Bye George
George Steinbrenner was known as “The Boss.” To my dad, George Steinbrenner really was the boss. For a couple of years. In the early 1980’s, the heyday of the Steinbrenner World Domination Tour, my father worked in the front office for the New York Yankees. My dad grew up as a fan of the pinstripes, across the river in Jersey City, New Jersey, so working for the Yankees was a dream come true. Working for George Steinbrenner, well that’s another story. Mr. Steinbrenner, as I called him the one time I answered the phone at our apartment and he was on the other line, passed away Tuesday at the age of 80. George and I didn’t have too many one-to-one’s when my dad was with the team. He was too busy firing managers. So unfortunately I don’t have any of those juicy first hand George Steinbrenner stories that best selling books are made of. But I do have some stories about me. (I guess that’s like, Michael Crawford won’t be here tonight. So playing the role of The Phantom is Shecky ...