People Forget the Negatives of George Steinbrenner

Evan & Tiki

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🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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C-Mac says Hal isn't that much worse than George, contrary to most fans' beliefs.

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0:00.0	Lou and Astoria, what's up, Lou?
0:02.2	Hey, how you doing?
0:03.2	Happy New Year.
0:03.7	How are you?
0:04.2	Happy New Year, Lou. I'm okay. Listen, even though you usually quickly hang up on me, I just, let me see. No, that's not true. I'd be quick. Okay, listen. Go ahead. I love the late George Steinbrenner, okay? And I know you don't like the conversation right now. this is why you get uncomfortable.
0:21.5	But anyway.
0:21.7	I just don't like comparing him to his son at every turn, but yes. Okay, listen, when George Steinbrenner, as far as I was alive, he saw a player that beat the Yankees up, let's say like a Guerrero or Jackson, he would tell his, I mean, his team, I want you to go get that guy.
0:40.6	Nobody's going to be better than me.
0:42.3	You know what I'm saying?
0:43.3	If you can't beat him, join him, okay?
0:45.1	That's the attitude that George Stambride.
0:46.8	Not only that, but Chris, he once said, and I quote, there's two things in my life, breathing
0:52.8	and winning.
0:54.6	Okay?
0:57.1	Now, when it comes to... His son does not have that.
0:58.1	His son does not have that.
0:59.6	Exactly.
1:00.2	When it comes to listen to this, when it comes to the our GM, okay, if you remember, okay,
1:07.0	he refused to sign Alex Rodriguez.
1:09.8	And the boss went over his head.
1:11.6	I said, I want him in here right away.
1:14.3	And he actually ended up saving your favorite GM job in 2009.
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