winning at any price? no, that never bothered him. his point was, we take the money we make and we funnel it right back into the team. you know, had weighs really proud of the fact when he went to new york, cab drivers and truck drivers and yankee fans recognized and thanked him for spending money. i think he got a huge kick out of that, more than the criticism he got from 0 other cities. do you have a favorite steinbrenner story? there s so many. but i was covering the team back in the 1980s. i ll always remember that the roof box at the stadium where george had a box. you had to stop by, he was really ripping into his players at any moment. were you on call all the time covering george steinbrenner. it wasn t always fun, but it was always interesting. tom, we re going to put up a couple of sports illustrated covers of george steinbrenner. how do you think he will be remembered? well, i think he ll be remembered as a guy who cared so
of that. do off favorite steinbrenner story? there were so many. i was covering the team in the 1980s, and i will always remember the rooftops at old ft. lauderdale stadium where george had a box, and had you to stop by after a game if the yankees had a bad game because he would rip into them. you were on call all the time covering george steinbrenner. it wasn t always fun but it was always interesting. tom, we will put up a couple of sports illustrated covers of george steinbrenner. how do you think he will be remembered? i think he ll be remembered as a guy who cared so much about winning that it cut both ways. obviously, it helped get him suspended from baseball on two separate occasions. he did run through managers in almost comic fashion, but at the same time, he has all of the rings to show for it, the championships, and i think it s the fact that he really did