the mystic yankees represent. shepard: a long with a group of partners steinbrenner used money he used in the ship building business to purchase the team in 1937 which at the time was struggling. i said put you in the world series give me three years. it was the third year. shepard: steinbrenner said he wanted his clubhouse to run like a boot camp. he preached discipline and banned players from growing long hair. i have nothing against long hair i find it difficult to believe that a ball player just leave it alone. can keep it neat when he is playing. hands on approach i can t say notorious. when he thought the yankees parking lot was too crowded. he checked each car s parking pass himself. good guy after all, huh? glsks no, i just want people to get in and out of here. steinbrenner s tough management style left some people livid over the years. managers and players often found themselves in public feuds with the boss. including coach billie martin whom steinbrenner hir