11/28: Hank's Second Go Around
Posted by: Patrick
Mark Kreigel has an interesting look at Hank Steinbrenner and his first time around in the Yankees organization, in the eighties.
Via Steve.
Hank chose the worst of all possible years to apprentice in the family business. It was 1986, a season that saw his father's nightmare become reality with the Mets and the Red Sox meeting in the World Series. George the Elder was at his worst: bitching and bullying and firing employees at will. Green, now senior vice president for media relations with the Miami Dolphins recalls being sacked "about five times" in his Yankees career.
None of this was lost on Hank, then a 28-year-old with a taste for Led Zeppelin. The great Hank story — and it is told several ways, though not by Greene — has him being asked what it would take for the team to exhibit sustained improvement. "Simple," said Hank. "Get rid of my father."
He was kidding. Or was he?
None of this was lost on Hank, then a 28-year-old with a taste for Led Zeppelin. The great Hank story — and it is told several ways, though not by Greene — has him being asked what it would take for the team to exhibit sustained improvement. "Simple," said Hank. "Get rid of my father."
He was kidding. Or was he?
Via Steve.
