Comments on: Yankees fail to show at Steinbrenner's burial site

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:31:20 +0000

Hard to fathom who the critics think will be disappointed that the team, currently in the midst of a reheating divisional race against the very team they’re in the Tampa area to play, failed to show up for these funerals. The dearly departed? I don’t think so, somehow, unless Tom Spousta was having a nice game of ouija scrabble with The Boss the other night and transcribed his disaffection firsthand. The family? Well, seeing as they own the team in the first place, I think it’s reasonable to assume that if they thought it was important that the guys take off from batting and fielding practice and reviewing videos of the Rays’ pitching staff, they would have organized a little bus trip over to the cemetary. Apparently, though, the Steinbrenners don’t have their heads planted nearly as far up their asses as Spousta does.

By: Knight-of-God

Knight-of-God — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:30:16 +0000

This is a non story. Should the yanks of (in mass) been at his grave wringing hands and crying? His kids should have (maybe) but not Jeter and company.

By: Buccofan

Buccofan — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:09:05 +0000

Nah, probably some stringer. Then a big-time reporter with NYT credentials will fly into Tampa, stay for dinner, fly back, and put his/her/its name as the byline. At least, that’s how a lot of Times stories have been done.

By: Craig Calcaterra

Craig Calcaterra — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:49:51 +0000

Wait — so the Times had a reporter camped out at Big Stein’s grave, waiting for Yankees players and counting them?
Ok.

By: Adenzeno

Adenzeno — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:37:00 +0000

I doubt most really care much. They are getting paid and that is all most will care about.