"Red Sox Nation? What a bunch of s--- that is. That was a creation of the Red Sox and ESPN, which is filled with Red Sox fans. Go anywhere in America and you won't see Red Sox hats and jackets, you'll see Yankee hats and jackets. This is a Yankee country. We're going to put the Yankees back on top and restore the universe to order."
With that one quote, Hank Steinbrenner heated a dormant rivalry. He summed up every Yankee fan's thoughts in 66 ball-busting, jackknifing words.
He called out the Red Sox in a moment of passion. It's almost like Hank wants to be the reincarnation of his father, the hands-on owner of the ’70s Yankees, when it was common for an owner in the rivalry to call out the other team.
With the words, "We're going to put the Yankees back on top and restore the universe to order." he acknowledges the team has been dormant for a while, but they are ready to once again become the "Evil Empire.”
I don't agree that ESPN is biased towards the Red Sox, if anything they report on the Yankees much more than any team, including Boston. But by saying that "Red Sox Country" is a made up term, he's telling everyone that it is the Yankees’ turn to take back what is theirs.
After George Steinbrenner announced that his two sons, Hank and Hal, would take control of the Yankees, many questioned what kind of ownership the Steinbrenner sons would have while they were in control.
It's clear that they are looking to follow the same Sox-hating blueprint that their father laid out.
His belief is the fan base, the Yankees' paying customers, has a right to know what the club is doing and thinking behind closed doors.
This is absolutely great. He's showing the human side to the fans without flaunting his status like other owners. Any Yankee fan is thrilled by these comments, while every other team fan base in America is disgusted.
Hank Steinbrenner has no interest in retracting or apologizing for his statement either.
"You can't create any controversy with fact," Steinbrenner said last night when reached for his reaction to an upcoming magazine story. "You can ask any marketing expert who is the No. 1 brand of any team in any sport in the country, and it's the Yankees. We are the No. 1 brand in the country."
Who knows what else Hank Steinbrenner will do by the end of the season.
One thing is for sure though; the Evil Empire is back in business.
8 comments Last one added about 1 year ago — Leave a Comment
Nino Colla about 1 year ago
What a complete fool Hank Steinbrenner is.
Why doesn't he shut up? A guy in his position shouldn't be talking as much as he is about this kind of stuff.
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John Fennelly about 1 year ago
Ignorance is bliss...
Baseball misses George, but Hank seems willing to revive the Steingrabber legacy
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Scott Weil about 1 year ago
well first of all hank should have looked at his pitching staff and held off what he said until maybe next year. there's a good chance that with three unproven young arms and a new manager and aging talent that the yankees may in fact not even make the post season this year.
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ellen klein about 1 year ago
I'm a Yankee fan and I agree w what you said!
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
I don't think I'd call Robinson Cano, Melky Cabrera, Shelley Duncan or Wilson Betemit aging talent. It's all about teaching new players and keeping good vets that make a team. What do you call Curt Schilling, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield, Jason Varitek, Mike Lowell, Julio Lugo, JD Drew, Manny Ramirez?
They are all as old as our "aging talent".
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
All the Yankees Fans are pretty much Band Wagon fans who can't even name more than 5 players on the team. Everyone knows that the Boston Red Sox are America's team and they will always be the best!!! GO SOX!!!
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Ted Williams about 1 year ago
I LOVE the fact that the spawn of George is at the helm of the Yankmee's. This will be better than the Bronx Zoo days.
This fat cracker will bury then Yankmee's faster than even me, an unabashed Red Sox fan could have hoped for. I can't wait for him and Girardi to go at it. It's Billy and George all over again!
Your starting rotation is ancient, will suck and be injured within the first 3 months of the season and I love it!
You'll burn out the over rated Joba. The over rated Jeter will continue to be a smirking LOSER. A Fraud? Now that he's signed he will TANK!
THANK YOU HANK, I SOOO LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR DESTROYING THE YANKMEE'S in front of Yankmee world.
The Nation Rules.
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Tim Parent about 1 year ago
By definition, a nation is a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own.
The last time I checked, and correct me if I'm wrong, but neither the Red Sox Nation - or the Leafs Nation for that matter - has any immediate plans to form a government and, if the actually do, may God have mercy on our souls.
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