A ferocious ball club owner, a city on the brink of financial collapse, a blackout... that was the summer of my youth. And like any tough-as nails dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker, if I could do it all over again, I would. I swear I would.
With the passing of their long-time owner, George Steinbrenner and their even longer-time voice, Bob Sheppard, it has been a tough week for the Yankees and their fans.
Steinbrenner's persistent, virtually insatiable pursuit of victory was perhaps his defining attribute. It's an attribute that helped him to thrive both in business and under the spotlight of the New York media.
BREAKING: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has been rushed to the hospital after suffering a massive heart attack.
The 80-year-old Steinbre...