BOSS SAYS FANS WERE ALL-STARS

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Projo Sox Blog found this 7/17/2008 on www.nypost.com [flag]
George Steinbrenner has made two trips to Yankee Stadium this year, but The Boss hasn't forgotten how magical it can be. Tuesday night's 79th All-Star Game won by the AL, 4-3, in 15 innings followed a star-studded pregame program that included... [link]

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Baseball Today: Thursday, July 17
Published 7/17/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... IT SURE IS: George Steinbrenner issues a post-All-Star Game statement in which he praises Yankee fans and says, "Anyone who needed proof that Yankee Stadium is the grandest stage in baseball got it." (New York Post) ...

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