It was sad news this morning when I heard that Yankees owner George Steinbrenner had died. Back the late 70s and 80s, I remember hating George Steinbrenner and the New York Yankees with a passion!

Steinbrenner changed baseball forever. If you were a Yankees fan, you admired him for his desire to win. If you were a fan of another team, you detested him. He fired managers and traded players like children exchanging baseball cards at the local little league field. All he wanted to do was win and he did bringing the Yankees 11 American League Pennants and seven World Series titles.

George Steinbrenner was also an Air Force veteran. Salute!

Being a life-long Kansas City Royals fan, some of the best games of my life were when the Yankees and the Royals played. Many times my Royals lost. Continue reading →