Comments on: George Steinbrenner: from criminal to FBI informant http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/09/george-steinbrenner-from-criminal-to-fbi-informant/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:36:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: bobwsc http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/09/george-steinbrenner-from-criminal-to-fbi-informant/comment-page-1/#comment-136464 Tue, 10 May 2011 19:03:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=56176#comment-136464 Frank Costanza would agree

]]> By: cur68 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/09/george-steinbrenner-from-criminal-to-fbi-informant/comment-page-1/#comment-136198 Mon, 09 May 2011 22:39:21 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=56176#comment-136198 Len: I’m surprised. I thought for sure you’d know the answer to what The Boss was doing for The Man. Admit it; you were Deep Throat on this one weren’t you?

]]> By: natstowngreg http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/09/george-steinbrenner-from-criminal-to-fbi-informant/comment-page-1/#comment-136192 Mon, 09 May 2011 22:12:50 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=56176#comment-136192 Sorry, I’m not buying the idea that George’s lawyers could force him to do anything.

]]> By: sdelmonte http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/09/george-steinbrenner-from-criminal-to-fbi-informant/comment-page-1/#comment-136172 Mon, 09 May 2011 20:56:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=56176#comment-136172 He saw something. He said something.

]]> By: yankeesfanlen http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/09/george-steinbrenner-from-criminal-to-fbi-informant/comment-page-1/#comment-136171 Mon, 09 May 2011 20:53:37 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=56176#comment-136171 Now here is good investigative reporting! In ’88 I was in Chicago cadging Cubs tickets from every vendor to Handy Andy who wanted to sell us nails. Being in the minors, Cubs tickets posed no conflict of interest.

]]> By: cur68 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/09/george-steinbrenner-from-criminal-to-fbi-informant/comment-page-1/#comment-136170 Mon, 09 May 2011 20:47:10 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=56176#comment-136170 The Boss a rat for the feds? Could it be? Let us examine 1988; it was a big year here in Beaverland. That was the year Wayne Gretzky left the Oilers to go play in LA, and the Summer Games in Seoul where Ben Johnson was caught with more steroids in his system than BALCO keeps in its drug cupboard. Steinbrennar could have lured the Wyaner or spike Ben’s punch. Either is likely.

Another Beaver related tragedy was that Celine Dion wins the Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland with the song “Ne partez pas sans moi”. The horror!

Also The Soviet Union begins perestroika under Gorbachev. Steinbrennar might have sent Gorby the policy outlines on that one as a good will gesture from “the Yanks”.

The Dow fell 140.58 points in January (maybe The Boss sold short?).

The Iran-Contra Affair is in the news featuring Fawn Hall, Ollie North and Poindexter. North and Poindexter were indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Big Stein could have turned evidence against Poindexter. No one likes a Poindexter.

But my money is on Steinbrennar being responsible for Dion winning Eurovison. Only he had the clout to get the stick insect a win. Thus Reagan, who had the hots for Celine (who is known to like old guys), pardoned him.

Or something.

]]> By: deathmonkey41 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/09/george-steinbrenner-from-criminal-to-fbi-informant/comment-page-1/#comment-136169 Mon, 09 May 2011 20:46:05 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=56176#comment-136169 Maybe he helped explain the motive for the horrendous crime known as the Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps trade.

]]> By: The Common Man/www.platoonadvantage.com http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/09/george-steinbrenner-from-criminal-to-fbi-informant/comment-page-1/#comment-136168 Mon, 09 May 2011 20:42:54 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=56176#comment-136168 Arranging a pickup with a “good friend” of Steve Howe is my bet.

]]> By: drunkenhooliganism http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/09/george-steinbrenner-from-criminal-to-fbi-informant/comment-page-1/#comment-136162 Mon, 09 May 2011 20:26:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=56176#comment-136162 ”provided the FBI with valuable assistance” getting good seats at yankee stadium

]]> By: Chris Fiorentino's Rash http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/09/george-steinbrenner-from-criminal-to-fbi-informant/comment-page-1/#comment-136161 Mon, 09 May 2011 20:24:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=56176#comment-136161 I always thought it was “Snitches get stitches” but I guess it was “Snitches get free agent bitches”

]]> By: yankeesfanlen http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/09/george-steinbrenner-from-criminal-to-fbi-informant/comment-page-1/#comment-136160 Mon, 09 May 2011 20:18:50 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=56176#comment-136160 It was the conspiracy of Donnie Baseball not to have a haircut.

]]> By: spudchukar http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/09/george-steinbrenner-from-criminal-to-fbi-informant/comment-page-1/#comment-136157 Mon, 09 May 2011 20:17:38 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=56176#comment-136157 The dirty rat.

]]> By: Jonny 5 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/09/george-steinbrenner-from-criminal-to-fbi-informant/comment-page-1/#comment-136152 Mon, 09 May 2011 20:12:51 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=56176#comment-136152 You Mean George Sr. is a squealer? No! It can’t be. Complacency of MLB on drug use maybe?

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