Yankees to have Steinbrenner Field
Friday, February 15, 2008
Bay News 9

By The Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- George Steinbrenner is replacing a Yankee Legend.

The Yankees will rename their spring training home Steinbrenner Field in honor of the man who has owned the team since 1973. The ballpark has been called Legends Field since it opened in 1996.

"I am humbled and flattered," Steinbrenner said in a statement Tuesday.

The name change was endorsed this month by the Tampa City Council and the Hillsborough County Commissioners.

"We feel this is a terrific way to honor our father's longstanding philanthropic commitment to Tampa," the owners' sons, Hank and Hal Steinbrenner, said in a statement. "Our father has always made clear how much he values Tampa's role in playing host to the New York Yankees' spring-training and the Tampa Yankees."

Hank Steinbrenner, the team's senior vice president, took over running baseball operations from his 77-year-old father last fall and Hal Steinbrenner, chairman of Yankee Global Enterprises, heads the business end.

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no comments? :dunno:

Legend's Field did sound better, but the dude's pretty darn old and he's liable to kick the bucket anytimes so why not honor him while he's still alive enough to appreciate it?

Not that I disgree in any way, but that's a pretty rousing endorsement...

I don't like the name at all. Old George isn't doing too well these days.

"We feel this is a terrific way to honor our father's longstanding philanthropic commitment to Tampa," the owners' sons, Hank and Hal Steinbrenner, said in a statement.
A rather odd remark, considering that the stadium was paid for by the taxpayers, not Steinbrenner.


In any case, I think he's earned it and deserves respect. It's not his fault that his name doesn't roll off the tongue like some marketing jingle.

Yankees scheduled to rename Legends Field today
Thursday, March 27, 2008

TAMPA (Bay News 9) -- The New York Yankees are scheduled to rename Legends Field, their spring training facility, George M. Steinbrenner Field today.

The tribute is backed by resolutions of support from the Tampa City Council and the Hillsborough County Commission.

The ballpark had been known as Legends Field since its inaugural season in 1996.

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I like the name Legends Field more, but he does do good things in the community and deserve it I guess.

That said, the high school they're building in Lutz will be called "George Steinbrenner High School."

He'll be dead soon...so its good they are doing these things now while he still has time to enjoy them.

Yankees rename Legends Field
Friday, March 28, 2008

TAMPA (Bay News 9) -- The New York Yankees have a new spring training home.

Technically, they're at the same location but the field has a new name.

The Yankees renamed Legends Field, their spring training facility, George M. Steinbrenner Field Thursday.

The tribute was backed by resolutions of support from the Tampa City Council and the Hillsborough County Commission.

The ballpark had been known as Legends Field since its inaugural season in 1996.

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