George Steinbrenner was a bully with a fat wallet - (flag)
www.newsday.com — George M. Steinbrenner III, the Yankee from Cleveland, was a terrific owner if you rooted for the Yankees. You wouldn't want your daughter to be married to a man who worked for him. That's how it's been all these years. He was That Man in the Bronx. A general manager never could be comfortable ...
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George Steinbrenner and the Weinstein Brothers are probably jerks... and we're all better because of it
SULLY BASEBALL — ... Just like Steve Jacobson’s article makes you realize that Steinbrenner is a category 1 pr*ck, especially with the whole Dave Winfield/Howie Spira mess. ...

Steinbrenner Was a Bully With a Fat Wallet
Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — ... Sportswriter Steve Jacobson made a guest appearance in today’s Newsday to discuss his thoughts on George Steinbrenner. With the official “passing of the baton” there will be many fond memories of Steinbrenner conjured up over the ensuing days. Jacobson’s piece will not be one of them. ...

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Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — ... Former Newsday sports writer Steve Jacobson. He will tell us why he won’t miss George Steinbrenner or, as he says, the “bully with a fat wallet” ...

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