sons, and let us fans
enjoy the game of baseball!!!!!!
2007-10-20 19:10:40 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. nixie 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Steinbrenner is Steinbrenner, the World Series is everything to him. Joe Torre is the greatest. We will miss him. Go Yanks!!
2007-10-20 18:31:46 · answer #7 · answered by J c 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
buying the world series doesnt work.... they won four of five WS with an unproven team for the most part... only when they started buying players did they not win every year...
yankees need to stay with the notion of building their farm system like they were doing in the 90's...
2007-10-20 19:01:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
although George has all the money, technically the man to blame is Brian Cashman.
95% of the time he signs someone who is big, they flop.
Unlike many GM's he doesnt beliave in his farm system. he says "Oh we have all the money in the world, ill just go buy the future." sure you can do that, but you cant expect to win
2007-10-20 20:10:44 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Steinbrenner has been able to buy the World Series before. What's so different now?
2007-10-20 18:36:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋