The flags of the City of New York will fly at half mast in memory of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, died today in a Florida hospital at age 80 and victim of a heart attack.
The mayor, Michael Bloomberg, in a statement he regretted the death of Steinbrenner and announced that the flags at the city administration will be lowered in honor of the champion that made New York a better place. "
"Our hearts and prayers are with the Steinbrenner family," said the mayor. Bloomberg said the news of the death of the owner of the Yankees is not only sad for the baseball team's fans but also for the entire city because "few people have had greater impact during the last four decades in New York."
Steinbrenner (1930-2010) was for the mayor, "the quintessential New York" for his fierce determination to succeed and his respect for hard work and appreciation of talent.
The president of the city recalled the legacy "indelible" in Streinbrenner in New York and said the Yankees owner ceases to own the only way it would be "appropriate" as the current world champion. "George has invested his heart and soul into the Yankees," said Bloomberg, who emphasized the task of leading the team Streinbrenner baseball city that led it to become "the most successful franchise in U.S. sports history .
The former player and former Yankees coach Lawrence 'Yogi' Berra joined the family's condolences over the death of Steinbrenner and said, "It is a very sad day" for him and for baseball.
Although in the past were different, Berra said in a statement that in the last decade had become "great friends" and identified the owner of the Yankees as a man "generous, caring and passionate" that will be greatly less.
"He became the Yankees in a winning team and that's something nobody can deny," said Berra.
Steinbrenner, who was popularly known as 'the boss', this year celebrating its 37th anniversary as owner of the Yankees.
The team, who mourned the death of its owner in a statement, said he was "aggressive leadership" of Steinbrenner that the Yankees made it possible to return to the World Series.
During the time that the Yankees were under his command the team won seven World Series and won eleven times the American League. The team noted that the funeral be held in private, although it will organize a public service whose details are still unknown. EFE
The mayor, Michael Bloomberg, in a statement he regretted the death of Steinbrenner and announced that the flags at the city administration will be lowered in honor of the champion that made New York a better place. "
"Our hearts and prayers are with the Steinbrenner family," said the mayor. Bloomberg said the news of the death of the owner of the Yankees is not only sad for the baseball team's fans but also for the entire city because "few people have had greater impact during the last four decades in New York."
Steinbrenner (1930-2010) was for the mayor, "the quintessential New York" for his fierce determination to succeed and his respect for hard work and appreciation of talent.
The president of the city recalled the legacy "indelible" in Streinbrenner in New York and said the Yankees owner ceases to own the only way it would be "appropriate" as the current world champion. "George has invested his heart and soul into the Yankees," said Bloomberg, who emphasized the task of leading the team Streinbrenner baseball city that led it to become "the most successful franchise in U.S. sports history .
The former player and former Yankees coach Lawrence 'Yogi' Berra joined the family's condolences over the death of Steinbrenner and said, "It is a very sad day" for him and for baseball.
Although in the past were different, Berra said in a statement that in the last decade had become "great friends" and identified the owner of the Yankees as a man "generous, caring and passionate" that will be greatly less.
"He became the Yankees in a winning team and that's something nobody can deny," said Berra.
Steinbrenner, who was popularly known as 'the boss', this year celebrating its 37th anniversary as owner of the Yankees.
The team, who mourned the death of its owner in a statement, said he was "aggressive leadership" of Steinbrenner that the Yankees made it possible to return to the World Series.
During the time that the Yankees were under his command the team won seven World Series and won eleven times the American League. The team noted that the funeral be held in private, although it will organize a public service whose details are still unknown. EFE
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