Not Covid related, a long, previously unreported illness.
https://nypost.com/2020/04/14/hank-steinbrenner-yankees-co-owner-dead-at-62
https://nypost.com/2020/04/14/hank-steinbrenner-yankees-co-owner-dead-at-62
I think the public version is that Hank wanted to focus on futbol and horses while Hal wanted to run the Yankees. Could be more dramatic than that but doubt we'd ever know.Has it been? Or are you kidding?
What is the story with Hank stepping back as Hal stepped up? Was there a battle for control? I must confess as a Red Sox fan, I was elated when it appeared Hank was going to take over ... he seemed like he had all of his father's swagger and none of his business acumen. Instead, Hal ended up doing a pretty good job, giving Cashman control, rebuilding the farm and putting an end to that dumb Tampa/NY divide that seemed to keep the team perpetually in turmoil.
Hank gave us more of A-Rod. That’s a complicated legacy.Sorry for your loss. Tough year for you Yankees fans (Judge missing spring+easy path to WS gone to epidemic + this)
Getting high, more than likely..I wonder what Bill Lee is doing today.
I wouldn't necessarily assume that. Depending on how their agreement is structured there could be a call option in favor of the two siblings to buy from Hank's estate or it could simply pass to Hank's children. My guess is that the option exists but that's not going to be cheap.Does this give Hal a majority ownership stake now? I’m assuming the 66% owned by the family was divided between the three kids.
Unfortunately, that’s something that I‘ll always remember him for. But condolences to the Steinbrenner family.The way I remember it is that Hank pushed all of his chips in on insisting NY bring back A-Rod when he opted out, against Cashman's wishes. When that deal got ugly quick, Hank was out for good and Hal was the man. I am too busy to fact check that, sorry, but that's what I remember.