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George Steinbrenner, 1930-2010

George Steinbrenner was many things in his time on earth, which ended today at age 80. He was a sports business genius, a tyrant, a buffoon, a philantropist, a felon, and a character on Seinfeld. He could be charming (I know from personal experience), malicious, vindictive, sentimental, and just plain nuts. This was a rich mixture for a man whose primary psychological trait was an utter and incurable lack of impulse control.

A complex person with a full life, in short. I have only one brief comment to make on the Boss's life and times. I believe he would regard it as a tribute.

Warts and all, the fans of 99 percent of the professional sports teams on this planet would trade the team's current owner for Steinbrenner in his prime in less than a nanosecond.

posted by Michael Gee @ 11:25 AM